Amsterdam: The Best of Jacques Brel

by Jacques Brel

Amsterdam: The Best of Jacques Brel cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1998-01-01
  • Label: Polydor
  • Country: Belgium
  • Length: 1:10:20
  • Community rating: 3.63/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A compilation of Jacques Brel's signature chansons, titled for his celebrated song of the port of Amsterdam. The selections showcase his dramatic delivery and the literary lyric writing that reshaped French song.

Genres

Descriptors: traditional, rhythmic, percussive, folk, dance

Tracklist

  1. Ne Me Quitte Pas (4:10)
  2. Grand Jacques (C'est Trop Facile) (1:47)
  3. Quand On A Que L'Amour (2:33)
  4. Le Plat Pays (2:40)
  5. Les Bourgeois (2:52)
  6. Madeleine (2:38)
  7. Les Vieux (4:04)
  8. Les Bonbons (3:29)
  9. Jef (3:35)
  10. Mathilde (2:34)
  11. Au Suivant (3:05)
  12. La Chanson De Jacky (3:22)
  13. Ces Gens-L脿 (4:38)
  14. Mon Enfance (5:36)
  15. J'Arrive (4:44)
  16. La Qu锚te (2:36)
  17. Amsterdam (3:17)
  18. Orly (4:20)
  19. Les Marquises (3:53)
  20. La Chanson Des Vieux Amants (4:27)

Credits

  • Jacques Brel - primary artist, vocals
  • Fran莽ois Rauber - arranged by
  • Pascal B茅jean - graphics

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