Gainsbourg... Forever

by Serge Gainsbourg

Gainsbourg... Forever cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 2001-01-01
  • Label: Philips
  • Country: France
  • Length: 2:17:57
  • Community rating: 3.87/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Gainsbourg... Forever' is a career-spanning collection of Serge Gainsbourg's recordings, from the jazz and chanson of his early Philips albums to the reggae and funk experiments of his later years. It documents the full arc of French pop's most provocative songwriter.

Genres

Descriptors: orchestral, melodic, vocal, retro, piano

Tracklist

  1. Le Poin莽onneur Des Lilas (2:40)
  2. L'Eau 脌 La Bouche (2:27)
  3. La Chanson De Pr茅vert (2:58)
  4. Intoxicated Man (2:35)
  5. La Javanaise (2:27)
  6. Chez Les Y茅 Y茅 (2:26)
  7. Elaeudanla Te茂te茂a (1:34)
  8. Couleur Caf茅 (2:12)
  9. New York USA (2:17)
  10. Pauvre Lola (2:26)
  11. Manon (2:40)
  12. Initials B. B. (3:33)
  13. Bonnie And Clyde (4:12)
  14. Comic Strip (2:09)
  15. Docteur Jekyll Et Monsieur Hyde (1:59)
  16. Ford Mustang (2:40)
  17. Qui Est In Qui Est Out (2:16)
  18. Je T'Aime Moi Non Plus (4:25)
  19. L'Anamour (2:20)
  20. Sous Le Soleil Exactement (2:49)
  21. 69 Ann茅e 脡rotique (3:19)
  22. 脡lisa (2:30)
  23. Les Sucettes (2:34)
  24. Ballade De Melody Nelson (2:00)
  25. Requiem Pour Un Con (3:54)
  26. Je Suis Venu Te Dire Que Je M'En Vais (3:20)
  27. Rock Around The Bunker (3:22)
  28. Marilou Sous La Neige (2:23)
  29. L'Ami Caouette (3:07)
  30. Le Cadavre Exquis (2:54)
  31. My Lady H茅ro茂ne (3:10)
  32. Sea Sex And Sun (3:39)
  33. Mister Iceberg (3:33)
  34. Aux Armes Et Caetera (3:05)
  35. Lola Rastaquou猫re (3:42)
  36. Ecce Homo (3:20)
  37. Dieu Fumeur De Havanes (3:52)
  38. Sorry Angel (3:56)
  39. Love On The Beat (8:05)
  40. Lemon Incest (5:12)
  41. You're Under Arrest (4:13)
  42. Aux Enfants De La Chance (4:07)
  43. Mon L茅gionnaire (5:35)

Credits

  • Serge Gainsbourg - primary artist, written-by, arranged by
  • Jean-Pierre Haie - compiled by [s茅lection des titres]
  • Jean-Yves Billet - concept by [conception du projet]
  • Alain Goraguer - arranged by, directed by
  • Harry Robinson - arranged by, directed by
  • Michel Gaudry - contrabass
  • Michel Colombier - arranged by, directed by
  • Arthur Greenslade - arranged by, directed by
  • Jean-Claude Vannier - arranged by, directed by, written-by
  • David Whitaker - arranged by, directed by
  • Alan Hawkshaw - arranged by, directed by
  • Jean-Pierre Sabar - arranged by, directed by
  • Autrement Le Design* - design concept [conception graphique]
  • Jean-Fran莽ois Brieu - liner notes
  • Jean-Marie Gu茅rin - mastered by
  • Boris Lipnitzki - photography by
  • Claude Delorme - photography by
  • Corbis Sygma - photography by
  • Dominique Petrolacci - photography by
  • Roger-Viollet - photography by
  • Tony Frank - photography by
  • Denis Bourgeois - producer [production artistique]
  • Jacques Plait - producer [production artistique]
  • Claude Dejacques - producer [production artistique]
  • Jean-Claude Desmarty - producer [production artistique]
  • Alain Hortu - producer [r茅alisation]
  • Philippe Lerichomme - producer [r茅alisation]
  • Albert W. Ketelbey - written-by
  • Rouget de Lisle - written-by
  • Billy Rush - producer [r茅alisation]
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin - written-by
  • Marguerite Monnot - written-by
  • Raymond Asso - written-by

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