Chansons is an album by Canadian singer-songwriter Jill Barber, produced by Drew Jurecka, released January 29, 2013 on Outside Music.[1] Her first album recorded entirely in French,[2] for Chansons she selected and performed cover versions of songs by artists from Quebec and France, including Édith Piaf, Serge Gainsbourg, Henri Salvador, Raymond Berthiaume and Raymond Lévesque.
| Chansons | ||||
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| Released | January 29, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Jazz/Pop | |||
| Label | Outside Music | |||
| Producer | Drew Jurecka | |||
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The album debuted at #1 on Canada's jazz sales charts,[3] and at #11 on the Canadian Albums Chart.
Track listing
edit- "Petite Fleur" (Sidney Bechet/Fernand Bonifay/Mario Buo)
- "J'attendrai" (Dino Oliviera/Louis Poterat)
- "Mélancolie" (Wal-Berg/Louis Henneve)
- "La Javanaise" (Serge Gainsbourg)
- "Sous le ciel de Paris" (Hubert Giraud/Jean Dréjac)
- "En septembre sous la pluie" (Jacques Larue/H. Warren/A. Dubin)
- "Je cherche un homme" (Georges Pazman/Michel Emer/Yves Bruyère)
- "N'oublie jamais" (Raymond Berthiaume/Roger Gravel)
- "Quand les hommes vivront d'amour" (Raymond Lévesque)
- "Les Feuilles mortes" (Joseph Kosma/Jacques Prévert)
- "Plus bleu que tes yeux" (Charles Aznavour)
- "Adieu foulards" (traditional)
References
edit- ^ "Jill Barber Goes Francophone for 'Chansons'". Exclaim!, November 13, 2012.
- ^ "Jill Barber sings in French for 1st time with Chansons". CBC News, February 13, 2013.
- ^ "Jazz singer Jill Barber tops the charts". mississauga.com, February 15, 2013.
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