L'Étonnant Serge Gainsbourg

L'Étonnant Serge Gainsbourg is the third studio album by French musician Serge Gainsbourg, released in 1961.

L'Étonnant Serge Gainsbourg
Studio album by Serge Gainsbourg
Released	April 3, 1961 (April 3, 1961)
Recorded	8, 10, 14 February 1961; 6, 9, 13, 16 March 1961
Studio	Studio Blanqui, Paris
Genre	Jazz French pop
Length	24:55
Label	Philips
Producer	Jean-Yves Billet
Serge Gainsbourg chronology
N° 2 (1959) L'Étonnant Serge Gainsbourg (1961) Serge Gainsbourg N° 4 (1962)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Dean McFarlane of AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, writing: "One of his most intoxicating amalgams of jazz and pop styles, L'Etonnant Serge Gainsbourg comes highly recommended to fans of '60s French pop."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Serge Gainsbourg, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"La Chanson de Prévert" (original by Michèle Arnaud)		3:01
2.	"En Relisant Ta Lettre"		2:01
3.	"Le Rock de Nerval"	music: Serge Gainsbourg; lyrics: Gérard de Nerval	1:51
4.	"Les Oubliettes"		2:28
5.	"Chanson de Maglia"	music: Serge Gainsbourg; lyrics: Victor Hugo	2:05
6.	"Viva Villa"		3:23
7.	"Les Amours Perdues" (original by Juliette Gréco)		2:57
8.	"Les Femmes C'est du Chinois"	lyrics: Serge Gainsbourg; music: Alain Goraguer	2:32
9.	"Personne"		2:44
10.	"Le Sonnet d'Arvers"	music: Serge Gainsbourg; lyrics: Alexis Félix Arvers	1:53

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Serge Gainsbourg – vocals
• Paul Rovère – double bass
• Christian Garros – drums
• Alain Goraguer – piano, arrangements, conductor
• Alain Goraguer et Son Orchestre – orchestra
• Barthélémy Rosso – acoustic guitar on "La Chanson de Prévert"

Technical

• Jacques Plait – executive production
• Jacques Aubert – photography

External links

• L'Étonnant Serge Gainsbourg at Discogs (list of releases)
• L'Étonnant Serge Gainsbourg at MusicBrainz (list of releases)