La Valse à mille temps (English: The Waltz With A Thousand Beats) is Jacques Brel's fourth album. Also known as Jacques Brel 4 and American Début, the album was released in 1959 by Philips. The album was reissued on 23 September 2003 under the title La Valse à mille temps as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à bonbons by Barclay (980 816-6).[1][2]
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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | 11–17 September 1959 | |||
| Genre | Chanson | |||
| Length | 30:43 | |||
| Label | Philips (original album) Barclay/Universal | |||
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The album received the Francis Carco prize from l'Académie du disque français.[3]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Jacques Brel except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "La Valse à mille temps" (The Waltz with a Thousand Beats) | 3:38 | |
| 2. | "Seul" (Alone) | 3:15 | |
| 3. | "La Dame patronnesse" (The Patroness) | 3:09 | |
| 4. | "Je t'aime" (I Love You) | Jacques Brel, François Rauber | 2:08 |
| 5. | "Ne me quitte pas" (Don't Leave Me) | Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest[4] | 3:38 |
| 6. | "Les Flamandes" (The Flemish) | 2:25 | |
| 7. | "Isabelle" (Isabella) | Jacques Brel, François Rauber | 3:00 |
| 8. | "La Mort" (Death) | 2:42 | |
| 9. | "La Tendresse" (Tenderness) | 2:32 | |
| 10. | "La Colombe" (The Dove) | 2:52 |
Credits
edit- Jacques Brel – composer, vocals
- François Rauber – orchestra conductor
- Gérard Jouannest – piano
- Jean-Marie Guérin – mastering
- J. Aubert – photography
- M. Apelbaum – photography
The melody of "La Mort" is partly based, uncredited, on the traditional Gregorian chant Dies irae, which has been quoted in a large number of other works over the centuries.
References
edit- ^ "La Valse À Mille Temps". Discogs. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ "Discography: Editions Jacques Brel". Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ Letailleur, Gérard (2022-12-19). "Jacques Brel. Rêver un impossible rêve, de Montmartre aux Marquises". Les Éditions d'Art de Trianon (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ Clouzet, Angela (2009). Gérard Jouannest, de Brel à Gréco [Gérard Jouannest, from Brel to Gréco] (in French). Éditions Albin Michel. pp. 71–75.
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