Grand Jacques

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Grand Jacques
Studio album by Jacques Brel
Released	1954
Recorded	February 15, 1954 (original album), February 17, 1953 – November 10, 1961 (additional tracks)
Genre	Chanson
Label	Philips (original) Barclay/Universal (reissue)
Jacques Brel chronology
	Grand Jacques (1954)	Quand On n'a Que l'Amour (1957)

Grand Jacques is an album by Jacques Brel.

Jacques Brel's recordings have been released in many different permutations, in different countries, and on different formats. Furthermore, releases of Brel's recordings are sometimes known by different titles, and sometimes exist in different versions with the tracks arranged in different running orders.

Grand Jacques was the title ascribed to this album when it was reissued as part of the 16CD box set Boîte à Bonbons on September 23, 2003. The album is also known by titles including:

• Jacques Brel 1
• Jacques Brel et Ses Chansons

[edit] Track listing

Tracks 1-9 constituted the original 1954 release of the album.

Tracks 10-15 were added to the album when it was reissued as part of the 16CD box set Boîte à Bonbons.

1. "La Haine" (Jacques Brel)

   Recorded 15 February 1954

2. "Grand Jacques (C’est Trop Facile)" (Brel)

   Recorded 15 February 1954

3. "Il Pleut (Les Carreaux)" (Brel)

   Recorded 15 February 1954

4. "Le Diable (Ca Va)" (Brel)

   Recorded 15 February 1954

5. "Il Peut Pleuvoir" (Brel, Glen Powell)

   Recorded 15 February 1954

6. "Il Nous Faut Regarder" (Brel)

   Recorded 15 February 1954

7. "Le Fou du Roi" (Brel)

   Recorded 15 February 1954

8. "C’est Comme Ça" (Brel)

   Recorded 15 February 1954

9. "Sur la Place" (Brel)

   Recorded 15 February 1954

10. "S’il Te Faut" (Brel)

    Recorded 11 March 1955

11. "La Bastille" (Brel)

    Recorded 25 October 1955

12. "Prière Païenne" (Brel)

    Recorded 18 September 1956

13. "Il y a" (Brel)

    Recorded 17 February 1953

14. "La Foire" (Brel)

    Recorded 17 February 1953

15. "Sur la Place" (Brel)

    Recorded 10 November 1961

[edit] Personnel

• André Grassi - arrangements (tracks 1-9)
• Glen Powell - arrangements (tracks 13-14)
• Michel Legrand - orchestra conductor (track 10)
• André Popp - orchestra conductor (tracks 11-12)
• François Rauber - orchestra conductor (track 15)