Grand Jacques
Grand Jacques (English: Big Jacques) is Jacques Brel's debut album. The original album, titled Jacques Brel et ses Chansons, was released in March 1954 as a nine-song 10-inch LP by Philips Records (N 76.027 R). The original nine tracks were recorded on 15 February 1954 at Théâtre de l'Apollo in Paris. A later reissue of the album under the title Jacques Brel 1 was released by Barclay and included additional tracks from 1953, 1955, 1956, and 1961. The album was reissued on 23 September 2003 under the title Grand Jacques as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à Bonbons by Barclay (980 816-3).[1][2]
Track listing
Track |
Title |
Translation |
Composer |
Recorded |
1 |
"La haine" |
Hate |
Jacques Brel |
1954-02-15 |
2 |
"Grand Jacques (C'est trop facile)" |
Big Jacques (This is too easy) |
Jacques Brel |
1954-02-15 |
3 |
"Il pleut 'Les carreaux'" |
It's raining 'tiles' |
Jacques Brel |
1954-02-15 |
4 |
"Le diable 'Ca va'" |
The devil 'It goes' |
Jacques Brel |
1954-02-15 |
5 |
"Il peut pleuvoir" |
It can rain |
Jacques Brel, Glen Powell |
1954-02-15 |
6 |
"Il nous faut regarder" |
We need to look |
Jacques Brel |
1954-02-15 |
7 |
"Le fou du roi" |
The jester |
Jacques Brel |
1954-02-15 |
8 |
"C'est comme ça" |
That's how |
Jacques Brel |
1954-02-15 |
9 |
"Sur la place" |
On the square |
Jacques Brel |
1954-02-15 |
10 |
"S'il te faut" |
If necessary |
Jacques Brel |
1955-03-11 |
11 |
"La Bastille" |
The Bastille |
Jacques Brel |
1955-10-25 |
12 |
"Prière païenne" |
Pagan prayer |
Jacques Brel |
1956-09-18 |
13 |
"Il y a" |
There is |
Jacques Brel |
1953-02-17 |
14 |
"La foire" |
The fair |
Jacques Brel |
1953-02-17 |
15 |
"Sur la place" |
On the square |
Jacques Brel |
1961-11-10[3] |
- Tracks 1–9 constituted the original 1954 album.
- Tracks 10–15 were added to the album when it was reissued as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à Bonbons.
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