Grand Jacques

Grand Jacques
Studio album by Jacques Brel
Released March 1954
Recorded 15 February 1954 (original album)
Genre Chanson
Length 35 minutes
Label Philips
Jacques Brel chronology
Grand Jacques
(1954)
Quand On n'a Que l'Amour
(1957)

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]

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