Gainsbourg Percussions

Gainsbourg Percussions
Studio album by Serge Gainsbourg
Released	October 26, 1964 (1964-10-26)
Recorded	October 5–9; 16, 1964
Studio	Studio Blanqui, Paris
Genre	Jazz, Latin, African
Length	28:00
Label	Philips
Producer	Claude Dejacques
Serge Gainsbourg chronology
Gainsbourg Confidentiel (1963)Gainsbourg Confidentiel1963 Gainsbourg Percussions (1964) Bonnie and Clyde (1968)Bonnie and Clyde1968

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AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork	8.2/10[2]

Gainsbourg Percussions is the sixth album by French musician Serge Gainsbourg, released in 1964. Gainsbourg reinvents his style with Latin, African, and Cuban influences. It would be his last album before 1968.

Track listing

All songs by Serge Gainsbourg except where noted otherwise

1. "Joanna" (Music : Babatunde Olatunji / Words : Gainsbourg) – 1:59
2. "Là-bas c'est naturel" – 2:28
3. "Pauvre Lola" (Music : Miriam Makeba / Words : Gainsbourg) – 2:26
4. "Quand mon 6,35 me fait les yeux doux" – 1:50
5. "Machins choses" – 3:15
6. "Les Sambassadeurs" – 2:01
7. "New York U.S.A." (Music : Olatunji / Words : Gainsbourg) – 2:17
8. "Couleur Café" – 2:12
9. "Marabout" (Music : Olatunji / Words : Gainsbourg) - 2:08
10. "Ces petits riens" - 2:00
11. "Tatoué Jérémie" - 1:44
12. "Coco and Co" - 3:00

Personnel

Musicians

• Alain Goraguer - Musical direction, piano
• Serge Gainsbourg - singing
• Christian Garros, André Arpino, Armand Molinetti - drums
• Michel Gaudry - double bass
• Michel Portal - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Eddy Louiss - keyboards
• France Gall - laughs (track 3, uncredited)
• Background vocals and percussions are by unidentified personnel

Production

• Claude Dejacques - producer
• Roger Roche - sound engineer
• Jacques Aubert - art cover
• Jean-Pierre Haie, Jean-Marie Guérin - remaster (remastered edition)

References