Les Bonbons (album)

Les Bonbons
Studio album by Jacques Brel
Released 1966
Recorded 2 April 1963 – 9 January 1964
Genre Chanson
Length 47 minutes
Label Barclay/Universal
Jacques Brel chronology
Les Bourgeois
(1962)Les Bourgeois1962		 Les Bonbons
(1966)		 Ces Gens-Là
(1966)Ces Gens-Là1966

Les Bonbons (English: The candies) is Jacques Brel's seventh studio album. Also known as Les Vieux, Jacques Brel Accompagné par François Rauber et Son Orchestre, and Encore, the album was released in 1966 by Barclay. The original 1966 album was itself a composite of two earlier 10" releases, one from 1963 and one from 1964. The album was reissued on 23 September 2003 under the title Les Bonbons as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à Bonbons by Barclay (980 817-0).[1][2]

Track listing

Track Title Translation Composer Recorded
1"Les bonbons"The candiesJacques Brel1964-01-07
2"Les Vieux"The oldJacques Brel, Jean Corti, Gérard Jouannest1963-04-10
3"La parlote"GossipJacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest1963-04-02
4"Le dernier repas"The last mealJacques Brel1964-01-08
5"Titine"TitineJacques Brel, Jean Corti, Gérard Jouannest[3]1964-03-07
6"Au suivant"NextJacques Brel1964-01-09
7"Les toros"The bullsJacques Brel, Jean Corti, Gérard Jouannest1963-04-03
8"La Fanette"FanetteJacques Brel1963-04-03
9"J'aimais"I lovedJacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest1963-04-10
10"Les filles et les chiens"The girls and the dogsJacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest1963-04-03
11"Les bigotes"The bigotsJacques Brel1963-04-10
12"Les fenêtres"The windowsJacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest1963-04-02
13"Quand maman reviendra"When mother returnsJacques Brel1963-04-02
14"Les amants de cœur"The lovers of the heartJacques Brel, Rod McKuen1964-03-07[4]
  • Tracks 1–12 constituted the original 1966 album.
  • Tracks 13–14 were added to the album when it was reissued as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à Bonbons.

Personnel

Certifications and sales

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
France (SNEP)[5] Gold 200,000[6]

References

  1. ↑ Discogs "Les Bonbons" Check |url= value (help). Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Discography". Archived from Editions Jacques Brel the original Check |url= value (help) on March 31, 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  3. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Jacques-Brel-Jacques-Brel/release/3118689
  4. ↑ "Discography". Archived from Editions Jacques Brel the original Check |url= value (help) on March 31, 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "French album certifications – Jacques Brel – Les Bonbons" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  6. ↑ "Les Albums Or". infodisc.fr. SNEP. Archived from the original on 2011-10-18. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
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