Quand On N'a Que l'Amour

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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0789428432425
Format: Box set
Label: Polygram Int'l
Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l
Publisher: Polygram Int'l
Release Date: 1996-12-17
Studio: Polygram Int'l

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Compilation from Jacques Brel Showcasing his Best Songs of Love on Double CD featuring 37 Songs. Includes Classics 'madeleine', 'isabelle', 'rosa', and Much More.

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Summary: Belgian singer-songwriter successful in France
Comment: Jacques Brel had many successes in France but his international appeal owes much to Rod McKuen, who translated many of his songs into English although some people don't like those translations. Scott Walker (of the Walker brothers) recorded many English versions of Jacques' songs, usually via Rod McKuen's translations. Whether you like the English versions or not, this compilation allows you to hear the songs in their original form, exactly as Jacques wrote and recorded them. Jacques only recorded in French, refusing to record in other languages.

Here you can find the original versions of Ne me quitte pas (If you go away), Le moribond (Seasons in the sun) and La chanson da Jacky (Jackie) as well as Jacques' cover of The impossible dream, the only song here that Jacques didn't writ. Also here are the hits that made Jacques popular in France and sustained that popularity including Quand on n'a que l'amour, La valse a mille temps, Les bourgeois and Les flamandes. There are many other excellent songs here, all performed superbly, although even this double-CD cannot include every notable track..

The booklet that comes with this excellent compilation contains extensive liner notes (in French, of course) describing Jacques' career in detail. This outstanding compilation, containing all the really important songs, provides an excellent overview of Jacques' career.

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Summary: FAB
Comment: He's often regarded as being French. Jacques Brel was in fact from Belgium. This is a great double CD complilation. Being a non-French speaker, I haven't got a clue what he is singing about, but a good tune has always appealed more than a good lyric. I am, however, informed that his lyrics are damn good!

His style of music is basically a mixture of show tunes, camp tunes and ballads. And how good they all sound. Some of the ballads are simply outstanding. If you only know Jacques Brel's music through Scott Walker cover versions, then I thoroughly recommend this album to you; hear the songs in their original form. Trust me!

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