Méga Chansons Françaises

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▼ CD 1: Les Éternels
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1Chanson populaire
recording of:
Chanson populaire (Ça s’en va et ça revient) (in 1973)
lyricist:
Nicolas Skorsky
composer:
Jean-Pierre Bourtayre and Nicolas Skorsky
Claude François3:33
2L’Été indien
recording of:
L’Été indien
lyricist:
Vito Pallavicini (Lyricist)
writer:
Stuart Ward (songwriter, drummer for The Renegades, also active in Italy)
composer:
Toto Cutugno and Pasquale Losito
translator:
Pierre Delanoë and Claude Lemesle
publisher:
Edizioni Curci S.r.l. and Pianeta Ediz Mus S.n.c.
sub-publisher:
Curci France Edition, フジパシフィックミュージック and 水星社
translated version of:
Africa (Albatros song)
Joe Dassin4:24
3Laisse-moi rêver
recording of:
Laisse-moi rêver
lyricist:
Vline Buggy
composer:
Vladimir Cosma (French-Romanian composer, conductor and violinist)
Lara Fabian3:16
4La Ballade des gens heureux
recording of:
La Ballade des gens heureux (in 1975)
lyricist:
Pierre Delanoë and Gérard Lenorman
composer:
Gérard Lenorman
Gérard Lenorman3:19
5Chez Laurette
recording of:
Chez Laurette
lyricist:
Michel Delpech
composer:
Roland Vincent
Michel Delpech3:27
6Si j’étais un homme
lead vocals:
Diane Tell (in 1980)
recording of:
Si j’étais un homme (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Diane Tell
Diane Tell4:48
7Danser
recording of:
Danser
lyricist:
Maurane (Belgian singer)
composer:
Evert Verhees (Belgian bassist & producer)
Maurane3:02
8Céline
assistant recording engineer:
Florian Chabillon and Florian Chauvet
recording engineer:
Philippe Colonna
producer:
Franz Auffray
vocals:
Hugues Aufray
recorded at:
Studio Méga (1987-1996) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1990-07 until 1990-10)
recording of:
Céline (from 1990-07 until 1990-10)
lyricist:
Hugues Aufray and Vline Buggy
composer:
Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
Hugues Aufray3:42
9Les Élucubrations
vocals:
Antoine (French singer, Pierre Antoine Muraccioli)
recording of:
Les Élucubrations d'Antoine (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine (French singer, Pierre Antoine Muraccioli)
arranger:
François Renoult
Antoine3:29
10Où s’en vont…
vocals:
Michel Fugain
recording of:
Où s'en vont (in 1989)
lyricist and composer:
Denis Le Guillochet
Michel Fugain3:34
11Les Mots bleus
recording of:
Les Mots bleus (in 1974)
lyricist:
Jean‐Michel Jarre
composer:
Christophe (French pop singer)
Christophe4:12
12Je t’aime à l’italienne
recording of:
Je t'aime à l'italienne
lyricist:
Jean-Michel Bériat (French singer-songwriter)
composer:
Santo Barracato (Belgian singer and songwriter) and Frédéric François (Belgian singer)
Frédéric François3:09
13Capri, c’est fini
vocals:
Hervé Vilard (in 1965)
conductor:
Jacques Denjean (in 1965)
recording of:
Capri c’est fini (in 1965)
lyricist and composer:
Hervé Vilard
Hervé Vilard3:43
14Le Premier Pas
recording of:
Le Premier Pas
lyricist and composer:
Claude‐Michel Schönberg
Claude‐Michel Schönberg4:36
15Le Rital
vocals:
Claude Barzotti (Italo-Belgian 1970s-2010s singer)
recording of:
Le Rital
lyricist:
Claude Barzotti (Italo-Belgian 1970s-2010s singer) and Anne-Marie Gaspard (Belgian journalist & lyricist)
composer:
Claude Barzotti (Italo-Belgian 1970s-2010s singer)
Claude Barzotti3:32
16Je suis mort, qui qui dit mieux
recording of:
Je suis mort qui, qui dit mieux
lyricist and composer:
Jacques Higelin
Jacques Higelin3:07
17San Salvador
recording of:
San Salvador
Bernard Lavilliers5:48
18Et tu danses avec lui
recording of:
Et tu danses avec lui
lyricist:
Jean Albertini (french singer, lyricist & producer)
composer:
Didier Barbelivien
C. Jérôme3:22
19Cœur de loup
recording of:
Cœur de loup
lyricist:
Juan d'Oultremont and Philippe Lafontaine
composer:
Philippe Lafontaine
Philippe Lafontaine3:43
20V.I.P.
vocals:
Françoise Hardy
recording of:
V.I.P. (in 1986)
lyricist:
Françoise Hardy
composer:
Jean-Noël Chaléat
Françoise Hardy3:37
▼ CD 2: Les Rétros
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1Le Gorille
assistant sound engineer:
Pierre Fatosme (Sound Engineer)
sound engineer:
Georges Cailly
acoustic guitar [guitare]:
Georges Brassens (on 1952-03-19)
double bass [contrebasse]:
Pierre Nicolas
vocals:
Georges Brassens (on 1952-03-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury France ("un label PolyGram" ; "un label Universal Music") (in 1952)
recorded at:
Studio Chopin-Pleyel in Paris, Île-de-France, France
recording of:
Le Gorille (on 1952-03-19)
lyricist and composer:
Georges Brassens
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music France
Georges Brassens53:19
2Que reste-t-il de nos amours ?
recording engineer:
Eugène Ravenet (engineer)
piano:
Léo Chauliac (on 1943-07-27)
vocals:
Charles Trenet (on 1943-07-27)
conductor:
Léo Chauliac (on 1943-07-27)
arranger:
Léo Chauliac
recorded at:
Studio Albert in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1943-07-27)
recording of:
Que reste-t-il de nos amours ? (on 1943-07-27)
lyricist:
Charles Trenet (in 1942)
composer:
Léo Chauliac (in 1942) and Charles Trenet (in 1942)
Charles Trenet3:13
3La Vie en rose
piano:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor) (on 1946-10-09)
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1946-10-09)
orchestra:
Guy Luypaert and His Orchestra (on 1946-10-09)
conductor:
Guy Luypaerts (on 1946-10-09)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 71)
recording of:
La Vie en rose (French original) (on 1946-10-09)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Louiguy (French composer Louis Guglielmi) and Édith Piaf
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège and ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Édith Piaf3:08
4Si tu t’imagines
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France
vocals:
Juliette Gréco (French singer and actress) (on 1950-06-30)
conductor:
Pierre Arimi (on 1950-06-30)
recording of:
Si tu t'imagines (on 1950-06-30)
lyricist:
Raymond Queneau
composer:
Joseph Kosma (composer)
is based on:
Si tu t'imagines (poem)
Juliette Gréco3:14
5Maladie d’amour
guitar:
Henri Salvador (on 1948-01-15)
vocals:
Henri Salvador (on 1948-01-15)
recording of:
Maladie d'amour (on 1948-01-15)
lyricist:
Léona Soime
composer:
Michel Marc Lanjean and Henri Salvador
Henri Salvador1:53
6Plus bleu que tes yeux
vocals:
Charles Aznavour
orchestra:
Robert Valentino et rythmes (french mid-20th century conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Plus bleu que tes yeux
lyricist and composer:
Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour3:04
7Les Grands Boulevards
vocals:
Yves Montand
conductor:
Bob Castella (real name: Maurice-François Castella)
recording of:
Les Grands Boulevards (on 1951-04-04)
lyricist:
Jacques Plante
composer:
Norbert Glanzberg
Yves Montand2:32
8Le P’tit Bonheur
recording of:
Le P’tit Bonheur
lyricist and composer:
Félix Leclerc (in 1948)
publisher:
Éditions Raoul Breton
Félix Leclerc4:09
9Bal petit bal
orchestra:
Michel Legrand et son orchestre (in 1963)
performer:
Francis Lemarque (in 1963)
recording of:
Bal, petit bal (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Francis Lemarque
Francis Lemarque1:54
10Mes jeunes années
vocals:
Les Compagnons de la Chanson (on 1949-02-25)
arranger:
Marc Herrand
cover recording of:
Mes jeunes années (on 1949-02-25)
lyricist and composer:
Charles Trenet (in 1949)
Les Compagnons de la Chanson3:20
11Pigalle
vocals:
Georges Ulmer (in 1946)
conductor:
Marius Coste (in 1946)
recording of:
Pigalle (in 1946)
lyricist:
Géo Koger and Georges Ulmer
composer:
Georges Ulmer
Georges Ulmer2:59
12La Chanson du scaphandrier
recording of:
La Chanson du scaphandrier
lyricist:
René Baër
composer:
Léo Ferré
Léo Ferré2:31
13Comme un p’tit coquelicot
vocals:
Mouloudji (in 1952)
recording of:
Comme un p’tit coquelicot (in 1952)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
Claude Valéry
Mouloudji3:48
14Mon amant de Saint Jean
accordion:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1942-07-07)
vocals:
Lucienne Delyle (on 1942-07-07)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Jacques Météhen (on 1942-07-07)
recording of:
Mon amant de Saint‐Jean (on 1942-07-07)
lyricist:
Léon Agel
composer:
Émile Carrara
Lucienne Delyle2:51
15La Java bleue
vocals:
Fréhel (on 1939-01-02)
orchestra:
Orchestre Pierrot
recording of:
La Java bleue (on 1939-01-02)
lyricist:
Géo Koger (in 1938) and Noël Renard (in 1938)
composer:
Vincent Scotto (in 1938)
Fréhel2:47
16Qu’est ce qu’on attend pour être heureux ?
recording of:
Qu’est‐ce qu’on attend pour être heureux ? (in 1938)
lyricist:
André Hornez
composer:
Paul Misraki
Ray Ventura3:04
17La Queue du chat
piano:
Pierre‐Philippe (French composer & pianist) (in 1953)
vocals:
Les Frères Jacques (in 1953)
arranger:
Pierre‐Philippe (French composer & pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram S.A. (in 1953)
recording of:
La Queue du chat (in 1948)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Marcy (French composer and comedian)
recording of:
La Queue du chat (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Marcy (French composer and comedian)
Les Frères Jacques3:41
18Ma p’tite folie
vocals:
Line Renaud (in 1952)
recording of:
Ma p'tite folie (in 1952)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl)
translator:
Jacques Plante
translated version of:
My Truly, Truly Fair
Line Renaud2:47
19Quand on s’promène au bord de l’eau
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1936-09-15)
accordion:
Adolphe Deprince (Belgo-French accordeonnist) (on 1936-09-15)
vocals:
Jean Gabin (French 1930-70s actor & singer) (on 1936-09-15)
orchestra:
Orchestre Musette Pierrot (on 1936-09-15)
recording of:
Quand on s’promène au bord de l’eau (du film "La Belle Équipe") (on 1936-09-15)
lyricist:
Julien Duvivier and Louis Poterat
composer:
Jean Sautreuil and Maurice Yvain
Jean Gabin3:19
20La Tactique du gendarme
vocals:
Bourvil (French actor, humorist & singer) (on 1949-12-05)
conductor:
Marius Coste
recording of:
La Tactique du gendarme (on 1949-12-05)
lyricist:
Bourvil (French actor, humorist & singer) and Lionel Leplat
composer:
Étienne Lorin (French musician)
Bourvil2:58
▼ CD 3: Les Essentiels
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1Une femme avec toi
recording of:
Une femme avec toi
lyricist:
Vito Pallavicini (Lyricist)
composer:
Alfredo Ferrari
translator:
Pierre Delanoë
translated version of:
Una donna con te
Nicole Croisille4:26
2Elle est la femme
Christian Delagrange4:44
3Madeleine
vocals:
Pierre Bachelet (French singer‐songwriter and score composer)
cover recording of:
Madeleine
lyricist:
Jacques Brel
composer:
Jacques Brel, Jean Corti (Italo-French accordion player, composer) and Gérard Jouannest (French musician & songwriter)
publisher:
Éditions Pouchenel
Pierre Bachelet4:40
4Ordinaire
vocals:
Robert Charlebois (in 1970)
recording of:
Ordinaire (in 1970)
lyricist:
Mouffe
composer:
Robert Charlebois and Pierre Nadeau (Gros Pierre)
revised by:
Mouffe (in 2015)
Robert Charlebois5:21
5Un enfant de toi
recording of:
Un enfant de toi
lyricist:
Phil Barney
composer:
Phil Barney and Pierre Zito
arranger:
Tony Camilleri
Phil Barney4:05
6Fais-moi un signe
recording of:
Fais-moi un signe
lyricist:
Jean-Pierre Lang
composer:
Patrick Lemaître
Gérard Palaprat3:22
7Dernier rendez-vous
recording of:
Dernier rendez-vous
Mireille Mathieu3:16
8Argentina
recording of:
Argentina
lyricist:
Pierre Delanoë
composer:
Michèle Agsen and Dominique Pankratoff
Michèle Torr3:09
9Un souvenir heureux
Diane Dufresne2:55
10Détention universitaire
Gérald Genty3:25
11Elle danse Marie
recording of:
Elle danse, Marie
lyricist:
Gilbert Sinoué and François Valéry
composer:
François Valéry
François Valéry4:11
12Le Ciel, la Terre et l’Eau
flute:
Raymond Guiot
ocarina and recorder:
Pierre Poulteau
organ:
Eddy Louiss
violin:
Lionel Galli
woodwind:
Jean‐Claude Veilhan
zither:
Monique Rollin (French harpist and lutenist)
vocals:
Isabelle Aubret
conductor:
Vladimir Cosma (French-Romanian composer, conductor and violinist)
arranger:
Vladimir Cosma (French-Romanian composer, conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Alexandre le bienheureux : Le Ciel, la Terre et l’Eau
lyricist:
Francis Lemarque
composer:
Vladimir Cosma (French-Romanian composer, conductor and violinist)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Isabelle Aubret2:31
13Alouette
recording of:
Alouette
lyricist:
Pierre Delanoë
composer:
Ariel Ramírez
recording of:
Alouette
lyricist and composer:
folklore (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 35785)
Gilles Dreu3:03
14Biche, ma biche
vocals:
Frank Alamo (in 1963)
orchestra:
Jacques Loussier et son orchestre (in 1963)
recording of:
Ma biche (in 1963)
composer:
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
translator:
Vline Buggy
translated version of:
Sweets for My Sweet
Frank Alamo2:23
15La Plage aux romantiques
recording of:
La Plage aux romantiques
lyricist:
Jean Albertini (french singer, lyricist & producer)
composer:
Pascal Danel
Pascal Danel3:31
16N’avoue jamais
recording of:
N'avoue jamais
lyricist:
Françoise Dorin
composer:
Guy Mardel
publisher:
Tutti Intersong Éditions musicales and Warner Chappell Music France (in 1965)
Guy Mardel2:53
17J’entends siffler le train
background vocals:
Les Angels (1950s French vocal group)
vocals:
Richard Anthony (French-Egyptian pop singer)
conductor:
Christian Chevallier
recording of:
J’entends siffler le train (500 miles) (in 1962)
lyricist and composer:
Hedy West
translator:
Jacques Plante
translated version of:
500 Miles
Richard Anthony3:27
18Sur ton visage une larme
recording of:
Sur ton visage une larme (Una lacrima sul viso)
lyricist:
Michel Jourdan
composer:
Bobby Solo
version of:
Una lacrima sul viso
Lucky Blondo3:16
19Lady Lay
recording of:
Lady Lay
lyricist:
Michel Jourdan
composer:
Pierre Groscolas
Pierre Groscolas3:08
20L’Avventura
recording of:
L’Avventura
lyricist:
Frank Thomas (French lyricist) and Jean‐Michel Rivat
composer:
Éric Charden
Stone & Charden2:54
▼ CD 4: Les Inoubliables 80's
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1Les Démons de minuit
recording of:
Les Démons de minuit
lyricist:
Stéphane Desprès, Philippe Mimouni and Mario Ramsamy
composer:
Christophe Desprès and Jean-Louis Pujade
arranger:
Richard Seff
Images3:30
2Disparue
recording of:
Disparue
lyricist and composer:
Jean-Pierre Mader and Richard Seff
Jean-Pierre Mader2:57
3Confidences pour confidences
recording of:
Confidence pour confidence
lyricist and composer:
Jean Schultheis
Jean Schultheis3:42
4Ouragan
recording of:
Ouragan
lyricist:
Marie Lénor
composer:
Romano Musumarra
Stéphanie4:39
5Tout doucement
recording of:
Tout doucement
lyricist and composer:
Jean-Paul Dréau
Bibi4:16
6Femme libérée
recording of:
Femme libérée
lyricist:
Joëlle Kopf
composer:
Christian Dingler
Cookie Dingler3:34
7Il est libre Max
recording of:
Il est libre Max
lyricist and composer:
Hervé Cristiani
part of:
Prix Vincent Scotto (number: 1982)
Hervé Cristiani3:14
8Passe à ton voisin
Valérie Cicco4:09
9Le Géant de papier
recording of:
Le Géant de papier
lyricist:
Sylvain Lebel
composer:
Jeff Barnel
publisher:
Tabata Music and Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!)
Jean-Jacques Lafon3:18
10Eve lève-toi
recording of:
Ève, lève-toi
lyricist:
Jean-Michel Bériat (French singer-songwriter) and Julie Pietri
composer:
Vincent-Marie Bouvot
Julie Piétri4:48
11Sur des musiques noires
recording of:
(Sur des) musiques noires
lyricist:
Marc Strawzynski
composer:
Thierry Pastor
Thierry Pastor3:48
12Capitaine abandonné
recording of:
Capitaine abandonné
lyricist:
Jacques Cardona, Lucien Crémadès, Francis Delmas, Alain Llorca, Bernard Mazauric, Étienne Salvador and Émile Wandelmer
composer:
Lucien Crémadès, Francis Delmas, Alain Llorca, Bernard Mazauric, Étienne Salvador and Émile Wandelmer
Émile & Images3:18
13La Rockeuse de diamant
recording of:
La Rockeuse de diamants
lyricist:
Élisabeth Anaïs
composer:
Claude Engel and Catherine Lara (French violinist, composer, and singer)
Catherine Lara4:10
14Femme que j’aime
recording of:
Femme que j’aime
lyricist:
Michaële (French song writer from Egypt)
composer:
Lana Sébastian (Armenian songwriter born Iran) and Paul Sébastian (Armenian songwriter born Iran)
part of:
Prix Rolf Marbot de la chanson de l’année (number: 1983)
Jean‐Luc Lahaye3:41
15Madrid Madrid
Nilda Fernández3:37
16Le monde est stone (extrait de Starmania)
recording of:
Le monde est stone
lyricist:
Luc Plamondon
composer:
Michel Berger
Fabienne Thibeault3:26
17Puissance et gloire
conductor:
Vladimir Cosma (French-Romanian composer, conductor and violinist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Telfrance
recording of:
Puissance et gloire
lyricist:
Vline Buggy
composer:
Vladimir Cosma (French-Romanian composer, conductor and violinist)
Herbert Léonard3:18
18Destinée
recording of:
Destinée
composer:
Vladimir Cosma (French-Romanian composer, conductor and violinist)
Guy Marchand4:38
19Les Nouveaux Romantiques
recording of:
Les Nouveaux Romantiques
lyricist:
Didier Barbelivien and Humbert Petrucci (composer, lyricist & producer, aka 'Umberto Petrucci')
composer:
Dario Farina
version of:
Sarà perché ti amo
Karen Cheryl2:59
20À toutes les filles
recording of:
À toutes les filles
lyricist:
Félix Gray
composer:
Didier Barbelivien
Didier Barbelivien & Félix Gray4:11

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part of:Méga Chansons … (Wagram 4CD compilations) (order: 2)