Chansons de la France, Volume 1

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Tracklist

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1À Paris
vocals:
Yves Montand
recording of:
À Paris
lyricist and composer:
Francis Lemarque
publisher:
Éditions Semi (SEMI Société) (in 1949) and Le Chant du Monde (in 1949)
Yves Montand53:14
2Ma cabane au Canada
vocals:
Line Renaud (in 1948)
recording of:
Ma cabane au Canada (in 1948)
lyricist:
Mireille Brocey
composer:
Louis Gasté
Line Renaud2:54
3La Chanson du scaphandrier
recording of:
La Chanson du scaphandrier
lyricist:
René Baër
composer:
Léo Ferré
Léo Ferré2:57
4Elle fréquentait la Rue Pigalle
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1939-05-31)
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth) (on 1939-05-31)
recording of:
Elle fréquentait la rue Pigalle (on 1939-05-31)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
Louis Maitrier
Édith Piaf43:33
5Barnabé
vocals:
Fernandel (French actor and singer) (on 1938-03-05)
conductor:
Pierre Chagnon (composer, pianist and conductor) (on 1938-03-05)
recording of:
Barnabé (film "Barnabé") (on 1938-03-05)
lyricist:
Louis Bousquet (French lyricist) and Jean Manse
composer:
Roger Dumas (french actor and lyricist)
Fernandel2:34
6Valentine
vocals:
Maurice Chevalier (in 1925-12)
recording of:
Valentine (Maurice Chevalier song) (in 1925-12)
lyricist:
Albert Willemetz
composer:
Henri Christiné
Maurice Chevalier2:31
7On n’a pas tous le jours vingt ans
vocals:
Berthe Sylva (in 1934)
conductor:
Albert Valsien (French conductor, composer & arranger) (in 1934)
recording of:
On n’a pas tous les jours 20 ans (in 1934)
lyricist:
Fernand Pothier
composer:
Léon Raiter
Berthe Sylva3:01
8O Corse, île d’amour
vocals:
Tino Rossi (in 1934)
recording of:
Ô Corse, île d'amour (in 1934)
writer:
Géo Koger and Vincent Scotto
Tino Rossi3:02
9J’ai ta main
recording engineer:
Georges Cailly
double bass:
Louis Vola (on 1938-01-18)
drums (drum set):
Maurice Chaillou (on 1938-01-18)
guitar:
Roger Chaput (on 1938-01-18)
piano:
Michel Emer (on 1938-01-18)
vocals:
Charles Trenet (on 1938-01-18)
arranger:
Michel Emer
recorded at:
Studio Albert in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1938-01-18)
recording of:
J’ai ta main (on 1938-01-18)
lyricist and composer:
Charles Trenet (in 1937)
Charles Trenet2:35
10Mon cœur est toujours près de toi
vocals:
Georges Guétary
conductor:
Marius Coste
recording of:
Mon cœur est toujours près de toi (in 1943)
lyricist:
Maurice Vandair (French lyricist, not the jazz musician)
composer:
Henri Bourtayre (French composer, aka 'James H. Midway')
Georges Guétary3:07
11Mé qué mé qué
vocals:
Charles Aznavour
orchestra:
Robert Valentino et rythmes (french mid-20th century conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Mé-qué mé-qué
lyricist:
Charles Aznavour
composer:
Gilbert Bécaud
Charles Aznavour2:41
12La Chanson de l’exposition
vocals:
Georgius
orchestra:
Jo Bouillon et son orchestre
recording of:
La Chanson de l’exposition (in 1937)
lyricist:
Georgius
composer:
Gaston Claret (composer)
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège
Georgius3:25
13Le bonheur n’est plus un rêve
recording of:
Le bonheur n’est plus un rêve (du film « Le bonheur » , 1934)
lyricist:
Louis Poterat (in 1934)
composer:
Louis Billaut (in 1934) and Billy Colson (in 1934)
publisher:
Éditions Meridian (in 1934)
Lys Gauty3:16
14Les Filles qui la nuit
vocals:
Fréhel (on 1936-12-11)
orchestra:
Orchestre Pierre Chagnon (on 1936-12-11)
conductor:
Iza Volpin (in 1936)
recording of:
Les Filles qui la nuit (on 1936-12-11)
lyricist:
Maurice Aubret
composer:
Jean Boyer (film director and songwriter) and Léo Lelièvre (père)
Fréhel3:08
15Madame Pompadour
vocals:
Gilbert Bécaud
recording of:
Madame Pompadour (in 1953)
lyricist:
Pierre Delanoë
composer:
Gilbert Bécaud
Gilbert Bécaud2:01
16Rue des Blancs Manteaux
vocals:
Juliette Gréco (French singer and actress) (on 1950-06-30)
conductor:
Pierre Arimi (on 1950-06-30)
recording of:
Rue des Blancs-Manteaux (on 1950-06-30)
lyricist:
Jean-Paul Sartre
composer:
Joseph Kosma (composer)
Juliette Gréco1:49
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