At Her Best

~ Release by Édith Piaf (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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CD 1
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1La 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)
3:06
2On danse sur ma chanson
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth)
recording of:
On danse sur ma chanson (in 1940)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
Léo Poll
4:10
3Les Trois Cloches
vocals:
Les Compagnons de la Chanson (on 1946-06-25) and Édith Piaf (on 1946-06-25)
arranger:
Marc Herrand
recording of:
Les Trois Cloches (on 1946-06-25)
lyricist and composer:
Gilles (Swiss composer/vocalist/actor Jean Villard Gilles) (in 1939)
4:10
4C’est un monsieur très distingué
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth)
recording of:
C’est un monsieur très distingué (in 1941)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Louiguy (french composer Louis Guglielmi)
3:36
5Je m’en fous pas mal
vocals:
Édith Piaf
recording of:
J’m’en fous pas mal
lyricist and composer:
Michel Emer
4:20
6J’ai dansé avec l’amour
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth)
recording of:
J’ai dansé avec l’amour (in 1941)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
3:17
7Dans ma rue
vocals:
Édith Piaf
recording of:
Dans ma rue (in 1946)
lyricist and composer:
Jacques Datin
5:35
8J’ai qu’à l’regarder
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Paul Durand (French composer and conductor)
recording of:
J’ai qu’à l’regarder (in 1942)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Alec Siniavine
3:13
9J’suis mordue
vocals:
Édith Piaf
recording of:
J’suis mordue
lyricist:
Lucien Carol and Robert Delamare (French songwriter)
composer:
Jean Lenoir
3:03
10Celui qui ne savait pas pleurer3:39
11Madeleine qu’avait du cœur
vocals:
Édith Piaf
recording of:
Madeleine qu’avait du cœur (in 1938)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
Max d'Yrèsne
3:20
12Le Chasseur de l’hôtel
vocals:
Édith Piaf
orchestra:
Orchestre Guy Luypaerts
recording of:
Le Chasseur de l’hôtel (in 1944)
lyricist:
Henri Contet
composer:
Henri Bourtayre (french composer, aka 'James H. Midway')
3:36
13L’Accordéoniste
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1940-05-27)
accordion:
Gus Viseur (on 1940-05-27)
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1940-05-27)
orchestra:
Orchestre Wal-Berg (on 1940-05-27)
recording of:
L’Accordéoniste (on 1940-05-27)
lyricist and composer:
Michel Emer
43:11
14C’est toujours la même histoire4:12
15C’était une histoire d’amour
additional vocals:
Yvon Jeanclaude
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Claude Normand
recording of:
C’était une histoire d’amour (in 1942)
lyricist:
Henri Contet
composer:
Jean Jal (Belgian/French songwriter)
4:22
16Un monsieur me suit dans la rue4:43
CD 2
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1Le Petit Homme
recording of:
Le Petit Homme
lyricist:
Henri Contet
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
3:36
2Un refrain courait dans la rue
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Guy Luypaerts
recording of:
Un refrain courait dans la rue (on 1946-10-09)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor)
3:08
3C’est pour ça
vocals:
Les Compagnons de la Chanson (on 1947-10-07) and Édith Piaf (on 1947-10-07)
recording of:
C’est pour ça (on 1947-10-07)
lyricist:
Henri Contet
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
4:19
4Dans les prisons de Nantes
vocals:
Les Compagnons de la Chanson (on 1946-06-25) and Édith Piaf (on 1946-06-25)
recording of:
Dans les prisons de Nantes (Édith Piaf / Compagnons de la chanson version) (on 1946-06-25)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Marc Herrand
version of:
Dans les prisons de Nantes
2:31
5Céline
vocals:
Les Compagnons de la Chanson (on 1946-06-25) and Édith Piaf (on 1946-06-25)
recording of:
Céline (on 1946-06-25)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Marc Herrand and Louis Liébard
3:15
6Le Chant du pirate
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Guy Luypaerts
recording of:
Le Chant du pirate (on 1946-04-23)
lyricist:
Henri Contet
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
2:11
7Adieu mon cœur
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Guy Luypaerts
recording of:
Adieu mon cœur (du film "Étoile sans lumière") (on 1946-04-23)
lyricist:
Henri Contet
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
3:05
8Regarde-moi toujours comme ça3:45
9Un coup de grisou
vocals:
Édith Piaf
recording of:
Un coup de grisou
lyricist:
Henri Contet
composer:
Louiguy (french composer Louis Guglielmi)
4:20
10Les Deux Copains
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth)
recording of:
Les Deux Copains (on 1939-05-31)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
Charles Borel-Clerc
2:55
11Tu es partout
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Paul Durand (French composer and conductor)
recording of:
Tu es partout (in 1943)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
2:48
12Le Brun et le Blond
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Paul Durand (French composer and conductor)
recording of:
Le Brun et le Blond (in 1943)
lyricist:
Henri Contet
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
3:06
13Simple comme bonjour
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Johnny Uvergolts
recording of:
Simple comme bonjour (in 1942)
lyricist:
Jacques Prévert
composer:
Henri Crolla
2:57
14Jimmy, c’est lui
vocals:
Édith Piaf
orchestra:
Orchestre Wal-Berg
recording of:
Jimmy, c’est lui (in 1940)
writer:
Kranke and Wal-Berg
2:56
15La Julie jolie
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
instruments:
Walter J. (pianist)
vocals:
Édith Piaf
recording of:
La Julie jolie (on 1936-03-24)
lyricist:
Gaston Couté
composer:
Léo Daniderff
3:06
16La Java de Cézigue
vocals:
Édith Piaf
orchestra:
Accordéonistes Médinger
recording of:
La Java de Cézigue (in 1936)
lyricist:
René-Paul Groffe (French lyricist)
composer:
Jean Eblinger (french composer)
3:02

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