A Portrait of Edith Piaf

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

Tracklist

CD 1
CD 2
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1Mon légionnaire
vocals:
Édith Piaf
orchestra:
Orchestre Emile Stern
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth)
recording of:
Mon légionnaire (in 1937)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
3:53
2Entre Saint-Ouen et Clignancourt
vocals:
Édith Piaf
orchestra:
Orchestre Wal-Berg
conductor:
Wal-Berg
recording of:
Entre Saint-Ouen et Clignancourt (in 1937)
writer:
André Mauprey
composer:
André Sablon
3:05
3Les Mômes de la cloche
vocals:
Édith Piaf
orchestra:
Accordéonistes Médinger
recording of:
Les Mômes de la cloche (on 1936-03-24)
lyricist:
André Decaye
composer:
Vincent Scotto
3:24
4Partance
vocals:
Raymond Asso and La Môme Piaf
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth)
recording of:
Partance (on 1937-11-16)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
Léo Poll
2:39
5Le Grand Voyage du pauvre nègre
vocals:
Édith Piaf
recording of:
Le Grand Voyage du pauvre nègre (in 1938)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
René Cloërec
3:48
6Je n’en connais pas la fin
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth)
recording of:
Je n’en connais pas la fin (on 1939-05-31)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
3:15
7Elle fréquentait la rue Pigalle
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth)
recording of:
Elle fréquentait la rue Pigalle (on 1939-05-31)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
Louis Maitrier
43:34
8Jimmy, 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
9Escale
vocals:
Édith Piaf
recording of:
Escale
lyricist:
Jean Marèze
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
2:57
10Le 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
3:09
11J’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
3:19
12C’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)
3:37
13Le Disque usé
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Paul Durand (French composer and conductor)
recording of:
Le Disque usé (in 1943)
lyricist and composer:
Michel Emer
4:07
14Simple comme bonjour2:49
15Un coin tout bleu
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Johnny Uvergolts
recording of:
Un coin tout bleu (on 1942-11-25)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
2:45
16C’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)
4:26
17J’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
3:14
18Le 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')
3:37
19Y’a pas d'printemps
vocals:
Édith Piaf (in 1944)
orchestra:
Orchestre Guy Luypaerts (in 1944)
recording of:
Y’a pas de printemps (in 1944)
lyricist:
Henri Contet
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
2:39
20Monsieur Saint-Pierre
vocals:
Édith Piaf
recording of:
Monsieur Saint-Pierre
lyricist:
Henri Contet
composer:
G. Hess
4:29
21Regarde-moi toujours comme ça3:47
22Paris-Méditerranée
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth)
recording of:
Paris-Méditerranée (on 1937-06-24)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
René Cloërec
3:07
23De l’autre côté de la rue
vocals:
Édith Piaf
orchestra:
Orchestre Guy Luypaerts
conductor:
Guy Luypaerts
recording of:
De l’autre côté d’la rue (in 1940)
lyricist and composer:
Michel Emer
recording of:
De l’autre côté d’la rue (in 1945)
lyricist and composer:
Michel Emer
3:18

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