Méga Chansons Françaises

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Annotation

Over the years, Wagram has released many four-CD compilations with this title. However, they all have entirely different tracklists and are not members of a single release group.

Annotation last modified on 2021-09-24 19:36 UTC.

Tracklist

▶CD 1: Les Éternels
▼CD 2: Les Rétros
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1Hymne à l’amour
choir vocals:
Les Chœurs René Saint-Paul (on 1950-05-02)
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1950-05-02)
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor) (on 1950-05-02)
recording of:
Hymne à l’amour (on 1950-05-02)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
Édith Piaf3:27
2À bicyclette
vocals:
Bourvil (French actor, humorist & singer) (on 1947-05-22)
conductor:
Marius Coste (on 1947-05-22)
recording of:
À bicyclette (Bourvil song) (on 1947-05-22)
lyricist:
René Laquier
composer:
Étienne Lorin (French musician)
Bourvil3:16
3Sur ma vie
vocals:
Charles Aznavour
conductor:
Jo Moutet
recording of:
Sur ma vie
lyricist and composer:
Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour3:04
4Mon 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 Delyle2:48
5Y’a d’la joie
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:
Y’a d’la joie (on 1938-01-18)
lyricist:
Charles Trenet (in 1937)
composer:
Michel Emer (in 1937) and Charles Trenet (in 1937)
publisher:
Éditions Raoul Breton (in 1937)
Charles Trenet2:31
6Avoir un bon copain
recording of:
Avoir un bon copain
lyricist:
Robert Gilbert
composer:
Werner Richard Heymann
translator:
Jean Boyer (film director and songwriter)
publisher:
Salabert
translated version of:
Ein Freund, ein guter Freund (aus dem Film „Die Drei von der Tankstelle“)
Georges Guétary2:48
7C’est magnifique
recording of:
C’est magnifique (Can-Can [Pistache, Judge Aristide Forestier])
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1953)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
Darío Moreno2:36
8Le Loup, la Biche et le Chevalier
guitar:
Henri Salvador (from 1950-03 until 1950-04)
vocals:
Henri Salvador (from 1950-03 until 1950-04)
recording of:
Le Loup, la Biche et le Chevalier (Une chanson douce) (from 1950-03 until 1950-04)
lyricist:
Maurice Pon (lyricist)
composer:
Henri Salvador
Henri Salvador2:25
9Auprès de mon arbre
acoustic guitar:
Georges Brassens (on 1956-01-13)
additional acoustic guitar:
Victor Apicella (on 1956-01-13)
double bass:
Pierre Nicolas (on 1956-01-13)
vocals:
Georges Brassens (on 1956-01-13)
recording of:
Auprès de mon arbre (on 1956-01-13)
lyricist and composer:
Georges Brassens
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music France
Georges Brassens43:05
10Où vas-tu, Basile ?
vocals:
Line Renaud (in 1949)
recording of:
Où vas-tu Basile ? (in 1949)
lyricist:
Géo Bonnet
composer:
Loulou Gasté
Line Renaud2:25
11Le Marchand de ballons
vocals:
Gilbert Bécaud (in 1955-11)
conductor:
Raymond Bernard (in 1955-11)
recording of:
Le Marchand de ballons (in 1955-11)
lyricist:
Louis Amade
composer:
Gilbert Bécaud
Gilbert Bécaud2:21
12La Truite
vocals:
Les Frères Jacques
recording of:
La Truite (Le Complexe de la truite)
lyricist:
Francis Blanche
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
translated parody version of:
Die Forelle, D. 550
Les Frères Jacques3:55
13Fleur de papillon
recording of:
Fleur de papillon
lyricist:
Jean Dréjac
composer:
Jean Constantin
Annie Cordy2:53
14C’est si bon
recording of:
C’est si bon (original French version)
lyricist:
André Hornez (in 1947)
composer:
Henri Betti (in 1947)
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège
Jean Sablon2:46
15Pauvre Rutebeuf
vocals:
Léo Ferré
recording of:
Pauvre Rutebeuf
lyricist:
Rutebeuf
composer:
Léo Ferré
Léo Ferré3:22
16J’suis snob
vocals:
Mouloudji (in 1955)
orchestra:
Jimmy Walter et son ensemble (in 1955)
conductor:
Jimmy Walter (in 1955)
cover recording of:
J’suis snob (in 1955)
lyricist:
Boris Vian (in 1954)
composer:
Jimmy Walter (in 1954)
Mouloudji3:10
17Les Lavandières du Portugal
recording of:
Les Lavandières du Portugal
lyricist:
Roger Lucchesi
composer:
André Popp
Luis Mariano3:08
18Chanson pour l’Auvergnat
vocals:
Juliette Gréco (French singer and actress) (in 1954)
orchestra:
Michel Legrand et son orchestre (in 1954)
cover recording of:
Chanson pour l’Auvergnat (in 1954)
lyricist and composer:
Georges Brassens
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music France
Juliette Gréco3:24
19Escamillo
vocals:
Marcel Amont
Marcel Amont3:48
20La Vie en rose
vocals:
Yves Montand
cover recording of:
La Vie en rose (French original)
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)
recording of:
La Vie en rose (French original)
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)
Yves Montand33:17
▶CD 3: Les Essentiels
▶CD 4: Les Inoubliables 80’s

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part of:Méga Chansons … (Wagram 4CD compilations) (order: 5)