Méga Chansons Françaises, Volume 2 (2007 version)

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Tracklist

▶CD 1: Les Éternels
▼CD 2: Les Rétros
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1La Vie en rose
Édith Piaf3:08
2Douce France
vocals:
Charles Trenet (on 1947-01-07)
conductor:
Albert Lasry (on 1947-01-07)
recording of:
Douce France (on 1947-01-07)
lyricist:
Charles Trenet (in 1943)
composer:
Léo Chauliac (in 1943) and Charles Trenet (in 1943)
Charles Trenet43:10
3J'aime Paris au mois de mai
recording of:
J'aime Paris au mois de mai
lyricist:
Charles Aznavour
composer:
Charles Aznavour and Pierre Roche
Charles Aznavour2:38
4Les Feuilles mortes
vocals:
Juliette Gréco (French singer and actress) (on 1951-05-11)
orchestra:
André Grassi et son orchestre (on 1951-05-11)
conductor:
André Grassi (on 1951-05-11)
recording of:
Les Feuilles mortes (on 1951-05-11)
lyricist:
Jacques Prévert (in 1946)
composer:
Joseph Kosma (composer) (in 1946)
Juliette Gréco2:58
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 Salvador1:51
6Les 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 Montand2:30
7L'amour est un bouquet de violettes
recording of:
L'amour est un bouquet de violettes (du film: "Violettes impériales") (in 1952)
lyricist:
Mireille Brocey and Francis Lopez (French composer)
composer:
Francis Lopez (French composer)
part of:
Violettes impériales (1952 film operetta)
Luis Mariano3:27
8Qu'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 Ventura3:02
9J'ai rendez-vous avec vous
producer:
Jacques Canetti and André Tavernier (Producer)
acoustic guitar:
Georges Brassens (on 1953-10-02)
additional acoustic guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
double bass:
Pierre Nicolas (on 1953-10-02)
vocals:
Georges Brassens (on 1953-10-02)
recording of:
J’ai rendez‐vous avec vous (on 1953-10-02)
lyricist and composer:
Georges Brassens
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music France
Georges Brassens42:05
10Je t'appartiens
vocals:
Gilbert Bécaud
recording of:
Je t’appartiens
lyricist:
Pierre Delanoë
composer:
Gilbert Bécaud
Gilbert Bécaud2:50
11Le Piano du pauvre
recording of:
Le Piano du pauvre
lyricist and composer:
Léo Ferré
publisher:
Éditions Meridian and Mathieu Férré et Cie.
Léo Ferré3:09
12La Complainte de la butte
vocals:
Mouloudji
orchestra:
Daniel White et son ensemble (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1955)
performer:
Mouloudji (in 1955)
cover recording of:
La Complainte de la butte (in 1955)
lyricist:
Jean Renoir
composer:
Georges van Parys
Mouloudji2:42
13Le Torrent
recording of:
Le Torrent
lyricist:
Pasquale Caliman
composer:
Carlo Mariani (a.k.a. "Lao Carmi")
translator:
Pierre Delanoë and Pierre Havet (French songwriter)
translated version of:
Il torrente
Gloria Lasso3:08
14Julie la rousse
vocals:
René-Louis Lafforgue
conductor:
André Grassi
recording of:
Julie la Rousse (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
René-Louis Lafforgue
René-Louis Lafforgue2:16
15Brave Margot
vocals:
Patachou (in 1953)
conductor:
Léo Clarens (french conductor) (in 1953)
cover recording of:
Brave Margot (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
Georges Brassens
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music France
Patachou3:13
16Fleur de papillon
recording of:
Fleur de papillon
lyricist:
Jean Dréjac
composer:
Jean Constantin
Annie Cordy2:53
17Le Danseur de charleston
vocals:
Philippe Clay (in 1954)
orchestra:
Jean-Paul Mengeon et son orchestre (in 1954)
conductor:
Jean-Paul Mengeon (in 1954)
recording of:
Le Danseur de charleston (in 1954)
lyricist and composer:
Jean-Pierre Moulin
Philippe Clay3:30
18La 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
19Ma 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 Renaud2:46
20Quand 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 Gabin3:16
▶CD 3: Les Essentiels
▶CD 4: Les Inoubliables 80