Grand Jacques

Grand Jacques
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Album by Jacques Brel
Released	1954
Recorded	15 February 1954 (original album), 17 February 1953-10 November 1961 (additional tracks)
Genre	Chanson
Record label	Philips (original), Barclay/Universal (reissue)
Jacques Brel chronology (studio albums)
Grand Jacques (1954)	Quand On n'a Que l'Amour (1957)

Contents

1 Alternative album titles 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 External links

Alternative album titles

Jacques Brel's recordings have been released in many different permutations, in different countries, and on different formats. Furthermore, releases of Brel's recordings are sometimes known by different titles, and sometimes exist in different versions with the tracks arranged in different running orders.

Grand Jacques was the title ascribed to this album when it was reissued as part of the 16CD box set Boîte à Bonbons on 23 September 2003. The album is also known by titles including:

• Jacques Brel 1
• Jacques Brel et Ses Chansons

Track listing

Tracks 1-9 constituted the original 1954 release of the album.

Tracks 10-15 were added to the album when it was reissued as part of the 16CD box set Boîte à Bonbons.

1. "La Haine" (Jacques Brel)

   Recorded 15 February 1954

2. "Grand Jacques (C’est Trop Facile)" (Brel)

   Recorded 15 February 1954

3. "Il Pleut (Les Carreaux)" (Brel)

   Recorded 15 February 1954

4. "Le Diable (Ca Va)" (Brel)

   Recorded 15 February 1954

5. "Il Peut Pleuvoir" (Brel, Glen Powell)

   Recorded 15 February 1954

6. "Il Nous Faut Regarder" (Brel)

   Recorded 15 February 1954

7. "Le Fou du Roi" (Brel)

   Recorded 15 February 1954

8. "C’est Comme Ça" (Brel)

   Recorded 15 February 1954

9. "Sur la Place" (Brel)

   Recorded 15 February 1954

10. "S’il Te Faut" (Brel)

    Recorded 11 March 1955

11. "La Bastille" (Brel)

    Recorded 25 October 1955

12. "Prière Païenne" (Brel)

    Recorded 18 September 1956

13. "Il y a" (Brel)

    Recorded 17 February 1953

14. "La Foire" (Brel)

    Recorded 17 February 1953

15. "Sur la Place" (Brel)

    Recorded 10 November 1961

Personnel

• André Grassi - arrangements (tracks 1-9)
• Glen Powell - arrangements (tracks 13-14)
• Michel Legrand - orchestra conductor (track 10)
• André Popp - orchestra conductor (tracks 11-12)
• François Rauber - orchestra conductor (track 15)

External links

• Jacques Brel

  Official website