The Best of Jane Birkin

~ Release by Jane Birkin (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Je t’aime moi non plus
producer:
Jean-Claude Desmarty
vocals:
Jane Birkin (in 1968-11) and Serge Gainsbourg (in 1968-11)
orchestra:
Arthur Greenslade & His Orchestra (in 1968-11)
conductor:
Arthur Greenslade (in 1968-11)
arranger:
Arthur Greenslade
recording of:
Je t’aime… Moi non plus (in 1968-11)
lyricist and composer:
Serge Gainsbourg
publisher:
Heath Levy Music Co. Ltd. and Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
Jane Birkin44:21
2Ex‐fan des sixties
recording of:
Ex-fan des sixties (in 1978)
lyricist and composer:
Serge Gainsbourg
Jane Birkin53:02
3Ford Mustang
vocals:
Jane Birkin (in 1996)
cover recording of:
Ford Mustang (in 1996)
lyricist and composer:
Serge Gainsbourg
Jane Birkin4:05
4Ballade de Johnny‐Jane
recording of:
Ballade de Johnny-Jane
lyricist and composer:
Serge Gainsbourg
Jane Birkin2:41
5La Gadoue
accordion:
Matias Canavese (in 1996)
bass and trumpet:
Michel Ochowiak (in 1996)
guitar:
Stéfane Mellino (in 1996)
membranophone:
Guenole Biger (in 1996)
trombone:
Gwen Badoux (Musician - Trombone Player) (in 1996)
choir vocals:
Matias Canavese (in 1996), Iza Mellino (in 1996), Stéfane Mellino (in 1996), Michel Ochowiak (in 1996) and Jean-Marie Paulus (in 1996)
vocals:
Jane Birkin (in 1996)
arranger:
Les Négresses Vertes
cover recording of:
La Gadoue (in 1996)
lyricist and composer:
Serge Gainsbourg
Jane Birkin3:17
6Yesterday Yes a Day
vocals:
Jane Birkin
recording of:
Yesterday Yes a Day
lyricist:
Serge Gainsbourg
composer:
Serge Gainsbourg and Jean-Pierre Sabard
Jane Birkin2:58
7Di doo dah
vocals:
Jane Birkin (in 1973)
conductor:
Jean-Claude Vannier (in 1973)
arranger:
Jean-Claude Vannier
recording of:
Di doo dah (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Serge Gainsbourg
Jane Birkin3:33
8Fuir le bonheur de peur qu’il ne se sauve
vocals:
Jane Birkin (in 1983)
conductor:
Alan Hawkshaw (British pianist, composer and producer.) (in 1983)
arranger:
Alan Hawkshaw (British pianist, composer and producer.)
live cover recording of:
Fuir le bonheur de peur qu'il ne se sauve (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Serge Gainsbourg
Jane Birkin3:11
9Baby Alone in Babylone
vocals:
Jane Birkin (in 1983)
conductor:
Alan Hawkshaw (British pianist, composer and producer.) (in 1983)
arranger:
Alan Hawkshaw (British pianist, composer and producer.)
recording of:
Baby Alone in Babylone (in 1983)
lyricist:
Serge Gainsbourg
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
Jane Birkin3:51
10Les Dessous chics
vocals:
Jane Birkin (in 1983)
conductor:
Alan Hawkshaw (British pianist, composer and producer.) (in 1983)
arranger:
Alan Hawkshaw (British pianist, composer and producer.)
recording of:
Les Dessous chics (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Serge Gainsbourg
Jane Birkin2:10
11C’est con ces conséquences
vocals:
Jane Birkin (in 1983)
conductor:
Alan Hawkshaw (British pianist, composer and producer.) (in 1983)
arranger:
Alan Hawkshaw (British pianist, composer and producer.)
recording of:
Con c’est con ces conséquences (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Serge Gainsbourg
Jane Birkin3:06
12Quoi
recording of:
Quoi (générique de la série TV "Cinecitta")
lyricist:
Cesare De Natale and Serge Gainsbourg
composer:
Guido e Maurizio De Angelis
Jane Birkin4:32
13These Foolish Things
vocals:
Jane Birkin and Jimmy Rowles
cover recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter)
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes), Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter)
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes), Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
Jane Birkin avec Jimmy Rowles6:37
14Avec le temps
cover recording of:
Avec le temps
lyricist and composer:
Léo Ferré
Jane Birkin4:25
15Et quand bien même
Jane Birkin4:11
16Baby Lou
vocals:
Jane Birkin (from 1996-10-12 until 1996-10-13)
recorded at:
L’Olympia in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1996-10-12 until 1996-10-13)
live cover recording of:
Baby Lou (from 1996-10-12 until 1996-10-13)
lyricist:
Serge Gainsbourg
composer:
Alain Chamfort and Michel Pelay (a.k.a. Pela Gidess, Michel Perry)
Jane Birkin2:51
17Les Yeux fermés
vocals:
Brett Anderson (Suede) and Jane Birkin
Jane Birkin avec Brett Anderson4:55
18Je suis venu te dire que je m’en vais
vocals:
Jane Birkin (in 1991-05)
recorded at:
Casino de Paris in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1991-05)
live recording of:
Je suis venu te dire que je m’en vais (in 1991-05)
lyricist and composer:
Serge Gainsbourg
publisher:
Melody Nelson Publishing
Jane Birkin4:06
19La Javanaise
cover recording of:
La Javanaise
lyricist and composer:
Serge Gainsbourg
Jane Birkin3:43