Chansons françaises, Volume 1

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▼ CD 1
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1La Mer
vocals:
Charles Trenet (on 1946-03-19)
conductor:
Albert Lasry (on 1946-03-19)
recording of:
La Mer (on 1946-03-19)
lyricist:
Charles Trenet (in 1945)
composer:
Albert Lasry (in 1945) and Charles Trenet (in 1945)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Charles Trenet3:21
2Les Plaines du Far‐West
vocals:
Yves Montand
recording of:
Dans les plaines du Far-West (in 1945)
writer:
Charles Humel and Maurice Vandair (French lyricist, not the jazz musician)
Yves Montand2:10
3La Vie en rose
piano:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor) (on 1946-10-09)
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1946-10-09)
orchestra:
Guy Luypaert and His Orchestra (on 1946-10-09)
conductor:
Guy Luypaerts (on 1946-10-09)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 71)
recording of:
La Vie en rose (French original) (on 1946-10-09)
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)
Édith Piaf3:08
4Pigalle
vocals:
Georges Ulmer (in 1946)
conductor:
Marius Coste (in 1946)
recording of:
Pigalle (in 1946)
lyricist:
Géo Koger and Georges Ulmer
composer:
Georges Ulmer
Georges Ulmer2:59
5Marinella
vocals:
Tino Rossi (in 1936)
recording of:
Marinella (in 1936)
lyricist:
Émile Audiffred (French singer, librettist, lyricist), Géo Koger and René Pujol (french lyricist and screenwriter)
composer:
Vincent Scotto
Tino Rossi3:09
6Le Fiacre
vocals:
Yvette Guilbert (on 1934-09-26)
recording of:
Le Fiacre (on 1934-09-26)
lyricist and composer:
Léon Xanrof (French singer, early 20th century)
Yvette Guilbert1:41
7Puisque vous partez en voyage
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1935-12-12)
piano [piano Pleyel]:
Alec Siniavine (on 1935-12-12)
vocals:
Mireille (Mireille Hartuch) (on 1935-12-12) and Jean Sablon (French actor, songwriter, jazz singer) (on 1935-12-12)
recording of:
Puisque vous partez en voyage (on 1935-12-12)
lyricist:
Jean Nohain
composer:
Mireille (Mireille Hartuch)
publisher:
Éditions Raoul Breton
recording of:
Puisque vous partez en voyage (in 1935)
lyricist:
Jean Nohain
composer:
Mireille (Mireille Hartuch)
publisher:
Éditions Raoul Breton
Jean Sablon & Mireille3:19
8J’ai bu
vocals:
Charles Aznavour
recording of:
J’ai bu
lyricist:
Charles Aznavour
composer:
Pierre Roche
Charles Aznavour & Pierre Roche3:20
9Adieu foulards, adieu madras
guitar:
Henri Salvador (in 1949-10)
vocals:
Henri Salvador (in 1949-10)
recording of:
Adieu foulards, adieu madras (in 1949-10)
lyricist and composer:
folklore antillais (special purpose artist)
Henri Salvador2:18
10L’Île Saint‐Louis
recording of:
L'Île Saint-Louis
lyricist:
Francis Claude (French actor, lyricist, scenarist) and Léo Ferré
composer:
Léo Ferré
Léo Ferré3:07
11Ah ! Si vous connaissiez ma poule
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1938-11-03)
vocals:
Maurice Chevalier
conductor:
Marcel Cariven
recording of:
Ah ! si vous connaissiez ma poule ! (on 1938-11-03)
lyricist:
René Toche and Albert Willemetz
composer:
Charles Borel-Clerc
Maurice Chevalier3:18
12Caballero
vocals:
Georges Guétary
conductor:
Marius Coste
recording of:
Caballero (in 1943)
lyricist:
Louis Poterat
composer:
Francis Lopez (French composer)
Georges Guétary3:21
13Valsez dans l’ombre
recording of:
Valsez dans l’ombre
orchestrator:
Cédric Dumont
lyricist:
Louis Poterat
publisher:
Sim (Related to Éditions Sim) and Universal MCA Music Publishing (France)
is based on:
Auld Lang Syne (original Scots version, lyrics by Robert Burns)
Marie-José2:58
14Il avait le charme slave
vocals:
Andrex (André Jaubert)
recording of:
Il avait le charme slave (in 1944)
lyricist:
Françoise Giroud (in 1944)
composer:
Georges van Parys (composer) (in 1944)
publisher:
Éditions Meridian (in 1944)
Andrex2:40
15Quand on a mal aux dents
double bass:
Louis Vola
piano:
Georges Tabet
violin:
Stéphane Grappelli (jazz violinist)
vocals:
Pills et Tabet
recording of:
Quand on a mal aux dents (on 1938-01-19)
lyricist:
Jean Nohain
composer:
Mireille (Mireille Hartuch)
Pills et Tabet2:56
16Les Enfants qui s’aiment
recording of:
Les Enfants qui s’aiment
lyricist:
Jacques Prévert (in 1946)
composer:
Joseph Kosma (composer)
Germaine Montéro1:48
17Embrasse‐moi
recording of:
Embrasse-moi (Chéri)
lyricist:
Jacques Larue (French lyricist)
composer:
Aimé Barelli
Aimé Barelli3:11
18Sérénade au vent du soir
vocals:
Léo Marjane (in 1944)
recording of:
Sérénade au vent du soir (in 1944)
lyricist:
Louis Poterat (in 1944)
composer:
Francis Lopez (French composer) (in 1944)
publisher:
Éditions Salabert France (in 1944)
Léo Marjane2:52
19Tout ça
guitar:
Henri Salvador
vocals:
Henri Salvador
recording of:
Tout ça (on 1948-04-28)
lyricist:
Bernard Michel (French composer & lyricist)
composer:
Bruno Coquatrix
Henri Salvador2:51
20Champion du monde
vocals:
Yves Montand
recording of:
Champion du monde
lyricist:
Bruno Coquatrix and André Hornez
composer:
Paul Misraki
Yves Montand2:13
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1Douce France
recording of:
Douce France (in 1947)
lyricist:
Charles Trenet (in 1943)
composer:
Léo Chauliac (in 1943) and Charles Trenet (in 1943)
Charles Trenet3:09
2Hymne 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
publisher:
Éditions Raoul Breton
Édith Piaf3:27
3Les Feuilles mortes
recording of:
Les Feuilles mortes
lyricist:
Jacques Prévert (in 1946)
composer:
Joseph Kosma (composer) (in 1946)
Yves Montand3:35
4Tiens voilà le facteur
vocals:
Bourvil (French actor, humorist & singer)
recording of:
Tiens, voilà l'facteur
lyricist:
Bourvil (French actor, humorist & singer)
composer:
Étienne Lorin (French musician)
Bourvil2:32
5La Samba de là‐bas
recording of:
La Samba de là-bas
lyricist:
André Hornez
composer:
Paul Misraki
Henri Salvador2:50
6Étoile des neiges
recording of:
Étoile des neiges (Fliege mit mir in die Heimat)
lyricist:
Jacques Plante
composer:
Franz Winkler (Austrian composer & musician)
is based on:
Fliege mit mir in die Heimat
is based on:
Forever and Ever
Line Renaud3:04
7Boléro
vocals:
Georges Guétary (on 1948-12-23)
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth) (on 1948-12-23)
recording of:
Boléro (on 1948-12-23)
lyricist:
Henri Contet
composer:
Paul Durand (French composer and conductor)
recording of:
Boléro
Georges Guétary3:19
8Ramuntcho
recording of:
Ramuntcho
lyricist:
Jean Rodor
composer:
Vincent Scotto
André Dassary3:15
9O sole mio
vocals:
Tino Rossi (in 1937)
orchestra:
Orchestre Marcel Cariven (in 1937)
recording of:
O sole mio (French lyrics) (in 1937)
translator:
Amédée-Louis Hettich (a.k.a. Landely / A. Héler) (in 1937)
translated version of:
’O sole mio
Tino Rossi2:53
10La Fête à Neu‐Neu
recording of:
La Fête à Neu-Neu
lyricist:
Maurice Chevalier and Maurice Vandair (French lyricist, not the jazz musician)
composer:
Henri Betti
publisher:
Editions Paris Monde
Maurice Chevalier3:01
11J’aime toutes les femmes
vocals:
Fernandel (French actor and singer)
recording of:
J’aime toutes les femmes
Fernandel2:34
12Les Trois Mandarins
recording of:
Les Trois Mandarins
lyricist and composer:
Paul Misraki
Ray Ventura3:07
13Mon cœur est un violon
recording of:
Mon cœur est un violon
lyricist:
Miarka Laparcerie and Jean Richepin
composer:
Miarka Laparcerie
Lucienne Boyer3:14
14Le Petit Bureau de poste
recording of:
Le Petit Bureau de poste (de « Un mois de vacances »)
lyricist:
Jean Nohain
composer:
Mireille (Mireille Hartuch)
Pills et Tabet2:54
15Angelica sérénade
recording of:
Angelica sérénade
Luis Mariano2:39
16Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway
recording of:
Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway
lyricist:
André Hornez
composer:
Paul Misraki
Henri Salvador2:40
17Madame Arthur
vocals:
Yvette Guilbert (in 1934)
recording of:
Madame Arthur (in 1934)
lyricist:
Paul de Kock (French 19th century author)
composer:
Yvette Guilbert
Yvette Guilbert3:31
18Copenhague
piano:
Jean Valz (pianist) (in 1947)
vocals:
Georges Ulmer (in 1947)
recording of:
Copenhague (in 1947)
lyricist and composer:
Georges Ulmer
Georges Ulmer3:12
19Ma p’tite Suzon
recording of:
Ma p’tite Suzon
Yves Montand2:52
20Le Petit Rat
recording of:
Le Petit Rat
lyricist:
Henri Kubnick (in 1947)
composer:
Guy Lafarge (French composer) (in 1947)
publisher:
Sté des éditions Royalty (in 1947)
Suzy Solidor2:48
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1Si tu t’imagines
recording of:
Si tu t'imagines
lyricist:
Raymond Queneau
composer:
Joseph Kosma (composer)
is based on:
Si tu t'imagines (poem)
Juliette Gréco3:13
2À Saint‐Germain‐des‐Prés
recording of:
À Saint-Germain-des-Prés
lyricist and composer:
Léo Ferré
Henri Salvador3:06
3Que reste‐t’il de nos amours ?
recording engineer:
Eugène Ravenet (engineer)
piano:
Léo Chauliac (on 1943-07-27)
vocals:
Charles Trenet (on 1943-07-27)
conductor:
Léo Chauliac (on 1943-07-27)
arranger:
Léo Chauliac
recorded at:
Studio Albert in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1943-07-27)
recording of:
Que reste-t-il de nos amours ? (on 1943-07-27)
lyricist:
Charles Trenet (in 1942)
composer:
Léo Chauliac (in 1942) and Charles Trenet (in 1942)
Charles Trenet3:13
4L’Accordéoniste
vocals:
Édith Piaf
orchestra:
Guy Luypaert and His Orchestra
conductor:
Guy Luypaerts
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases) (in 1941)
recording of:
L’Accordéoniste
lyricist and composer:
Michel Emer
Édith Piaf3:13
5Je tire ma révérence
recording of:
Je tire ma révérence
lyricist:
Jean Bastia and Jean de Wissant
composer:
Pascal Bastia
Jean Sablon3:02
6Domino
recording of:
Domino (André Claveau song)
lyricist:
Jacques Plante
composer:
Louis Ferrari
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège
André Claveau3:18
7Argentine
recording of:
Argentine
Luis Mariano2:53
8Clémentine
recording of:
Clémentine
lyricist:
Jean Rougeul
composer:
Christiane Verger
Yves Montand3:22
9À Chi Chi Castenango
recording of:
À Chi Chi Castenango
translated version of:
In Chi-Chi Castenango
Georges Guétary2:52
10Ça vaut mieux que d’attraper la scarlatine
recording of:
Ça vaut mieux que d’attraper la scarlatine (de l’opérette “Normandie”)
lyricist:
Henri Decoin and André Hornez
composer:
Raymond Legrand and Paul Misraki
Ray Ventura3:26
11La Chapelle au clair de lune
vocals:
Léo Marjane (on 1937-07-12)
orchestra:
Wal-Berg et son orchstre (on 1937-07-12)
recording of:
La Chapelle au clair de lune (de la revue du Casino de Paris "Paris en joie") (on 1937-07-12)
writer:
Léo Lelièvre (père), Marcel Cabridens (French writer and lyricist) and Henri Varna (French lyricist)
composer:
Billy Hill (US songwriter)
Léo Marjane3:12
12La Cucaracha
recording of:
La Cucaracha
lyricist:
Marc Cab (French writer and lyricist) (in 1935) and Henri Varna (French lyricist) (in 1935)
arranger:
Ignacio Fernández Esperón
publisher:
Edition EIMEF (Edition Internationale de Musique Enregistrée et Filmée) (in 1935)
is based on:
La cucaracha
Tino Rossi2:56
13Y’a d’la joie
recording engineer:
Eugène Ravenet (engineer)
vocals:
Maurice Chevalier (on 1937-02-10)
conductor:
Marcel Cariven (on 1937-02-10)
recorded at:
Studio Pathé in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1937-02-10)
recording of:
Y’a d’la joie (on 1937-02-10)
lyricist:
Charles Trenet (in 1937)
composer:
Michel Emer (in 1937) and Charles Trenet (in 1937)
publisher:
Éditions Raoul Breton (in 1937)
Maurice Chevalier2:48
14Avec son tralala
recording of:
Avec son tralala
lyricist:
André Hornez
composer:
Francis Lopez (French composer)
Suzy Delair2:36
15Le Petit Bonhomme crépu
vocals:
Georges Ulmer (in 1947)
recording of:
Le Petit Bonhomme crépu (in 1947)
lyricist:
Géo Koger and Georges Ulmer
composer:
Georges Ulmer
Georges Ulmer3:03
16Le Ministre de l’agriculture
recording of:
Le Ministre de l'agriculture
Bourvil3:23
17Le Vieux Château
recording of:
Le Vieux Château (de « Un mois de vacances »)
lyricist:
Jean Nohain
composer:
Mireille (Mireille Hartuch)
publisher:
Éditions Raoul Breton
Pills et Tabet2:41
18Boule de gomme
vocals:
Charles Aznavour
recording of:
Boule de gomme
lyricist:
Charles Aznavour
composer:
Pierre Roche
Charles Aznavour & Pierre Roche2:32
19Son p’tit bonhomme de chemin
recording of:
Son p’tit bonhomme de chemin
lyricist:
Claude Alix (Belgian 1940-60s singer, aka Rita Roque/Paula Vandebroek)
composer:
David Bee (Belgian jazz musician & composer)
Henri Salvador3:00
20Elle a…
recording of:
Elle a
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
Yves Montand3:03