L'Espoir (album)
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| Studio album by Léo Ferré | ||||||||||
| Released | january 1974 | |||||||||
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january 1974 Barclay Studio, Paris (France) | |||||||||
| Genre | Chanson, Symphonic | |||||||||
| Length | 40:51 | |||||||||
| Label | Barclay Records | |||||||||
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L'Espoir (English: Hope) is an album by Léo Ferré released in 1974 by Barclay Records.
Track listing
All songs written, composed, arranged and directed by Léo Ferré, except Marie, whose text is written by Guillaume Apollinaire.
- Original LP
| Side one | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "L'Espoir" (Hope) | 6:22 |
| 2. | "La Damnation" (Damnation) | 5:00 |
| 3. | "Les Oiseaux du malheur" (Birds of Misfortune) | 3:01 |
| 4. | "Je t'aimais bien, tu sais..." (I Liked You, you know...) | 5:09 |
| Side two | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 5. | "Les Amants tristes" (Sad Lovers) | 10:25 |
| 6. | "Les Étrangers" (Strangers) | 6:14 |
| 7. | "Les Souvenirs" (Memories) | 4:44 |
Since 2003, CD reissues add song Marie as a bonus track to the original album. This song was originally B-side of 12-inch single Je t'aimais bien, tu sais, released in 1973.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 8. | "Marie" | 4:25 |
Total length: |
45:15 | |
Personnel
- Janine de Waleyne: vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8)
- Ivry Gitlis: violin (track 6)
- The orchestra consists of session musicians hired for the recording.
Production
- Arranger & conductor: Léo Ferré
- Engineering: ?
- Executive producer: Richard Marsan
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