Chansons ou Versions Inédites de Jeunesse

Chansons ou versions inédites de jeunesse (Early Unreleased Songs or Versions) is an album of Jacques Brel rare early recordings first issued as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à Bonbons on 23 September 2003. This CD contains 28 titles: 26 songs from Radio Hasselt recorded 14 August 1953 and 21 August 1953, a recording from the Brel family's private collection, and a 1962 recording from Dutch television AVRO.[1]

Chansons ou versions inédites de jeunesse
Studio album by
Released23 September 2003
Recorded14 August 1953,
21 August 1953,
1962
GenreChanson
Length65:20
LabelBarclay

Track listing

Track Title Possible translation Composer Recorded
1"À Deux"In TwoJacques Brel1953-08
2"Dites, Si C'était Vrai (Poème)"Say, If That Were True (Poem)Jacques Brel1953-08
3"Les Gens"The PeopleJacques Brel1953-08
4"La Haine"The HatredJacques Brel1953-08
5"Départs"DeparturesJacques Brel1953-08
6"Le Diable (Ça Va)"The Devil (It's Fine)Jacques Brel1953-08
7"Qu'Avons-Nous Fait, Bonnes Gens ?"What Have We Done, Good People?Jacques Brel1953-08
8"L'Ange Déchu"The Fallen AngelJacques Brel1953-08
9"Les Pieds Dans Le Ruisseau"Trailing my Feet in the StreamJacques Brel1953-08
10"La Bastille"The BastilleJacques Brel1953-08
11"Ce Qu'il Nous Faut"What We NeedJacques Brel1953-08
12"L'Accordéon De La Vie"The Accordion of LifeJacques Brel1953-08
13"Je Suis L'ombre Des Chansons"I Am the Shadow of SongsJacques Brel1953-08
14"S'il Te Faut"If You NeedJacques Brel1953-08
15"Ballade"BalladJacques Brel1953-08
16"L'Orage"The StormJacques Brel1953-08
17"Les Pavés"Paving StonesJacques Brel1953-08
18"Le Fou du Roi"The JesterJacques Brel1953-08
19"La Foire"The FairJacques Brel1953-08
20"Sur La Place"On the SquareJacques Brel1953-08
21"Il Peut Pleuvoir"It May RainJacques Brel1953-08
22"Les Deux Fauteuils"The Two ChairsJacques Brel1953-08
23"Les Enfants du Roi"Children of the KingJacques Brel1953-08
24"Le Troubadour"The TroubadourJacques Brel1953-08
25"Il Nous Faut Regarder"We Need to LookJacques Brel1953-08
26"C'est Comme Ça"That's How It IsJacques Brel1953-08
27"Si Tu Revenais"If You'd ReturnJacques Brellikely 1953
28"Le Pendu"The Hanged ManJacques Brel1963
  • Tracks 1-26 recorded on 14 August and 21 August 1953 at Radio Hasselt

Track 27 recorded in 1953, for Swiss radio Radio Suisse Romande <ref>2

  • Track 28 recorded 20 February 1963 at Hilversum, Netherlands, for TV show 'Club Domino'. Broadcast 20 April 1963<ref>2.
  • Tracks 4, 6, 10, 14, 18, 20, 21, 25, 26 were re-recorded and released on Grand Jacques in 1954.
  • Tracks 7 and 9 were re-recorded and released on Quand on n'a que l'amour in 1957.
  • Track 2 was re-recorded and released on Au Printemps in 1958.

References

  1. "Discography". Editions Jacques Brel. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2011.

2. research in book 'Jacques Brel, Leven en Liefde 1929-1978' by René Seghers, Baarn :TIRION/Lannoo, 2003

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