List of chansons and releases by Jacques Brel

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Jacques Brel (1963)

This list contains an alphabetical listing of the chansons of the Belgian chansonnier Jacques Brel as well as a chronological listing of his publications on audio and visual data carriers.

From the large number of LPs , EPs and singles , the list of publications is limited to those publications on which individual chansons were first published. If different formats were released at the same time, only the LPs are listed. Untitled albums are identified by a record company and chronological numbering.

In 1988 a collection of ten CDs was released in a box containing almost all of Jacques Brel's chansons published, but not all of the songs in their original versions. Therefore, in 2003 Universal Music released a new collection with 16 CDs, the so-called Boîte Integrale , in which all original recordings are gathered for the first time. In this edition, the previously untitled publications were subsequently given titles, which are listed here for identification.

For a list of the numerous cover versions of the chansons by Jacques Brel by other artists, see the list of artists of the chansons by Jacques Brel . For chart successes and music sales, see Jacques Brel's discography .

List of chansons

The list of Jacques Brel's chansons is in alphabetical order, but can also be sorted in the table header according to the year of publication or the comment. The year of publication is linked to the corresponding year in the Chronological Discography section . Brel wrote all of the chanson texts, and he translated two original texts by Rod McKuen and Joe Darion into French. In addition to Brel, his long-time companions Gérard Jouannest , François Rauber and Jean Corti composed as well as Lou Logist, Glen Powell, Jacques Vigouroux and Gaby Wagenheim in individual songs. Original melodies covered by Brel are by João Donato , Rod McKuen and Mitch Leigh . The translations into Flemish are by Ernst van Altena, Will Ferdy and Eric Franssen.

So far unpublished is Als men niets dan liefde heeft ( Quand on n'a que l'amour in Flemish) from 1961.

title year composition Remarks
À deux 2003 Brel Youth works 1948–53
À jeun 1967 Jouannest
L'Accordéon de la vie 2003 Brel Youth works 1948–53
L'Âge idiot 1965 Brel
L'Air de la bêtise 1957 Brel
Les amants de coeur 1988 McKuen Adaptation of The Lovers (Original text: McKuen)
L'Amour est mort 2003 Brel, Jouannest Unpublished from 1977
Amsterdam 1964 Brel
L'Ange déchu 2003 Brel Youth works 1948–53
De apen 1961 Brel Flemish version of Les Singes (Text: Franssen)
Au printemps 1958 Brel
Au suivant 1964 Brel
Avec élégance 2003 Brel, robber Unpublished from 1977
L'Aventure 1958 Brel
ballad 2003 Brel Youth works 1948–53
La Baleine 1963 Robber From the 'poème symphonique' Jean de Bruges
La Bastille 1956 Brel
Les Bergers 1964 Brel
Les Biches 1962 Jouannest
La Bière 1968 Brel
Les Bigotes 1963 Brel
Les Blés 1957 Brel
Le Bon Dieu 1977 Brel
Les candies 1964 Brel
Les Bonbons 67 1967 Brel
Les Bourgeois 1962 Corti
La Bourrée du Celibataire 1957 Brel
Bruxelles 1962 Brel, Jouannest
De burgerij 1963 Corti Flemish version of Les Bourgeois (Text: Altena)
Le Caporal Casse pompon 1962 Brel First published as a cash register pompon
La Cathédrale 2003 Brel Unpublished from 1977
Ce qu'il nous faut 2003 Brel Unpublished from 1953
Ces gens-là 1965 Brel
C'est comme ça 1954 Brel
La Chanson de Jacky 1965 Jouannest First published as Jacky
La Chanson de Van Horst 1988 Brel, Jouannest From the film Le bar de la Fourche , 1972
La Chanson des vieux amants 1967 Brel, Jouannest
Chanson sans paroles 1962 Robber
Le Cheval 1967 Jouannest
Clara 1961 Brel
Les Cœurs tendres 1967 Brel From the film Un Idiot à Paris 1967
La Colombe 1959 Brel
Le Colonel 1958 Wagenheim
Comment tuer l'amant de sa femme quand
on a été comme moi élevé dans la tradition		 1968 Jouannest
La lady patronnesse 1959 Brel
Demain l'on se marie (La Chanson des fiancés) 1958 Brel Duo with Janine de Waleyne , who is not named
Départs 2003 Brel Youth works 1948–53
Le dernier repas 1964 Brel
Les Désespérés 1965 Jouannest
Les deux fauteuils 2003 Brel Youth works 1948–53
Le Diable (Ça va) 1954 Brel
Dites, si c'était vrai 1956 Brel
Dors ma mie, Bonsoir 1958 Brel, robber
L'Éclusier 1968 Brel
L'Enfance 1973 Brel From the movie Le Far-West , 1973
Les enfants du roi 2003 Brel Youth works 1948–53
Les F ... 1977 Donato Adaptation of A Rã (original text: Caetano Veloso )
La Fanette 1963 Brel
Les Fenêtres 1963 Brel, Jouannest
Fernand 1965 Brel, Jouannest
Les Filles et les chiens 1963 Jouannest
Fils de ... 1967 Jouannest
Les Flamandes 1959 Brel
La Foire 1953 Brel, logist
Le fou du roi 1954 Brel
Le Gaz 1967 Jouannest
Les Gens 2003 Brel Youth works 1948–53
Grand Jacques (C'est trop facile) 1954 Brel
Grand-mère 1965 Brel
La Haine 1954 Brel
Heureux 1957 Brel
L'Homme dans la cité 1958 Brel, robber
Il neige sur Liège 1963 Brel
Il nous faut regarder 1954 Brel
Il peut pleuvoir 1954 Brel, Powell
Il pleut (Les carreaux) 1954 Brel, Powell
Il ya 1953 Brel, logist
Isabelle 1959 Brel, robber
L'Ivrogne 1961 Jouannest, robber
J'aimais 1963 Jouannest, robber
Les Jardins du casino 1964 Brel, Jouannest
J'arrive 1968 Brel, Jouannest
Jaurès 1977 Brel
Je ne sais pas 1958 Brel
Je suis l'ombre des chansons 2003 Brel Youth works 1948–53
Je suis un soir d'été 1968 Brel
Je t'aime 1959 Robber
Jef 1964 Brel
Do appelle 1957 Brel
Yo-yo 1977 Brel
Knokke-le-Zoute tango 1977 Brel
La ... la ... la ... 1967 Brel
Laat me niet avenues 1959 Brel Flemish version of Ne me quitte pas (Text: Altena)
Le Lion 1977 Brel
Litanies pour and return 1958 Brel, robber
La Lumière jaillira 1958 Brel, robber
Madeleine 1962 Brel, Jouannest, Corti
May 40 2003 Brel Unpublished from 1977
Marieke 1961 Brel, Jouannest
Marieke 1961 Brel, Jouannest Fully Flemish version (Text: Franssen)
Les Marquises 1977 Brel
Mathilde 1964 Jouannest
Men don't do it 1961 Jouannest Flemish version of On n'oublie rien (Text: Ferdy)
Mijn vlakke land 1963 Brel Flemish version of Le plat pays (Text: Altena)
Mon enfance 1967 Brel
Mon père disait 1967 Brel
Le Moribond 1961 Brel
La Mort 1959 Brel
Les Moutons 1988 Brel, Jouannest Unpublished from 1967
Ne me quince pas 1959 Brel
De nuttelozen van de night 1963 Brel Flemish version of Les Paumés du petit matin (Text: Altena)
On n'oublie rien 1961 Jouannest
L'Orage 2003 Brel Youth works 1948–53
Orly 1977 Brel
L'Ostendaise 1968 Robber
L'Ouragan 1963 Robber From the 'poème symphonique' Jean de Bruges
Pardons 1957 Brel, Vigouroux
La Parlote 1963 Brel, Jouannest
Les paumés du petit matin 1962 Robber
Les Pavés 2003 Brel Youth works 1948–53
Le Pendu 2003 Brel Youth works 1948–53
Le petit chemin 2013 Hartuch From the TV show Le Château des chansons , 1969 (Text: Jean Nohain)
Les Pieds dans le ruisseau 1955 Brel
Place de la Contrescarpe 2013 Suc From the TV program Chansons pour un ami , 1965 (Text: Jean-Pierre Suc)
Le plat pays 1962 Brel
Pourquoi faut-il que les hommes s'ennuient? 1963 Brel From the film Un Roi sans divertissement , 1963
Les Prénoms de Paris 1961 Jouannest
Prière Païenne 1956 Brel
Le prochain amour 1961 Brel, Jouannest
Quand maman reviendra 1963 Robber
Quand on n'a que l'amour 1957 Brel
Qu'avons-nous fait bonnes gens? 1957 Brel
La Quete 1968 Leigh From the musical L'homme de la Mancha (Original text: Darion)
Regarde bien petit 1968 Brel
Les Remparts de Varsovie 1977 Brel
pink 1962 Brel
pink 1963 Brel Flemish version (Text: Altena)
Saint-Pierre 1957 Brel
Sans exigences 2003 Brel, robber Unpublished from 1977
Seul 1959 Brel
Si tu revenais 2003 Brel Youth works 1948–53
S'il te faut 1955 Brel
Les Singes 1961 Brel
La Sirène 1963 Robber From the 'poème symphonique' Jean de Bruges
La statue 1962 Brel, robber
Sur la place 1954 Brel
Tango funèbre 1964 Jouannest
La Tendresse 1959 Brel
Les Timides 1964 Brel
Titine 1964 Jouannest, Corti
La Toison d'or 2013 Brel From the TV program Journal Télévisé , 1963
Les Toros 1963 Brel, Jouannest, Corti
Le Troubadour 2003 Brel Youth works 1948–53
Un enfant 1968 Brel, Jouannest
Une Île 1962 Brel
La Valse à mille temps 1959 Brel
Vesoul 1968 Brel
Vieillir 1977 Brel, Jouannest
Les Vieux 1963 Brel, Jouannest, Corti
La Ville s'endormait 1977 Brel
Vivre debout 1961 Robber
Voici 1958 Brel
Voir 1958 Brel
Voir un ami pleurer 1977 Brel
Zangra 1962 Brel

Chronology of publications

vinyl

1953
La foire / Il ya
Single, recorded on February 17, 1953. Brel is accompanied by double bass, guitar and accordion. The arrangements are by Glen Powell. It is not known exactly when the record went on sale.

1954
PHILIPS N ° 1 (CD Title: Grand Jacques )
La haine / Grand Jacques / Il pleut (les carreaux) / Le diable (ça va) / Il peut pleuvoir / Il nous faut regarder / Le fou du roi / C'est comme ça / Sur la place
Recorded on February 15, 1954 with an orchestra under the direction of André Grassi .
  • Le diable (ça va) was also included in Juliette Gréco's repertoire around the time this record was released . She was the first artist to sing a Brel chanson.

1955
S'il te faut / Les pieds dans le ruisseau
Single, recorded on March 11th and 17th, 1955 with an orchestra conducted by Michel Legrand .

1956
La bastille and others
Prière païenne and others
In 1956 two EPs were released. In addition to material from the first album, each one also contained a new song. La bastille was recorded on October 25, 1955, and Prière païenne on September 18, 1956, both with an orchestra conducted by André Popp .

1957
PHILIPS N ° 2 (CD title: Quand on n'a que l'amour )
Quand on n'a que l'amour / Qu'avons nous fait bonnes gens? / Les pieds dans le ruisseau / Pardons / La bourrée du célibataire / L'air de la bêtise / Saint Pierre / J'en appelle / Heureux / Les blés
Brel's second LP contains material from various recordings. Qu'avons nous fait bonnes gens and Les pieds dans le ruisseau were recorded together with the single S'il te faut with Michel-Legrand in March 1955. The other pieces will be recorded with André Popp on September 18 and 19, 1956 and on March 22, 1957.
Sur la place - Simone Langlois & Jacques Brel
Duet recorded on December 24, 1957 for an EP by Simone Langlois . The recording has not yet appeared on a Jacques Brel record. It is the first time Brel has played with the orchestra director François Rauber.

1958
PHILIPS N ° 3 (CD title: Au printemps )
Demain l'on se marie (la chanson des fiancés) / Au printemps / Je ne sais pas / Le colonel / Dors ma mie / La lumière jaillira / Dites, Si c'était vrai (poème) / L'homme dans la cité / Litanies pour un return / Voici
Recorded on March 12th and 14th and April 1st, 1958. Although almost all of the compositions are by François Rauber , the two recordings were made in March under the performance of André Popp. At the April meeting, Rauber was given the opportunity to lead the orchestra for the first time. From this point on, all of Brel's recordings were made with an orchestra under the direction of François Rauber.
Voir / L'aventure and others
EP, the two new tracks of which were recorded on October 7th and 21st, 1958. The EP was filled with pieces from PHILIPS N ° 3 .
Un soir à Bethléem avec Jacques Brel
Je prendrai / La nativité selon Saint-Luc
Christmas present for the readers of Marie Claire magazine . The recordings were never published again.

1959
PHILIPS N ° 4 (CD title: La valse à mille temps )
La valse à mille temps / Seul / La dame patronesse / Je t'aime / Ne me quitte pas / Les flamandes / Isabelle / La mort / La tendresse / La colombe
Recorded on September 11th, 14th, 15th and 17th, 1959. The LP is the first record that was created entirely in collaboration with Rauber. Although the pianist Gérard Jouannest is not mentioned on the record, Brel was already working with him at this time.
  • Isabelle is a song about Brel's daughter.
  • Ne me quitte pas will be Brel's most successful song. It is awarded the Grand Prix du Disque .
  • Les flamandes sparked controversy among Brel's Flemish compatriots.

1961
PHILIPS N ° 5 (CD title: Marieke )
Marieke / Le moribond / Vivre debout / On n'oublie rien / Clara / Le prochain amour / L'ivrogne / Les prénoms de Paris / Les singes
Recorded on February 22nd, March 30th and April 4th 1961. On February 21st, several alternative recordings are made, none of which is ultimately used on the record. A version of Le prochain amour from that session was later released as a bonus track on CD. For the first time, Gérard Jouannest is featured on some tracks as a co-composer.
De apen / Men vergeet niets
Single with Flemish versions of Les singes (adapted by Eric Franssen) and On n'oublie rien (adapted by Will Ferdy).
Marieke / Laat me niet alleen
Brel's second single in Flemish, for which he translated Marieke himself. Ne me quitte pas was transferred from Ernst van Altena.

1962
Olympia 1961
Les prénoms de Paris / Les bourgeois / Les paumés du petit matin / Les Flamandes / La statue / Zangra / Marieke / Les biches / Madeleine / Les singes / L'ivrogne / La valse à mille temps / Ne me quitte pas / Le moribond / Quand on n'a que l'amour
Recording of the first concert in which Brel played the main program of the Paris Olympia . Recorded on October 27, 28 and 29, 1961. Brel was accompanied on piano by both François Rauber and Gérard Jouannest, Jean Corti played the accordion and Daniel Janin conducted the orchestra . It was the last album on the Philips label.
BARCLAY N ° 1 (CD title: Les bourgeois )
Les bourgeois / Les paumés du petit matin / Le plat pays / Zangra / Une île / Madeleine / Bruxelles / Chanson sans paroles / Les biches / Le caporal Casse-Pompon / La statue / Rosa
Brel's first album at Barclay consists mainly of studio recordings of his Olympic program. Taken on March 6th, 7th, 9th and 14th, 1962.
  • Le caporal Casse-Pompon is a song of mockery about bellicose Germans in which Brel incorporates a few words in German.
De burgerij / Rosa / De nuttelozen van de nacht / Mijn vlakke land
Flemish versions of Les bourgeois , Rosa , Les paumés du petit matin and Le plat pays , translated by Ernst van Altena, recorded in March 1962.

1963
Les bigotes / Quand maman reviendra / Les filles et les chiens / La parlotte
EP recorded on November 22nd and December 1st, 1962. With the exception of Quand maman reviendra , new versions of the songs were released in 1966 on the album BARCLAY N ° 2 .
Les toros / Les vieux / La Fanette / Les fenêtres
EP recorded on April 2nd, 3rd and 10th, 1963. The songs were reissued in 1966 on BARCLAY N ° 2 . There is also a combination of this and the previous EP with 33 rpm, in which Quand maman reviendra was replaced by J'aimais in an April 10, 1963 recording.
Jacques Brel chante la Belgique
Jean de Bruges / Il neige sur Liège and others. Gift brought out by the Union of Belgian Cities and Towns. In contrast to Il neige sur Liège , Jean de Bruges was not published again. The recordings are from May 30, 1963.
Pourquoi faut-il que les hommes s'ennuient?
The song was released in the soundtrack of the feature film Un roi sans divertissement in the summer of 1963 . Only years later did it appear on one of the numerous Brel compilations.

1964
Mathilde / Le tango funèbre / Les bergers / Titine / Jef / Les bonbons / Le dernier repas / Au suivant
EP recorded on January 7th, 8th and 9th and March 7th, 1964. The material was later reprinted on BARCLAY N ° 2 and BARCLAY N ° 3 .
Olympia 1964
Amsterdam / Les vieux / Tango funèbre / Le plat pays / Les timides / Les jardins du casino / Le dernier repas / Les toros
Live recordings of Brel's second main program at the Olympia . Recorded on October 16 and 17, 1964. Later editions also contain the songs Les bonbons , Mathilde , Les bigotes , Jef , Au suivant and Madeleine . Brel was accompanied by Gérard Jouannest (piano), Jean Corti (accordion), Pierre Sim (double bass), Philippe Combelle (drums) and an orchestra under the direction of François Rauber. From Amsterdam , Les timides and Les Jardins du casino studio recordings were never made.

1965
Ces gens-là / Jacky / L'age idiot / Fernand / Grand-mère / Les désesperés
EP released on March 2nd, 3rd and 6 November 1965 .. Later reprinted on BARCLAY N ° 3 .

1966
Nos amis les mineurs
Small edition single in which Brel recites an homage to the French miners. The text is by Jean Maudit, the accompanying music is by Dino Castro. The recording was not re-released.
BARCLAY N ° 2 (CD title: Les bonbons )
Les bonbons / Les vieux / La parlote / Le dernier repas / titine / Au suivant / Les toros / La Fanette / J'aimais / Les filles et les chiens / Les bigotes / Les fenêtres
The tracks on this album have already been released on various EPs. The CD version contains a bonus track from the recording of March 7, 1964: Les amants de coeur , an adaptation of Rod McKuen's The lovers .
BARCLAY N ° 3 (CD title: Ces gens-là )
Ces gens-là / Jef / Jacky / Les bergers / Le tango funèbre / Fernand / Mathilde / L'age idiot / Grand-mère / Les désespérés
The tracks on this album have already been released on various EPs.

1967
BARCLAY N ° 4 , also known as Jacques Brel 67 (also CD title) ...
Mon enfance / Le cheval / Mon père disait / La…, la…, la… / Les coeurs tendres / Fils de… / Les bonbons 67 / La chanson des vieux amants / A jeun / Le gaz
Recorded December 30, 1966 and January 2, 3 and 18, 1967. The CD version also contains Les moutons from the same session.
  • Les bonbons 67 is the successor to Les bonbons from 1964.
BARCLAY N ° 5
A compilation of older recordings.

1968
BARCLAY N ° 6 (CD title: J'arrive )
J'arrive / Vesoul / L'ostendaise / Je suis un soir d'été / Regarde bien petit / Comment tuer l'amant de sa femme quand on a été élevé comme moi dans la tradition / L'eclusier / Un enfant / La bière
Brel's preliminary farewell record with the participation of Marcel Azzola on the accordion. Recorded on May 15 and September 7, 12, 14 and 23, 1968. The CD version also contains La chanson de van Horst , which was used between February 7 and March 18, 1972 for the soundtrack of the feature film Le bar de la Fourche was recorded.
L'homme de la Mancha
LP version of the musical L'homme de la Mancha with Jacques Brel as Don Quixote . Recorded on the eve of the musical's premiere from November 23-27, 1968.

1969
L'histoire de Babar / Pierre et le loup
After The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant by Francis Poulenc and Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev . Brel is the narrator on this record, recorded on November 12, 1969, with the Concert Lamoureux orchestraconducted by Jean Laforge.

1972
Jacques Brel (Title: Ne me quitte pas )
Ne me quitte pas / Marieke / On n'oublie rien / Les flamandes / Les prénoms de Paris / Quand on n'a que l'amour / Les biches / Le prochain amour / Le moribond / La valse à mille temps / Je ne sais pas
Barclay record, on which Brel's successes were re-recorded in "modernized" versions during his time at Philips.

1973
L'enfance / J'arrive
Single. L'enfance was recorded on May 24, 1973 for the soundtrack of the film Le Far-West .

1977
BREL (CD title: Les Marquises )
Jaurès / La ville s'endormait / Vieillir / Le bon Dieu / Les F… / Orly / Les remparts de Varsovie / Voir un ami pleurer / Knokke-le-Zoute tango / Jojo / Le lion / Les marquises
Brel's last record, recorded in September 1977 with the participation of François Rauber, Gérard Jouannest and Marcel Azzola. The CD version also contains the songs Sans exigences , Avec élégance , Mai 40 , L'amour est mort and La cathédrale , which were created in the same session but were ultimately not released on the record.
  • Jaurès refers to the French socialist Jean Jaurès who was murdered on the eve of the First World War .
  • With Les F… Brel provoked his Flemish compatriots again.
  • Orly refers to Gilbert Bécaud's chanson Dimanche à Orly .
  • Jojo is dedicated to Brel's late friend Georges Pasquier.

CD

1988
Intégrale Jacques Brel Grand Jacques
Box with 10 CDa, which contains almost all studio recordings and two live recordings. The aforementioned pieces Les moutons , Les amants de coeur and La chanson de van Horst appeared for the first time in this edition.

1998
Brel en scènes
On n'oublie rien / La…, la…, la… / La tendresse / La valse à mille temps / Ne me quitte pas / Marieke / Le moribond / Les singes / Le plat pays / Rosa / La Fanette / Grand-mère / Fernand / Les bourgeois / Le prochain amour / Les bonbons / Madeleine
Collection of previously unpublished live recordings of performances at the Théâtre Municipal in Lausanne (1960), the Kurhaus in Scheveningen (1961), the small broadcasting hall of the WDR in Cologne (1963 and 1966) and in the Palais de Beaulieu in Lausanne (1966).

2003
Intégrale 2003
Complete edition as a box with 15 CDs. Sans exigences , Avec élégance , Mai 40 , L'amour est mort and La cathédrale appeared for the first time in this issue, as well as an alternative version of Le prochain amour .
As a bonus, a CD with previously unpublished recordings was released, which Brel sang for the BRT station from August 14 to 21, 1953 , accompanying himself on guitar. These are the songs: À deux / Dites, si c'était vrai / Les gens / L haine / Départs / Le diable (Ça va) / Qu'avons-nous fait, bonnes gens? / L'ange déchu / Les pieds dans le ruisseau / La Bastille / Ce qu'il nous faut (Ce qu'il vous faut) / L'accordéon de la vie / Je suis l'ombre des chansons / S'il te faut / Ballade / L'orage / Les pavés / Le fou du roi / La foire / Sur la place / Il peut pleuvoir / Les enfants du roi / Le troubadour / Il nous faut regarder / C'est comme ça
In addition, two rare recordings can be heard on this CD: a demo of Si tu revenais from Brel's private archive and a version of Le pendu , which he performed in 1963 on the Dutch TV program Club Domino .

Video albums

2003
Comme quand on était beau
Three DVDs of archival material from Brel's entire career. It contains a total of more than seven hours of (TV) appearances, interviews and pictures from Brel's private archive.
2004
Les adieux à l'Olympia
Recording of Brel's last appearance at the Olympia in Paris (October 28 and 29, 1966).
2008
Brel à Knokke
Recording of a concert in the Knokke Casino on July 23, 1963, in which Brel performed the chanson Mathilde for the first time . The DVD also contains an interview in the bar of his friend Franz Jakob from 1971, directed by Marc Lobet. The concert and interview had already been released on CD and VHS.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ R. Seghers 2003: Jacques Brel - Leven en rande 1929–1978