Jacques Brel

Jacques Romain Georges Brel (French: [ʒak bʁɛl]; 8 April 1929 – 9 October 1978) was a Belgian singer, songwriter and actor who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following—initially in Belgium and France, later throughout the world. He was widely considered a master of the modern chanson. Although he recorded most of his songs in French and occasionally in Dutch, he became a major influence on English-speaking songwriters and performers such as David Bowie, Alex Harvey, Leonard Cohen, Marc Almond and Rod McKuen. English translations of his songs were recorded by many top performers in the United States, including Ray Charles, Judy Collins, John Denver, the Kingston Trio, Nina Simone, Frank Sinatra, Scott Walker, and Andy Williams.

In French-speaking countries, Brel was also a successful actor, appearing in ten films. He also directed two films, one of which, Le Far West, was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1973. Having sold over 25 million records worldwide, Brel is the fourth best-selling Belgian recording artist of all time. Brel married Thérèse "Miche" Michielsen in 1950 and the couple had three children. He also had a romantic relationship with actress and dancer Maddly Bamy from 1972 until his death in 1978.

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Les Bourgeois

Les Bourgeois (English: The middle class) is the sixth studio album by Jacques Brel. Also known as Jacques Brel, the album was released on Barclay Records on 15 March 1962. Later, on 4 April, a 10" maxi-single containing of 8 of the album's tracks was released. The same year saw the release of a limited, special edition release of the album that consisted of the original LP with "Jacques Brel" written diagonally across its white cover. This edition was numbered on the front and hand signed on the back.

It was reissued on 23 September 2003 under the title Les Bourgeois as part of the 16 CD box set Boîte à Bonbons by Barclay (980 816-9).

Track listing

Recorded at Studio Barclay-Hoche in Paris.

Tracks 1–12 constituted the original 1962 album.

Tracks 13–14 were added to the album when it was reissued as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à Bonbons.

Credits

Jacques Brel – composer, vocals

François Rauber – orchestra conductor

Gerhardt Lehner – recording engineer & audio mixing (uncredited)

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Grand Jacques

Grand Jacques is the début album by Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel.

History

The original album, titled Jacques Brel et ses Chansons, was released in March 1954 as a nine-song 10-inch LP by Philips Records (N 76.027 R). The original nine tracks were recorded on 15 February 1954 at Théâtre de l'Apollo in Paris. A later reissue of the album under the title Jacques Brel 1 was released by Barclay and included additional tracks from 1953, 1955, 1956, and 1961. The album was reissued on 23 September 2003 under the title Grand Jacques as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à Bonbons by Barclay (980 816-3).

Critical reception

In her review for AllMusic, Amy Hanson called the album a "marvelous disc" and a "masterful collection of songs recorded ... at the beginning of Brel's storied career, and a glimpse into a style of chanson that he seldom returned to once he'd swept France, Europe, and then the States with his best-known classics just a couple years later". Hanson continued:

Track listing

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Saint-Pierre

Saint-Pierre, which means Saint Peter in French, has been used in the name of many people places, events, and things. It may refer to:

Aeronautics

Airline

Air Saint Pierre, airline based on the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Airports

Havre Saint-Pierre Airport in Quebec Canada

Saint-Pierre-du-Mont Airfield in Calvados department France

Saint-Pierre Airport Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Saint-Pierre - Pierrefonds Airport Réunion

Canals

Canal de Saint-Pierre, Toulousse France

Ecluse Saint-Pierre, a lock along the Canal de Saint-Pierre

Ecluse Saint-Pierre, a lock along the Canal de Saint-Pierre

Churches

Saint-Pierre, Caen

Saint-Pierre, Firminy, a church by Le Corbusier

Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune Protestant Church, a medieval church in Strasbourg, France

Saint-Pierre le Vieux (Old Saint Peter's Church, Strasbourg), a medieval church in Strasbourg, divided since 1683 into separate Protestant and Catholic churches

Saint-Pierre-de-Montrouge, Paris, France

Châteaux

Château Saint-Pierre, Bordeaux Fourth Growth

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Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Saint-Pierre is the capital of the French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, off the coast of Newfoundland in Canada. Saint-Pierre is the more populated of the two communes (municipalities) making up Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Geography

The commune of Saint-Pierre is made up of the island of Saint-Pierre proper and several nearby smaller islands, such as L'Île-aux-Marins. Although containing nearly 90% of the inhabitants of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the commune of Saint-Pierre is considerably smaller than the commune of Miquelon-Langlade, which lies to its northwest.

The main settlement and communal seat is situated on the north side of a harbour called Barachois, which faces the Atlantic Ocean, on the Saint-Pierre Island's east coast. The mouth of the harbour is guarded by a small chain of islands.

History

Until 1945, there existed a third commune in Saint Pierre and Miquelon: L'Île-aux-Marins. The commune of L'Île-aux-Marins was annexed by the commune of Saint-Pierre in 1945.

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Saint-Pierre (surname)

Saint-Pierre or St Pierre or St. Pierre is the surname of:

Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre (1658–1743), proposed the creation of a European league of 18 sovereign states

Guy Saint-Pierre (born 1934), Canadian politician and businessman

Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737–1814), French writer and botanist

Liliane Saint-Pierre (born 1948), Belgian singer

Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre (born 1978), Canadian filmmaker

Paul Matthew St. Pierre (active from 1992), Canadian academic and writer

Richard Saint-Pierre, one of the first translators of, and possibly discoverer of, the Gospel of Thomas

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Podcasts:

Jacques Brel

ALBUMS

Suivre l'étoile released: 2013
Les 50 Plus Belles Chansons released: 2013
Formidable ! released: 2011
Best of the Best Collection : Ne me quitte pas released: 2010
One, Two, Three, Four: The Studio Albums released: 2010
My Death released: 2010
L'Intégrale des albums studio released: 2010
Trois poètes : Brel, Brassens, Ferré released: 2010
Forever released: 2009
Master série, Volume 2 released: 2009
Master Serie, Volume 1 released: 2009
C'est comme ça released: 2008
Enregistrements PHILIPS 1954-1961 released: 2008
Here's Jacques Brel released: 2007
I Am the Shadow of the Songs released: 2007
Les 100 Plus Belles Chansons released: 2007
Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (2006 off-Broadway cast) released: 2006
The Olympia, 1961 & 1964 released: 2005
Les Débuts des Trois Grands : 1952-1954 released: 2005
Grand Jacques released: 2005
Octobre 1966, Les Adieux a l’Olympia released: 2004
Infiniment released: 2004
N°2 : Quand on n'a que l'amour released: 2003
L'Intégrale released: 2003
Les Bourgeois released: 2003
Ces gens-là released: 2003
Au printemps released: 2003
N°4 : La Valse à mille temps released: 2003
Marieke released: 2003
N°1 : Jacques Brel et ses Chansons released: 2003
Ne me quitte pas released: 2003
Master Serie, Volume 1 released: 2003
Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (1968 original off-Broadway cast) released: 2002
Brel released: 2000
67 released: 2000
Ballades et mots d'amour released: 1999
Jacques Brel à Knokke released: 1999
Mijn vlakke land released: 1998
En scènes : Enregistrements inédits released: 1998
Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (1994 London revival cast) released: 1997
Quand on n'a que l'amour released: 1996
Greatest Hits released: 1991
Master Serie, Volume 2 released: 1991
Jacques Brel released: 1990
Ses 16 plus belles Chansons released: 1989
Le coffret souvenir released: 1988
Intégrale Grand Jacques released: 1988
Les Marquises released: 1988
Enregistrement public à l'Olympia 1961 released: 1988
Enregistrement public à l'Olympia 1964 released: 1988
De 24 grootste successen released: 1988
Quinze ans d’amour released: 1988
La Fanette - 5 released: 1978
J'arrive released: 1973
Ces gens-là released: 1965
Mathilde released: 1964
Les Bigotes released: 1963
N°6 : Les Bourgeois released: 1962
N°5 : Marieke released: 1961
N°3 : Au printemps released: 1958
Greatest Hits released:
Les Bonbons released:
Jacques Brel released:
Amsterdam released:
Les Vieux released:

Les Bigotes

Released 1963

N°6 : Les Bourgeois

Released 1962

N°5 : Marieke

Released 1961

N°3 : Au printemps

Released 1958

Greatest Hits

Les Bonbons

Jacques Brel

Amsterdam

Les Vieux

Born: 1929-04-08

Died: 1978-10-09

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