Ces gens-là (English: Those people) is the ninth studio album by Jacques Brel. Also known as Jef, it was released in 1966 by Barclay (80323). The album was reissued on 23 September 2003 under the title Ces Gens-Là as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à bonbons by Barclay (980 817-2).[1][2]
Track listing
| Track
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Title
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Translation
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Songwriter(s)
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Recorded
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| 1 |
"Ces gens-là" |
"Those People" |
Jacques Brel |
1965-11-06
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| 2 |
"Jef" |
"Jef" |
Brel |
1964-01-08
|
| 3 |
"La Chanson de Jacky" |
"Jacky's Song" |
Brel, Gérard Jouannest |
1965-11-02
|
| 4 |
"Les Bergers" |
"The Shepherds" |
Brel |
1964-01-07
|
| 5 |
"Le Tango funèbre" |
"The Funeral Tango" |
Brel, Jouannest |
1964-03-07
|
| 6 |
"Fernand" |
"Fernand" |
Brel, Jouannest |
1965-11-06
|
| 7 |
"Mathilde" |
"Mathilde" |
Brel, Jouannest |
1964-01-09
|
| 8 |
"L'Âge idiot" |
"The Idiotic Age" |
Brel |
1965-11-02
|
| 9 |
"Grand-mère" |
"Grandmother" |
Brel |
1965-11-03
|
| 10 |
"Les Désespérés" |
"The Desperate Ones" |
Brel, Jouannest |
1965-11-06
|
| 11 |
"Mijn vlakke land (Le Plat Pays)" |
"The Flat Country" |
Brel |
1963-01-08
|
| 12 |
"Rosa (in Flemish)" |
"Rosa" |
Brel, Jouannest |
1963-01-08
|
| 13 |
"De burgerij (Les bourgeois)" |
"The bourgeois" |
Brel, Jean Corti |
1963-01-08
|
| 14 |
"De nuttelozen van de nacht (Les paumés du petit matin)" |
"The Lost Ones of the Early Morning" |
Brel, François Rauber |
1963-01-08[2]
|
- Tracks 1–10 constituted the original 1966 album.
- Tracks 11–14 were originally issued on EP Barclay 70907 EP 45, of which the orchestral sessions were recorded on 8 January 1963, with separate vocals by Brel added later. These tracks do not belong to the original album 'Ces Gens-là' but were added when it was reissued as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à bonbons.
Personnel
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