Les Bonbons (album)

Les Bonbons (English: The candies) is a compilation album by Jacques Brel. Also known as Les Vieux, Jacques Brel Accompagné par François Rauber et Son Orchestre, and Encore, the album was released in 1966 by Barclay. The original 1966 album was itself a composite of two earlier 10" releases, one from 1963 and one from 1964. The album was reissued on 23 September 2003 under the title Les Bonbons as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à Bonbons by Barclay (980 817-0).[1][2]

Les Bonbons
Compilation album by Jacques Brel
Released	1966 (1966)
Recorded	2 April 1963–9 January 1964
Genre	Chanson
Length	47:00
Label	Barclay Universal
Jacques Brel chronology
Les Bourgeois (1962) Les Bonbons (1966) Ces Gens-Là (1966)

Track listing

Track	Title	Translation	Composer	Recorded
1	"Les Bonbons"	I Brought Candy	Jacques Brel	1964-01-07
2	"Les Vieux"	Old Folks	Jacques Brel, Jean Corti, Gérard Jouannest	1963-04-10
3	"La Parlote"	Chitchat	Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest	1963-04-02
4	"Le Dernier Repas"	The Last Supper	Jacques Brel	1964-01-08
5	"Titine"	Titine	Jacques Brel, Jean Corti, Gérard Jouannest[3]	1964-03-07
6	"Au Suivant"	Next	Jacques Brel	1964-01-09
7	"Les Toros"	The Bulls	Jacques Brel, Jean Corti, Gérard Jouannest	1963-04-03
8	"La Fanette"	Fanette	Jacques Brel	1963-04-03
9	"J'aimais"	I Loved	Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest	1963-04-10
10	"Les Filles et les chiens"	The Girls and the Dogs	Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest	1963-04-03
11	"Les Bigotes"	Churchgoing Women	Jacques Brel	1963-04-10
12	"Les Fenêtres"	Windows	Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest	1963-04-02
13	"Quand Maman reviendra"	When Mother Comes Back	Jacques Brel	1963-04-02
14	"Les Amants de cœur"	The Lovers	Jacques Brel, Rod McKuen	1964-03-07[4]

• Tracks 1–12 constituted the original 1966 album.
• Tracks 13–14 were added to the album when it was reissued as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à Bonbons.

Personnel

• Jacques Brel – composer, vocals
• François Rauber – orchestra conductor
• Gerhardt Lehner – recording engineer & audio mixing (uncredited)
• Jean-Marie Guérin – mastering
• Gérard Jouannest – composer
• Hubert Grooteclaes – photography
• Pierre Fournier – photography

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[5]	Gold	200,000[6]

References

1. Discogs "Les Bonbons" Check |url= value (help). Retrieved 5 September 2011.
2. "Discography". Archived from Editions Jacques Brel the original Check |url= value (help) on March 31, 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
3. http://www.discogs.com/Jacques-Brel-Jacques-Brel/release/3118689
4. "Discography". Archived from Editions Jacques Brel the original Check |url= value (help) on March 31, 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
5. "French album certifications – Jacques Brel – Les Bonbons" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
6. "Les Albums Or". infodisc.fr. SNEP. Archived from the original on 2011-10-18. Retrieved 2011-08-31.