Ne Me Quitte Pas (album)

Ne Me Quitte Pas (English: Don't leave me) is Jacques Brel's thirteenth studio album. Released in 1972 by Barclay (80145), the album features re-recordings of many of Brel's best-known songs. The album was reissued on 23 September 2003 as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à Bonbons (Barclay: 980 817-6).

Ne Me Quitte Pas
Studio album by
Released6 September 1972
Recorded12–27 June 1972
GenreChanson
Length38 minutes
LabelBarclay/Universal
Jacques Brel chronology
L'Homme de la Mancha
(1968)
Ne Me Quitte Pas
(1972)
Les Marquises
(1977)
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Title song

The title song has been translated into numerous languages, and has been widely covered by French and English-speaking artists, including Isabelle Aubret (2001), Shirley Bassey (1972), Sam Cooke (1960), Céline Dion (1994), Olivia Newton-John (1972), Nina Simone (1965), Dionne Warwick (1972) and Belinda Carlisle (2007). [1][2]

Track listing

Track Title Translation Composer Recorded
1"Ne me quitte pas"Don't leave meJacques Brel1972-06-20
2"Marieke"MariekeJacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest1972-06-12
3"On n'oublie rien"One forgets nothingJacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest1972-06-12
4"Les Flamandes"The FlemishJacques Brel1972-06-12
5"Les prénoms de Paris"The names of ParisJacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest1972-06-12
6"Quand on n'a que l'amour"When you only have loveJacques Brel1972-06-27
7"Les biches"The doesJacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest1972-06-23
8"Le prochain amour"The next loveJacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest1972-06-23
9"Le Moribond"The dying manJacques Brel1972-06-20
10"La valse à mille temps"The waltz a thousand times as fastJacques Brel1972-06-27
11"Je ne sais pas"I don't knowJacques Brel1972-06-12[3]

Personnel

References

  1. Discogs "Ne Me Quitte Pas" Check |url= value (help). Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  2. "Discography". Archived from Editions Jacques Brel the original Check |url= value (help) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  3. "Discography". Archived from Editions Jacques Brel the original Check |url= value (help) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
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