Chansons ou versions inédites de jeunesse
Studio album by
Released23 September 2003
Recorded14 August 1953,
21 August 1953,
1962
GenreChanson
Length65:20
LabelBarclay

Chansons ou versions inédites de jeunesse (Early Unreleased Songs or Versions) is an album of Jacques Brel rare early recordings first issued as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à bonbons on 23 September 2003. This CD contains 28 titles: 26 songs from Radio Hasselt recorded 14 August 1953 and 21 August 1953, a recording from the Brel family's private collection, and a 1962 recording from Dutch television AVRO.[1]

Track listing

Track Title Possible translation Composer Recorded
1"À deux"In TwoJacques Brel1953-08
2"Dites, si c'était vrai (poème)"Say, If That Were True (Poem)Jacques Brel1953-08
3"Les Gens"The PeopleJacques Brel1953-08
4"La Haine"The HatredJacques Brel1953-08
5"Départs"DeparturesJacques Brel1953-08
6"Le Diable (Ça Va)"The Devil (It's Fine)Jacques Brel1953-08
7"Qu'Avons-nous fait, bonnes gens ?"What Have We Done, Good People?Jacques Brel1953-08
8"L'Ange déchu"The Fallen AngelJacques Brel1953-08
9"Les pieds dans le ruisseau"Trailing my Feet in the StreamJacques Brel1953-08
10"La Bastille"The BastilleJacques Brel1953-08
11"Ce qu'il nous faut"What We NeedJacques Brel1953-08
12"L'Accordéon de la vie"The Accordion of LifeJacques Brel1953-08
13"Je suis l'ombre des chansons"I Am the Shadow of SongsJacques Brel1953-08
14"S'il te faut"If You NeedJacques Brel1953-08
15"Ballade"BalladJacques Brel1953-08
16"L'Orage"The StormJacques Brel1953-08
17"Les Pavés"Paving StonesJacques Brel1953-08
18"Le Fou du roi"The JesterJacques Brel1953-08
19"La Foire"The FairJacques Brel1953-08
20"Sur la place"On the SquareJacques Brel1953-08
21"Il peut pleuvoir"It May RainJacques Brel1953-08
22"Les deux fauteuils"The Two ChairsJacques Brel1953-08
23"Les Enfants du roi"Children of the KingJacques Brel1953-08
24"Le Troubadour"The TroubadourJacques Brel1953-08
25"Il nous faut regarder"We Need to LookJacques Brel1953-08
26"C'est comme ça"That's How It IsJacques Brel1953-08
27"Si tu revenais"If You'd ReturnJacques Brellikely 1953
28"Le Pendu"The Hanged ManJacques Brel1963
  • Tracks 1–26 recorded on 14 August and 21 August 1953 at Radio Hasselt

Track 27 recorded in 1953, for Swiss radio Radio Suisse Romande <ref>2

  • Track 28 recorded 20 February 1963 at Hilversum, Netherlands, for TV show 'Club Domino'. Broadcast 20 April 1963<ref>2.
  • Tracks 4, 6, 10, 14, 18, 20, 21, 25, and 26 were re-recorded and released on Jacques Brel et ses chansons in 1954.
  • Tracks 7 and 9 were re-recorded and released on Quand on n'a que l'amour in 1957.
  • Track 2 was re-recorded and released on Au printemps in 1958.

References

  1. "Discography". Editions Jacques Brel. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2011.

2. research in book 'Jacques Brel, Leven en Liefde 1929-1978' by René Seghers, Baarn :TIRION/Lannoo, 2003

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