J'arrive
{{Infobox album
| name = J'arrive
| type = Album
| artist = Jacques Brel
| cover = J'arrivealbum.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1968
| recorded = 7–23 September 1968
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Chanson
| length = 41 minutes
| producer =
| prev_title = Jacques Brel 67
| prev_year = 1967
| next_title = L'Homme de la Mancha
| next_year = 1968
}}
J'arrive ({{langx|en|I'm arriving}}) is Jacques Brel's eleventh studio album. Originally released in 1968 by Barclay (80373), the album was reissued on 23 September 2003 as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à bonbons by Barclay (980 816-3).{{cite web|last=|first=|title=J'arrive |url=http://www.discogs.com/Jacques-Brel-JArrive/release/1876940 |publisher=Discogs|accessdate=5 September 2011}}{{cite web|last=|first=|title=Discography|url=http://www.jacquesbrel.be/index2.cfm?lg=EN&pg=disco&part=cd |accessdate=5 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331124817/http://www.jacquesbrel.be/index2.cfm?lg=EN&pg=disco&part=cd |archive-date=31 March 2012}} The album has been praised for Brel's ability to transmit a wide-range of feelings onto the listener, including melancholy, nostalgia and optimism.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=BELGIUM: J'arrive - Jacques Brel |url=https://www.200worldalbums.com/post/belgium-j-arrive-jacques-brel |access-date=21 October 2023 |website=200worldalbums.com |language=en |archive-date=1 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001181951/https://www.200worldalbums.com/post/belgium-j-arrive-jacques-brel |url-status=live }}
Track listing
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! style="width:250px;"|Title ! style="width:250px;"|Loose translation ! style="width:250px;"|Composer ! style="width:100px;"|Recorded | ||||
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| 1 | "J'arrive" | I'm arriving | Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest | 1968-09-14 |
| 2 | "Vesoul" | Vesoul | Jacques Brel | 1968-09-23 |
| 3 | "L'Ostendaise" | The Ostend Girl | Jacques Brel, François Rauber | 1968-09-23 |
| 4 | "Je suis un soir d'été" | I Am a Summer Evening | Jacques Brel | 1968-09-15 |
| 5 | "Regarde bien petit" | Watch Well, Kid | Jacques Brel | 1968-09-14 |
| 6 | "Comment tuer l'amant de sa femme quand on a été élevé comme moi dans la tradition" | How to Kill One's Wife's Lover When One Was Raised Like Me in Tradition | Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest | 1968-09-12 |
| 7 | "L'Éclusier" | The Lock Keeper | Jacques Brel | 1968-09-07 |
| 8 | "Un enfant" | A Child | Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest | 1968-09-14 |
| 9 | "La Bière" | Beer | Jacques Brel | 1968-09-14 |
| 10 | "La Chanson de Van Horst" | The Song of Van Horst | Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest | 1972 |
| 11 | "L'Enfance" | Childhood | Jacques Brel, François Rauber | 1973-05-24 |
- Tracks 1–9 constituted the original 1968 album.
- Tracks 10–11 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, musical director
- Marcel Azzola - accordion on "Vesoul" and "L'éclusier"
- Janine De Waleyne - backing vocals on "Je suis un soir d'été" (uncredited)
- Gerhardt Lehner – recording engineer & audio mixing (uncredited)
- Jean-Marie Guérin – mastering
- Jean-Pierre Leloir – photography
References
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Category:1960s French-language albums
Category:Barclay (record label) albums