Ne me quitte pas (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Ne me quitte pas
| type = Album
| artist = Jacques Brel
| cover = Ne Me Quitte PasAlbum.jpg
| alt =
| released = 6 September 1972
| recorded = 12–27 June 1972
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Chanson
| length = 38 minutes
| producer =
| prev_title = L'Homme de la Mancha
| prev_year = 1968
| next_title = Les Marquises
| next_year = 1977
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r124371|pure_url=yes}} link]
}}
Ne me quitte pas ({{langx|en|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).
Title song
{{Main|Ne me quitte pas}}
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).
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Track listing
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| style="width:50px;"|Track
! style="width:250px;"|Title ! style="width:250px;"|Translation ! style="width:250px;"|Composer ! style="width:100px;"|Recorded | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ne me quitte pas" | Don't leave me | Jacques Brel | 1972-06-20 |
| 2 | "Marieke" | Marieke | Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest | 1972-06-12 |
| 3 | "On n'oublie rien" | One forgets nothing | Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest | 1972-06-12 |
| 4 | "Les Flamandes" | The Flemish | Jacques Brel | 1972-06-12 |
| 5 | "Les Prénoms de Paris" | The names of Paris | Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest | 1972-06-12 |
| 6 | "Quand on n'a que l'amour" | When you only have love | Jacques Brel | 1972-06-27 |
| 7 | "Les Biches" | The does | Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest | 1972-06-23 |
| 8 | "Le Prochain Amour" | The next love | Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest | 1972-06-23 |
| 9 | "Le Moribond" | The dying man | Jacques Brel | 1972-06-20 |
| 10 | "La Valse à mille temps" | The waltz a thousand times as fast | Jacques Brel | 1972-06-27 |
| 11 | "Je ne sais pas" | I don't know | Jacques Brel | 1972-06-12{{cite web|last=|first=|title=Discography|url=http://www.jacquesbrel.be/index2.cfm?lg=EN&pg=disco&part=cd Editions Jacques Brel|accessdate=5 September 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331124817/http://www.jacquesbrel.be/index2.cfm?lg=EN&pg=disco&part=cd|archivedate=31 March 2012}} |
Personnel
- Jacques Brel – composer, vocals
- François Rauber – orchestra conductor, arrangements
- Gérard Jouannest – piano
- Gilbert Roussel, Marcel Azzola - accordion on "La valse a mille temps" (uncredited)
- Claude Achallé – audio engineer
- Jean-Marie Guérin – mastering
- Alain Marouani – photography
References
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Category:Albums conducted by François Rauber
Category:Albums arranged by François Rauber
Category:1970s French-language albums