J'arrive
1968 studio album by Jacques Brel
J'arrive | ||||
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Studio album by Jacques Brel | ||||
Released | 1968 | |||
Recorded | 7–23 September 1968 | |||
Genre | Chanson | |||
Length | 41 minutes | |||
Label | Barclay/Universal | |||
Jacques Brel chronology | ||||
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J'arrive (English: 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).[1][2] The album has been praised for Brel's ability to transmit a wide-range of feelings onto the listener, including melancholy, nostalgia and optimism.[3]
Track listing
Track | Title | Loose translation | Composer | 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[2] |
- 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
- v
- t
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- Jacques Brel et ses chansons
- Quand on n'a que l'amour
- Au printemps
- La Valse à mille temps
- Marieke
- Les Bourgeois
- Ces gens-là
- Jacques Brel 67
- J'arrive
- L'Homme de la Mancha
- Ne me quitte pas
- Les Marquises
- Les Bonbons
- Infiniment
- "Amsterdam"
- "Ces gens-là"
- "Jacky"
- "Ne me quitte pas" ("If You Go Away")
- "Marieke"
- "Mathilde"
- "Il neige sur Liège"
- "Vesoul"
- "Le Moribond"
- "Le Plat Pays"
- "The Impossible Dream"
- Discography
- Calvary Cemetery (Atuona)
- L'Envol (statue)
- Hiva Oa
- Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (musical)
- Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (film)
- Man of La Mancha
- Marieke (statue)
- List of cover versions
- François Rauber