Les Douze Premières Chansons de Léo Ferré
1969 studio album by Léo Ferré
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| Released | 1969 | |||
| Recorded | March 1969 Barclay Studio, Paris (France) | |||
| Genre | Chanson | |||
| Length | 39:49 | |||
| Label | Barclay Records | |||
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Les Douze Premières Chansons de Léo Ferré (English: The Twelve First Songs of Léo Ferré) is an album by Léo Ferré, released in 1969 by Barclay Records. The singer records once again the songs he taped in 1950 on behalf of the label Le Chant du Monde, for 78s releases. Back then he had accompanied himself on the piano and technical conditions weren't top-notch. For this release Ferré is backed by a studio orchestra and delivers the songs with plain charismatic vocal maturity.
This album has a lot of tasteful accordion and jazz hints, which convey a great frenchness feel.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Léo Ferré, except three of them.
- Original LP
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "À Saint-Germain-des-Prés" (Saint-Germain-des-Prés) | 3:16 | |
| 2. | "Le Flamenco de Paris" (Paris Flamenco) | 2:43 | |
| 3. | "Monsieur Tout-Blanc" (Mister All-White) | 3:50 | |
| 4. | "L'Inconnue de Londres" (The Strangeress from London) | 3:44 | |
| 5. | "Les Forains" (The Carnies) | 3:46 | |
| 6. | "La Vie d'artiste" (Artist's life) | Léo Ferré & Francis Claude | 2:23 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 7. | "La Chanson du scaphandrier" (Song of the Deep-Sea Diver) | René Baer | 2:00 |
| 8. | "L'Esprit de famille" (Family Spirit) | 3:13 | |
| 9. | "Barbarie" (Barbarism) | 3:19 | |
| 10. | "Le Temps des roses rouges" (The Red Roses Times) | 3:19 | |
| 11. | "Le Bateau espagnol" (The Spanish Boat) | 3:39 | |
| 12. | "L'Île Saint-Louis" (The Île Saint-Louis) | Léo Ferré & Francis Claude | 3:57 |
Personnel
- The orchestra consists of session musicians hired for the recording.
Production
- Arranger & conductor: Jean-Michel Defaye
- Engineering: Gerhard Lehner
- Executive producer: Richard Marsan
- Artwork: Patrick Ullmann
External links
- Album presentation (French)
- English translation of À Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
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- Seul en scène
- L'Indigné - Intégrale Studio Barclay 1960-1974
- La Vie moderne: intégrale 1944-1959
- L'Âge d'or: intégrale 1960-1967
- La Solitude: intégrale 1968-1974
- La Marge: intégrale 1975-1991
