Les Marquises
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Les Marquises is Jacques Brel
's final album. Also known as Brel, this was the first album of new songs by Brel in ten years. The album was released 17 November 1977. Brel's albums are sometimes known by different titles, and sometimes exist in different versions with the tracks arranged in different orders. Les Marquises is the album title as it was reissued on 23 September 2003 as part of the 16–CD box set Boîte à Bonbons on Barclay
(980 816-5).
Tracks 1-12 constituted the original 1977 release of the album. All songs were written by Jacques Brel. Tracks 13-17 were added to the album when it was reissued as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à Bonbons.
Jacques Brel
Jacques Brel was a Belgian singer-songwriter who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following in France initially, and later throughout the world. He was widely considered a master of the modern chanson...
's final album. Also known as Brel, this was the first album of new songs by Brel in ten years. The album was released 17 November 1977. Brel's albums are sometimes known by different titles, and sometimes exist in different versions with the tracks arranged in different orders. Les Marquises is the album title as it was reissued on 23 September 2003 as part of the 16–CD box set Boîte à Bonbons on Barclay
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(980 816-5).
Track listing
| Track | Title | Translation | Composer | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Jaurès" | "Jaurès" | Jacques Brel | 24 September 1977 |
| 2 | "La Ville s’Endormait" | "The City Fell Asleep" | Jacques Brel | 8 September 1977 |
| 3 | "Vieillir" | "Age" | Jacques Brel, Gérard Joannest | 29 September 1977 |
| 4 | "Le Bon Dieu" | "The Good Lord" | Jacques Brel | 23 September 1977 |
| 5 | "Les F..." | "The Flemish Nationalists" | Jacques Brel, Joe Donato | 22 September 1977 |
| 6 | "Orly" | "Orly" | Jacques Brel | 5 September 1977 |
| 7 | "Les Remparts de Varsovie" | "The Walls of Warsaw" | Jacques Brel | 23 September 1977 |
| 8 | "Voir un Ami Pleurer" | "Watching a Friend Crying" | Jacques Brel | 21 September 1977 |
| 9 | "Knokke-le-Zoute Tango" | "Knokke-the-salty Tango" | Jacques Brel | 27 September 1977 |
| 10 | "Jojo" | "Jojo" | Jacques Brel | 5 September 1977 |
| 11 | "Le Lion" | "The Lion" | Jacques Brel | 24 September 1977 |
| 12 | "Les Marquises" | "The Marquesas" | Jacques Brel | 1 October 1977 |
| 13 | "Sans Exigences" | "Without Demands" | Jacques Brel | 24 September 1977 |
| 14 | "Avec Élégance" | "With Elegance" | Jacques Brel | 24 September 1977 |
| 15 | "Mai 40" | "May 40" | Jacques Brel | 24 September 1977 |
| 16 | "L’Amour est Mort" | "Love is Dead" | Jacques Brel | 24 September 1977 |
| 17 | "La Cathédrale" | "The Cathedral" | Jacques Brel | 24 September 1977 |
Tracks 1-12 constituted the original 1977 release of the album. All songs were written by Jacques Brel. Tracks 13-17 were added to the album when it was reissued as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à Bonbons.