The Gold Collection: 40 Chansons d’or

~ Release by Édith Piaf (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

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Fatbox in a cardboard slipcase

Annotation last modified on 2024-06-16 14:09 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Fais‐moi valser
vocals:
Édith Piaf
orchestra:
Orchestre Médinger
recording of:
Fais‐moi valser (in 1936)
lyricist and composer:
Charles Borel-Clerc
3:24
2L’Étranger
piano:
Walter Joseph (pianist)
vocals:
Édith Piaf
recording of:
L’Étranger (in 1936)
lyricist:
Robert Malleron
composer:
Robert Juel (French 1930s songwriter) and Marguerite Monnot
3:29
3Mon amant de la coloniale
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1936-05-07)
conductor:
Georges Aubanel (composer & conductor) (on 1936-05-07)
recording of:
Mon amant de la coloniale (on 1936-05-07)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
Robert Juel (French 1930s songwriter)
3:15
4Y’avait du soleil
vocals:
Édith Piaf
orchestra:
Orchestre Yerry
recording of:
Y’avait du soleil (in 1936)
lyricist and composer:
Jean Lenoir
3:19
5Mon apéro
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1935-12-18)
orchestra:
Accordéonistes Médinger (on 1935-12-18)
recording of:
Mon apéro (on 1935-12-18)
lyricist:
Robert Malleron
composer:
Robert Juel (French 1930s songwriter)
3:41
6Les Hiboux
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1936-01-15)
orchestra:
Accordéonistes Médinger (on 1936-01-15)
performer:
Les Frères Médinger
recording of:
Les Hiboux (on 1936-01-15)
lyricist:
Paul Dalbret (French singer, composer & lyricist) and Eugène Joullot (French author)
composer:
Paul Dalbret (French singer, composer & lyricist)
3:26
7Mon légionnaire
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1937-01-28)
orchestra:
Orchestre Emile Stern (on 1937-01-28)
recording of:
Mon légionnaire (on 1937-01-28)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
3:53
8Un jeune homme chantait
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth)
recording of:
Un jeune homme chantait (in 1937)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso and Léo Poll
composer:
Léo Poll
2:58
9Paris‐Méditerranée
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1937-06-24)
orchestra:
Orchestre Jacques Météhen (on 1937-06-24)
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth) (on 1937-06-24)
recording of:
Paris-Méditerranée (on 1937-06-24)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
René Cloërec
3:07
10Browning
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth)
recording of:
Browning (in 1937)
lyricist:
Asso
composer:
Gilles (Swiss composer/vocalist/actor Jean Villard Gilles)
3:21
11Ding din don
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth)
recording of:
Ding-din-don (in 1937)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso and Pierre Dreyfus (French composer & pianist)
composer:
Pierre Dreyfus (French composer & pianist)
3:33
12Le Grand Voyage du pauvre nègre
vocals:
Édith Piaf (in 1938)
orchestra:
Orchestre Jacques Météhen (in 1938)
recording of:
Le Grand Voyage du pauvre nègre (in 1938)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
René Cloërec
3:44
13Le Fanion de la légion
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1938-03-15)
orchestra:
Orchestre Emile Stern
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth) (on 1938-03-15)
recording of:
Le Fanion de la légion (in 1937)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
recording of:
Le Fanion de la légion (on 1938-03-15)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
3:19
14Madeleine qu’avait du cœur
vocals:
Édith Piaf
recording of:
Madeleine qu’avait du cœur (in 1938)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
Max d'Yrèsne
3:21
15C’est lui que mon cœur a choisi
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth)
recording of:
C’est lui que mon cœur a choisi (in 1938)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso and Paul Duard
composer:
Max d'Yrèsne
3:20
16Le Mauvais Matelot
vocals:
Édith Piaf
recording of:
Le Mauvais Matelot (in 1938)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
Pierre Dreyfus (French composer & pianist)
3:42
17Je n’en connais pas la fin
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1939-05-31)
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth) (on 1939-05-31)
recording of:
Je n’en connais pas la fin (on 1939-05-31)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
recording of:
Je n’en connais pas la fin (in 1939)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
3:16
18Les Deux Copains
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1939-05-31)
orchestra:
Orchestre Jacques Météhen (on 1939-05-31)
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth) (on 1939-05-31)
recording of:
Les Deux Copains (on 1939-05-31)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
Charles Borel-Clerc
2:55
19Le Petit Monsieur triste
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1939-05-31)
orchestra:
Orchestre Jacques Météhen (on 1939-05-31)
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth) (on 1939-05-31)
recording of:
Le Petit Monsieur triste (on 1939-05-31)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
2:47
20Elle fréquentait la rue Pigalle
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1939-05-31)
orchestra:
Orchestre Jacques Météhen
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth) (on 1939-05-31)
recording of:
Elle fréquentait la Rue Pigalle (on 1939-05-31)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
Louis Maitrier
43:33
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part of:The Gold Collection - 40 Classic Performances (order: 4)