L'Homme de la Mancha

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L'Homme de la Mancha
Studio album by Jacques Brel
Released	1968
Recorded	November 23-November 27, 1968
Genre	Chanson
Length	45:20
Label	Barclay Records/Universal Records
Jacques Brel chronology
J'arrive (1968) L'Homme de la Mancha (1968) Ne Me Quitte Pas (1972)

L'Homme de la Mancha is a 1968 album by Jacques Brel and others. It is an adaptation of the musical The Man of La Mancha by Mitch Leigh and Joe Darion. Brel is credited as the author of the lyrics in this French version, in which he plays the rôle of Don Quixote.

[edit] Track listing

1. "L’Homme de la Mancha" (Man of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote))
2. "Un Animal" (It's All The Same)
3. "Dulcinéa" (Dulcinea)
4. "Vraiment Je ne Pense Qu’à Lui" (I'm Only Thinking Of Him)
5. "Le Casque d’Or de Mambrino" (Golden Helmet of Mambrino)
6. "Chacun sa Dulcinéa" (To Each His Dulcinea)
7. "Pourquoi Fait-Il Toutes Ces Choses" (What Do You Want of Me?)
8. "La Quête" (The Impossible Dream (The Quest))
9. "Sans Amour" (Little Bird, Little Bird)
10. "Gloria" (Knight of the Woeful Countenance)
11. "Aldonza" (Aldonza)
12. "Le Chevalier aux Miroirs" (Knight of the Mirrors)
13. "La Mort" (Finale Ultimo)

[edit] Personnel

• François Rauber - arrangements, orchestra conductor

[edit] External links

• Jacques Brel - Official website