Les Marquises (English: The Marquesas) is Jacques Brel's thirteenth and final album. Also known as Brel, the album was released 17 November 1977 by Barclay (96 010). This was the singer's first album of new songs in ten years. The album was reissued on 23 September 2003 under the title Les Marquises as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à Bonbons by Barclay (980 817-7).[1][2]
[edit] Track listing
| Track |
Title |
Translation |
Composer |
Recorded |
| 1 |
"Jaurès" |
Jaurès |
Jacques Brel |
1977-09-24 |
| 2 |
"La ville s’endormait" |
The city fell asleep |
Jacques Brel |
1977-09-08 |
| 3 |
"Vieillir" |
Age |
Jacques Brel, Gérard Joannest |
1977-09-29 |
| 4 |
"Le bon dieu" |
The good Lord |
Jacques Brel |
1977-09-23 |
| 5 |
"Les F..." |
The Flemish nationalists |
Jacques Brel, Joe Donato |
1977-09-22 |
| 6 |
"Orly" |
Orly |
Jacques Brel |
1977-09-05 |
| 7 |
"Les remparts de Varsovie" |
The walls of Warsaw |
Jacques Brel |
1977-09-23 |
| 8 |
"Voir un ami pleurer" |
Watching a friend cry |
Jacques Brel |
1977-09-21 |
| 9 |
"Knokke-le-Zoute Tango" |
Knokke-le-Zoute Tango |
Jacques Brel |
1977-09-27 |
| 10 |
"Jojo" |
Jojo |
Jacques Brel |
1977-09-05 |
| 11 |
"Le Lion" |
The lion |
Jacques Brel |
1977-09-24 |
| 12 |
"Les Marquises" |
The Marquesas |
Jacques Brel |
1977-10-01 |
| 13 |
"Sans Exigences" |
Without demands |
Jacques Brel |
1977-09-24 |
| 14 |
"Avec Élégance" |
With elegance |
Jacques Brel |
1977-09-24 |
| 15 |
"Mai 40" |
May 40 |
Jacques Brel |
1977-09-24 |
| 16 |
"L’Amour est Mort" |
Love is dead |
Jacques Brel |
1977-09-24 |
| 17 |
"La Cathédrale" |
The cathedral |
Jacques Brel |
1977-09-24[3] |
- Tracks 1–12 constituted the original 1977 release of the album.
- Tracks 13–17 were added to the album when it was reissued as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à Bonbons.
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