Ne Me Quitte Pas (album)

Ne Me Quitte Pas
Studio album by Jacques Brel
Released	1972
Recorded	12–27 June 1972
Genre	Chanson
Length	38 minutes
Label	Barclay/Universal
Jacques Brel chronology
L'Homme de la Mancha (1968) Ne Me Quitte Pas (1972) Les Marquises (1977)

Ne Me Quitte Pas (English: Don't leave me) is Jacques Brel's twelfth studio album. Released in 1972 by Barclay (80145), the album features re-recordings of many of Brel's best-known songs. The album was reissued on 23 September 2003 under the title Ne Me Quitte Pas as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à Bonbons by Barclay (980 817-6). The title song "Ne me quitte pas" has been translated into numerous languages, and has been widely covered by French and English-speaking artists, including Isabelle Aubret (2001), Shirley Bassey (1972), Sam Cooke (1960), Céline Dion (1994), Olivia Newton-John (1972), Nina Simone (1965), and Dionne Warwick (1972). ^[1][2][3]

Track listing

Track	Title	Translation	Composer	Recorded
1	"Ne me quitte pas"	Don't leave me	Jacques Brel	1972-06-20
2	"Marieke"	Marieke	Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest	1972-06-12
3	"On n'oublie rien"	One forgets nothing	Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest	1972-06-12
4	"Les Flamandes"	The Flemish	Jacques Brel	1972-06-12
5	"Les prénoms de Paris"	The names of Paris	Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest	1972-06-12
6	"Quand on a que l'amour"	When you only have love	Jacques Brel	1972-06-27
7	"Les biches"	The does	Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest	1972-06-23
8	"Le prochain amour"	The next love	Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest	1972-06-23
9	"Le Moribond"	The dying man	Jacques Brel	1972-06-20
10	"La valse à mille temps"	The waltz a thousand times as fast	Jacques Brel	1972-06-27
11	"Je ne sais pas"	I don't know	Jacques Brel	1972-06-12[4]

Credits

• Jacques Brel – composer, vocals
• François Rauber – orchestra conductor, arrangements
• Gérard Jouannest – piano
• Claude Achallé – audio engineer
• Jean-Marie Guérin – mastering
• Alain Marouani – photography

References

1. ^ Discogs "Ne Me Quitte Pas". http://www.discogs.com/Jacques-Brel-Ne-Me-Quitte-Pas/release/1886709 Discogs. Retrieved 5 September 2011. 
2. ^ Editions Jacques Brel "Discography". http://www.jacquesbrel.be/index2.cfm?lg=EN&pg=disco&part=cd Editions Jacques Brel. Retrieved 5 September 2011. 
3. ^ List of Jacques Brel cover versions
4. ^ Editions Jacques Brel "Discography". http://www.jacquesbrel.be/index2.cfm?lg=EN&pg=disco&part=cd Editions Jacques Brel. Retrieved 5 September 2011.