''Boîte à Bonbons'' (''Box of Candies'') is a 16-CD box set compilation of the recorded songs of
Jacques Brel. The limited edition box set was released to mark the 25th anniversary of Jacques Brel's death. The box set includes 15 albums remastered from the original records. CD digipacks are presented in their original sleeve with lyrics. The box set also includes an illustrated booklet with various pictures, a biography, and Brel's citations and testimonies. Also included are five never before released songs from the recording sessions of the album ''
Les Marquises''. Included with the booklet is a bonus CD containing 28 titles: 26 songs from Radio Hasselt recorded 14 and 21 August 1953, a recording from the Brel family's private collection, and a 1962 recording from the Dutch television show AVRO. The box set is also available in an alternate velvet box format with CDs in crystal cases.
Track listing
CD 1 ''
Grand Jacques'' (1955)
# "La haine"
# "Grand Jacques (C'est trop facile)"
# "Il pleut 'Les carreaux'"
# "Le diable 'Ca va'"
# "Il peut pleuvoir"
# "Il nous faut regarder"
# "Le fou du roi"
# "C'est comme ça"
# "Sur la place"
# "S'il te faut"
# "La Bastille"
# "Prière païenne"
# "Il y a"
# "La foire"
# "Sur la place"
CD 2 ''
Quand on n'a que l'amour'' (1957)
# "Quand on a que l'amour"
# "Qu'avons-nous fait, bonnes gens"
# "Les pieds dans le ruisseau"
# "Pardons"
# "La bourrée du célibataire"
# "L'air de la bêtise"
# "Saint-Pierre"
# "J'en appelle"
# "Heureux"
# "Les blés"
# "Quand on n'a que l'amour"
CD 3 ''
Au Printemps'' (1958)
# "Demain l'on se marie (La chanson des fiancés)"
# "Au printemps"
# "Je ne sais pas"
# "Le colonel"
# "Dors ma mie, bonsoir"
# "La lumière jaillira"
# "Dites, si c'était vrai (poème)"
# "L'homme dans la cité"
# "Litanies pour un retour"
# "Voici"
# "Voir"
# "L'aventure"
# "Dites, si c'était vrai (poème)"
CD 4 ''
La Valse à Mille Temps'' (1959)
# "La valse à mille temps"
# "Seul"
# "La dame patronnesse"
# "Je t'aime"
# "
Ne me quitte pas
"Ne me quitte pas" (''"Don't leave me"'') is a 1959 song by Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel. It has been covered in the original French by many artists and has also been translated into and performed in many other languages. A well-known ...
"
# "Les Flamandes"
# "Isabelle"
# "La mort"
# "La tendresse"
# "La colombe"
CD 5 ''
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The ''-ke'' suffix is characteristic for Flemish, Brabantian and Limburgis ...
'' (1961)
# "
Marieke Marieke, sometimes written as Marike or Marique (), is a Dutch-language feminine given name, a diminutive of Maria. The Polish, Greek and Japanese equivalent is Marika.
The ''-ke'' suffix is characteristic for Flemish, Brabantian and Limburgis ...
"
# "
Le Moribond
"Seasons in the Sun" is an English-language adaptation of the 1961 Belgian song "Le Moribond" (in English "The Dying Man") by singer-songwriter Jacques Brel with lyrics rewritten in 1963 by American singer-poet Rod McKuen, portraying a dyi ...
"
# "Vivre debout"
# "On n'oublie rien"
# "Clara"
# "Le prochain amour"
# "L'ivrogne"
# "Les prénoms de Paris"
# "Les singes"
# "
Marieke Marieke, sometimes written as Marike or Marique (), is a Dutch-language feminine given name, a diminutive of Maria. The Polish, Greek and Japanese equivalent is Marika.
The ''-ke'' suffix is characteristic for Flemish, Brabantian and Limburgis ...
" (in Dutch)
# "
Laat me niet alleen (Ne me quitte pas)"
# "De apen (Les singes)"
# "Men vergeet niets (On n'oublie rien)"
# "Le prochain amour"
CD 6 ''
Enregistrement Public à l'Olympia 1961
''Enregistrement Public à l'Olympia 1961'' is Jacques Brel's first live album. Also known as ''A L'Olympia'' (Philips Records, Philips 6416 403), the album was reissued on 23 September 2003 under the title ''Enregistrement Public à l'Olympia 196 ...
'' (1962)
# "Introduction / Les prénoms de Paris"
# "Les bourgeois"
# "Les paumés du petit matin"
# "Les Flamandes"
# "La statue"
# "Zangra"
# "
Marieke Marieke, sometimes written as Marike or Marique (), is a Dutch-language feminine given name, a diminutive of Maria. The Polish, Greek and Japanese equivalent is Marika.
The ''-ke'' suffix is characteristic for Flemish, Brabantian and Limburgis ...
"
# "Les biches"
# "Madeleine"
# "Les singes"
# "L'ivrogne"
# "La valse à mille temps"
# "
Ne me quitte pas
"Ne me quitte pas" (''"Don't leave me"'') is a 1959 song by Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel. It has been covered in the original French by many artists and has also been translated into and performed in many other languages. A well-known ...
"
# "
Le moribond
"Seasons in the Sun" is an English-language adaptation of the 1961 Belgian song "Le Moribond" (in English "The Dying Man") by singer-songwriter Jacques Brel with lyrics rewritten in 1963 by American singer-poet Rod McKuen, portraying a dyi ...
"
# "Quand on a que l'amour"
CD 7 ''
Les Bourgeois
''Les Bourgeois'' ( en, The middle class) is the sixth studio album by Jacques Brel. Also known as ''Jacques Brel'', the album was released on Barclay Records on 15 March 1962. Later, on 4 April 1962, a 10" maxi-single containing of 8 of the alb ...
'' (1962)
# "Les bourgeois"
# "Les paumés du petit matin"
# "
Le Plat Pays"
# "Zangra"
# "Une île"
# "Madeleine"
# "Bruxelles"
# "Chanson sans paroles"
# "Les biches"
# "Le caporal Casse-Pompon"
# "La statue"
# "Rosa"
# "
Il neige sur Liège"
# "Pourquoi faut-il que les hommes s'ennuient"
CD 8 ''
Les Bonbons'' (1964)
# "Les bonbons"
# "
Les vieux
Les Vieux (''The Old Folks'') is a 1963 song written and performed by Jacques Brel. It appeared on the album '' Les Bonbons'' and was co-composed with Brel's frequent collaborative musicians Gérard Jouannest and Jean Corti.
Lyrics
The song is a ...
"
# "La parlote"
# "Le dernier repas"
# "Titine"
# "Au suivant"
# "Les toros"
# "La Fanette"
# "J'aimais"
# "Les filles et les chiens"
# "Les bigotes"
# "Les fenêtres"
# "Quand maman reviendra"
# "Les amants de cœur"
CD 9 ''
Enregistrement Public à l'Olympia 1964
''Enregistrement Public à l'Olympia 1964'' is Jacques Brel's second live album. The original 25 cm LP version only contained track 1-8. Also known as ''Olympia 64'', the album was reissued with a total of 15 chansons in 1988 as part of CD Box ...
'' (1967)
# "
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...
"
# "Les timides"
# "Le dernier repas"
# "Les jardins du casino"
# "
Les vieux
Les Vieux (''The Old Folks'') is a 1963 song written and performed by Jacques Brel. It appeared on the album '' Les Bonbons'' and was co-composed with Brel's frequent collaborative musicians Gérard Jouannest and Jean Corti.
Lyrics
The song is a ...
"
# "Les toros"
# "Tango funèbre"
# "
Le plat pays"
# "Les bonbons"
# "
Mathilde"
# "Les bigotes"
# "Les bourgeois"
# "Jef"
# "Au suivant"
# "Madeleine"
CD 10 ''
Ces Gens-Là
''Ces gens-là'' ( en, Those people) is the ninth studio album by Jacques Brel. Also known as ''Jef'', it was released in 1966 by Barclay (80323). The album was reissued on 23 September 2003 under the title ''Ces Gens-Là'' as part of the 16-CD ...
'' (1966)
# "
Ces gens-là
''Ces gens-là'' ( en, Those people) is the ninth studio album by Jacques Brel. Also known as ''Jef'', it was released in 1966 by Barclay (80323). The album was reissued on 23 September 2003 under the title ''Ces Gens-Là'' as part of the 16-CD ...
"
# "Jef"
# "
La chanson de Jacky"
# "Les bergers"
# "Le tango funèbre"
# "Fernand"
# "
Mathilde"
# "L'âge idiot"
# "Grand-mère"
# "Les désespérés"
# "
Mijn vlakke land (Le plat pays)"
# "Rosa (in Dutch)"
# "De burgerij (Les bourgeois)"
# "De nuttelozen van de nacht (Les paumés du petit matin)"
CD 11 ''
Jacques Brel 67'' (1967)
# "Mon enfance"
# "Le cheval"
# "Mon père disait"
# "La… la… la…"
# "Les cœurs tendres"
# "Fils de…"
# "Les bonbons 67"
# "La chanson des vieux amants"
# "À jeun"
# "Le gaz"
# "Les moutons"
CD 12 ''
J'arrive
''J'arrive'' ( en, I'm arriving) is Jacques Brel's eleventh studio album. Originally released in 1968 by Barclay (80373), the album was reissued on 23 September 2003 as part of the 16-CD box set '' Boîte à bonbons'' by Barclay (980 816-3). Th ...
'' (1968)
# "J'arrive"
# "Vesoul"
# "L'Ostendaise"
# "Je suis un soir d'été"
# "Regarde bien petit"
# "Comment tuer l'amant"
# "L'éclusier"
# "Un enfant"
# "La bière"
# "La chanson de Van Horst"
# "L'enfance"
CD 13 ''
L'Homme de la Mancha
''L'Homme de la Mancha'' ( en, The man of la Mancha) is Jacques Brel's twelfth studio album. Released in 1968, it is the cast recording of the Man of La Mancha#Foreign language stage adaptations, French adaptation of ''Man of La Mancha, The Man of ...
'' (1968)
# "L'homme de la Mancha"
# "Un animal"
# "Dulcinea"
# "Vraiment je ne pense qu'à lui"
# "Le casque d'or de Mambrino"
# "Chacun sa Dulcinea"
# "Pourquoi fait-il toutes ces choses"
# "
La quête"
# "Sans amour"
# "Gloria"
# "Aldonza"
# "Le chevalier aux miroir"
# "La mort/Dulcinea (reprise)"/ "La Quête (reprise)"/"L'Homme de la Mancha (reprise)"/"De Profundis (reprise)"/"Le Final (reprise)".
CD 14 ''
Ne me quitte pas
"Ne me quitte pas" (''"Don't leave me"'') is a 1959 song by Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel. It has been covered in the original French by many artists and has also been translated into and performed in many other languages. A well-known ...
'' (1972)
# "
Ne me quitte pas
"Ne me quitte pas" (''"Don't leave me"'') is a 1959 song by Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel. It has been covered in the original French by many artists and has also been translated into and performed in many other languages. A well-known ...
"
# "
Marieke Marieke, sometimes written as Marike or Marique (), is a Dutch-language feminine given name, a diminutive of Maria. The Polish, Greek and Japanese equivalent is Marika.
The ''-ke'' suffix is characteristic for Flemish, Brabantian and Limburgis ...
"
# "On n'oublie rien"
# "Les Flamandes"
# "Les prénoms de Paris"
# "Quand on a que l'amour"
# "Les biches"
# "Le prochain amour"
# "
Le moribond
"Seasons in the Sun" is an English-language adaptation of the 1961 Belgian song "Le Moribond" (in English "The Dying Man") by singer-songwriter Jacques Brel with lyrics rewritten in 1963 by American singer-poet Rod McKuen, portraying a dyi ...
"
# "La valse à mille temps"
# "Je ne sais pas"
CD 15 ''
Les Marquises'' (1977)
# "Jaurès"
# "La ville s'endormait"
# "Vieillir"
# "Le bon Dieu"
# "Les F…"
# "Orly"
# "Les remparts de Varsovie"
# "Voir un ami pleurer"
# "Knokke-le-Zoute Tango"
# "Jojo"
# "Le lion"
# "Les Marquises"
# "Sans exigences"
# "Avec élégance"
# "Mai 40"
# "L'amour est mort"
# "La cathédrale"
CD Bonus ''
Chansons ou Versions Inédites de Jeunesse'' (1953)
# "À deux"
# "Dites, si c'était vrai (poème)"
# "Les gens"
# "La haine"
# "Départs"
# "Le diable"
# "Qu'avons-nous fait, bonnes gens"
# "L'ange déchu"
# "Les pieds dans le ruisseau"
# "La Bastille"
# "Ce qu'il nous faut"
# "L'accordéon de la vie"
# "Je suis l'ombre des chansons"
# "S'il te faut"
# "Ballade"
# "L'orage"
# "Les pavés"
# "Le fou du roi"
# "La foire"
# "Sur la place"
# "Il peut pleuvoir"
# "Les deux fauteuils"
# "Les enfants du roi"
# "Le troubadour"
# "Il nous faut regarder"
# "C'est comme ça"
# "Si tu revenais"
# "Le pendu"
* ''Coffret intégral 2003 "Boîte à bonbons"'' (Barclay 980 816-2)
* ''Coffret intégral 2003 "Boîte velours"'' (Barclay 981 4066)
References
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Jacques Brel albums
2003 compilation albums
French-language compilation albums
Universal Music Group compilation albums
Barclay (record label) compilation albums
Albums conducted by François Rauber
Albums conducted by Michel Legrand
Albums conducted by André Popp