''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 Barclay is a French record company and label founded by Eddie Barclay in 1953. Eddie Barclay was a bandleader, pianist, producer, and nightclub owner. With his wife, Nicole, who was the vocalist in his band, he started Barclay. The catalogue inc ...

on 15 March 1962. Later, on 4 April 1962, a 10" maxi-single containing of 8 of the album's tracks was released. The same year saw the release of a limited, special edition release of the album that consisted of the original LP with "Jacques Brel" written diagonally across its white cover. This edition was numbered on the front and hand signed on the back. It was reissued on 23 September 2003 under the title ''Les Bourgeois'' as part of the 16-CD box set '' Boîte à Bonbons'' by Barclay (980 816-9).

Track listing

* Recorded at Studio Barclay-Hoche in Paris. * Tracks 1–12 constituted the original 1962 album. * Tracks 13–14 were added to the album when it was reissued as part of the 16-CD box set ''Boîte à Bonbons''.

Personnel

* Jacques Brel – composer,

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François Rauber François Rauber (19 January 1933 – 14 December 2003) was a French pianist, composer, arranger and conductor known for his works with chansonnier Jacques Brel. He served as the music director for the 1975 film '' Jacques Brel Is Alive and ...

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orchestra conductor Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance, such as an orchestral or choral concert. It has been defined as "the art of directing the simultaneous performance of several players or singers by the use of gesture." The primary duties ...

Jean Corti Jean Corti (1929 – 25 November 2015) was an Italian-French accordionist and composer. He was the accompanist of Jacques Brel for six years, from 1960 to 1966. Career Corti composed several songs, either alone (''Les Bourgeois''), with Brel and G ...

- bandoneon on "Rosa" * Gerhardt Lehner – recording engineer & audio mixing (uncredited) * Jean-Marie Guérin – mastering * Herman Leonard –

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* Jean-Pierre Leloir – photography

References

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