''Chansons ou versions inédites de jeunesse'' (''Early Unreleased Songs or Versions'') is an album of

Jacques Brel Jacques Romain Georges Brel (; 8 April 1929 – 9 October 1978) was a Belgian singer and actor who composed and performed theatrical songs. He generated a large, devoted following—initially in Belgium and France, but later throughout the world ...

rare early recordings first issued as part of the 16-CD box set ''

Boîte à bonbons ''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 remaster ...

'' on 23 September 2003. This CD contains 28 titles: 26 songs from Radio Hasselt recorded 14 August 1953 and 21 August 1953, a recording from the Brel family's private collection, and a 1962 recording from Dutch television AVRO.

Track listing

* Tracks 1–26 recorded on 14 August and 21 August 1953 at Radio Hasselt * Track 27 recorded in 1953, for Swiss radio Radio Suisse Romande'Jacques Brel, Leven en Liefde 1929-1978' by René Seghers, Baarn :TIRION/Lannoo, 2003 * Track 28 recorded 20 February 1963 at Hilversum, Netherlands, for TV show 'Club Domino'. Broadcast 20 April 1963 * Tracks 4, 6, 10, 14, 18, 20, 21, 25, and 26 were re-recorded and released on

Jacques Brel et ses chansons ''Jacques Brel et ses chansons'' , later released as ''Grand Jacques'', is the début album by Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel. History The original album was released in March 1954 as a nine-song 10-inch LP by Philips Records (N 76.027 R ...

in 1954. * Tracks 7 and 9 were re-recorded and released on

Quand on n'a que l'amour ''Quand on n'a que l'amour'' () is the second studio album by Jacques Brel. Also known as ''Jacques Brel 2'', the original album was released in April 1957 by Philips (N76.085R). The album was reissued on 23 September 2003 under the title ''Quand o ...

in 1957. * Track 2 was re-recorded and released on Au printemps in 1958.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chansons ou Versions Inedites de Jeunesse Jacques Brel albums 2003 albums 2000s French-language albums Barclay (record label) albums Albums conducted by Michel Legrand Albums conducted by André Popp Albums conducted by François Rauber