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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 ...

'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 ''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 ...

'' by Barclay (980 816-3). The album has been praised for Brel's ability to transmit a wide-range of feelings onto the listener, including melancholy,

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and

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Track listing

* Tracks 1–9 constituted the original 1968 album. * Tracks 10–11 were added to the album when it was reissued as part of the 16-CD box set ''

''.

Personnel

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composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and def ...

vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

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 We ...

– orchestra conductor, musical director * Marcel Azzola - accordion on "Vesoul" and "L'éclusier" * Janine De Waleyne - backing vocals on "Je suis un soir d'été" (uncredited) * Gerhardt Lehner – recording engineer & audio mixing (uncredited) * Jean-Marie Guérin – mastering * Jean-Pierre Leloir –

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References

{{Authority control Jacques Brel albums 1968 albums 1960s French-language albums Barclay (record label) albums Universal Records albums Albums conducted by François Rauber