''La Valse à mille temps'' () is

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 fourth album. Also known as ''Jacques Brel 4'' and ''American Début'', the album was released in 1959 by

Philips Koninklijke Philips N.V. (), simply branded Philips, is a Dutch multinational health technology company that was founded in Eindhoven in 1891. Since 1997, its world headquarters have been situated in Amsterdam, though the Benelux headquarter ...

. The album was reissued on 23 September 2003 under the title ''La Valse à mille temps'' 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 (980 816-6). The album received the Francis Carco prize from l'Académie du disque français.

Track listing

Credits

* Jacques Brel –

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 –

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 o ...

* Gérard Jouannest – piano * Jean-Marie Guérin – mastering * J. Aubert –

photography Photography is the visual arts, art, application, and practice of creating images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is empl ...

* M. Apelbaum – photography The melody of "La Mort" is partly based, uncredited, on the traditional Gregorian chant '' Dies irae'', which has been quoted in a large number of other works over the centuries.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Valse à mille temps, La Jacques Brel albums 1959 albums Philips Records albums 1950s French-language albums Barclay (record label) albums Universal Records albums Albums conducted by François Rauber