''Les Douze Premières Chansons de Léo Ferré'' (English: ''The Twelve First Songs of Léo Ferré'') is an album by
Léo Ferré
Léo Ferré (; 24 August 1916 – 14 July 1993) was a Monégasque poet and composer, and a dynamic and controversial live performer. He released some forty albums over this period, composing the music and the majority of the lyrics. He released ...
, released in 1969 by
Barclay Records
Barclay is a French Universal Music Group record label, originally owned by Eddie Barclay in 1953. Barclay previously established Riviera-LM Records in 1951.
Eddie was a bandleader, pianist, producer and nightclub owner. With his wife and voc ...
. The singer records once again the songs he taped in 1950 on behalf of the label
Le Chant du Monde
Le Chant du Monde was a French music publishing house. It was created in 1938 by Léon Moussinac and was supported in the beginning by classical composers Georges Auric, Arthur Honegger, Charles Koechlin, Darius Milhaud, Francis Poulenc, Alber ...
, for
78s
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releases. Back then he had accompanied himself on the piano and technical conditions weren't top-notch. For this release Ferré is backed by a studio orchestra and delivers the songs with plain charismatic vocal maturity.
This album has a lot of tasteful accordion and jazz hints, which convey a great frenchness feel.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Léo Ferré, except three of them.
;Original LP
Personnel
* The orchestra consists of session musicians hired for the recording.
Production
* Arranger & conductor:
Jean-Michel Defaye
Jean-Michel Defaye (18 September 1932 – 1 January 2025) was a French pianist, composer, arranger and conductor known for his collaboration with French poet and singer-songwriter Léo Ferré.
Life and career
Defaye was born in Saint-Mandé, V ...
* Engineering:
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Given name
* Gerhard (bishop of Passau) (fl. 932–946), German prelate
* Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (1292–1340), German prince, regent of Denmark
* Gerhard Barkhorn (1919†...
* Executive producer: Richard Marsan
* Artwork: Patrick Ullmann
External links
Album presentation(French)
English translation of ''À Saint-Germain-des-Prés''.
References
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Léo Ferré albums
1960s French-language albums
Barclay (record label) albums
1969 albums