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This new edition in our highly rated Songwriter series features 25 works by one of the greatest icons of Gallic pop culture - Serge Gainsbourg.
Two of Ace’s most popular series - French Girls and Songwriters - meet to provide what will be one of our most popular releases of 2014 although it’s only January.
“The image of beauty and the beast, the Rive Gauche provocateur arm-in-arm with the ravishing icon, was a recurring feature of Gainsbourg’s career,” observed Malcolm McLaren. Spanning the entire Gainsbourg canon, our collection ranges from existential chanson to yé-yé and beyond - performed, not inappropriately, by a stellar all-female cast, including Juliette Gréco, France Gall, Brigitte Bardot, Françoise Hardy, Jane Birkin, Catherine Deneuve and Vanessa Paradis.
The booklet features a fascinating essay by Gainsbourg’s biographer Alan Clayson and track commentary by compiler Mick Patrick, with a foreword by featured artist April March.
track listing
1. HARLEY DAVIDSON - Brigitte Bardot
2. COMMENT TE DIRE ADIEU - Françoise Hardy
3. POUPÉE DE CIRE, POUPÉE DE SON - France Gall
4. LES YEUX POUR PLEURER - Nana Mouskouri
5. LA CHANSON DE PRÉVERT - Vicky Autier
6. LA JAVANAISE - Juliette Gréco
7. BAUDELAIRE - Catherine Sauvage
8. STRIP-TEASE - Juliette Gréco
9. POUR AIMER IL FAUT ÊTRE TROIS - Isabelle Aubret
10. LES SUCETTES - France Gall
11. NON, À TOUS LES GARÇONS - Michèle Torr
12. HIER OU DEMAIN - Marianne Faithfull
13. SOUS LE SOLEIL EXACTEMENT - Anna Karina
14. JANE B - Jane Birkin
15. RÊVES ET CARAVELLES - Michèle Arnaud
16. L’ANAMOUR - Françoise Hardy
17. CONTACT - Brigitte Bardot
18. CON C’EST CON CES CONSÉQUENCES - Jane Birkin
19. ÉLASTIQUE - Charlotte Gainsbourg
20. LULU - Bambou
21. PULL MARINE - Isabelle Adjani
22. VAMP ET VAMPIRE - Zizi Jeanmaire
23. OVERSEAS TELEGRAM - Catherine Deneuve
24. TANDEM - Vanessa Paradis
25. LAISSE TOMBER LES FILLES - April March
