Les Bonbons () is a compilation album by Jacques Brel. Also known as Les Vieux, Jacques Brel Accompagné par François Rauber et Son Orchestre, and Encore, the album was released in 1966 by Barclay. The original 1966 album was itself a composite of two earlier 10" releases, one from 1963 and one from 1964. The album was reissued on 23 September 2003 under the title Les Bonbons as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à bonbons by Barclay (980 817-0).
Track listing
Track Title Translation Composer Recorded 1 "Les Bonbons" I Brought Candy Jacques Brel 1964-01-07 2 "Les Vieux" Old Folks Jacques Brel, Jean Corti, Gérard Jouannest 1963-04-10 3 "La Parlote" Chitchat Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest 1963-04-02 4 "Le Dernier repas" The Last Supper Jacques Brel 1964-01-08 5 "Titine" Titine Jacques Brel, Jean Corti, Gérard Jouannest 1964-03-07 6 "Au suivant" Next Jacques Brel 1964-01-09 7 "Les Toros" The Bulls Jacques Brel, Jean Corti, Gérard Jouannest 1963-04-03 8 "La Fanette" Fanette Jacques Brel 1963-04-03 9 "J'aimais" I Loved Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest 1963-04-10 10 "Les Filles et les chiens" The Girls and the Dogs Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest 1963-04-03 11 "Les bigotes" Churchgoing Women Jacques Brel 1963-04-10 12 "Les fenêtres" Windows Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest 1963-04-02 13 "Quand Maman reviendra" When Mother Comes Back Jacques Brel 1963-04-02 14 "Les Amants de cœur" The Lovers Jacques Brel, Rod McKuen 1964-03-07
Tracks 1–12 constituted the original 1966 album. Tracks 13–14 were added to the album when it was reissued as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à bonbons.
Personnel
Jacques Brel – composer, vocals François Rauber – orchestra conductor Gerhardt Lehner – recording engineer & audio mixing (uncredited) Jean-Marie Guérin – mastering Gérard Jouannest – composer Hubert Grooteclaes – photography Pierre Fournier – photography
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