Les Douze Premières Chansons de Léo Ferré
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Les Douze Premières Chansons de Léo Ferré (English: The Twelve First Songs of Léo Ferré) is an album by
78s
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
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "À Saint-Germain-des-Prés" (Saint-Germain-des-Prés) | 3:16 | |
| 2. | "Le Flamenco de Paris" (Paris Flamenco) | 2:43 | |
| 3. | "Monsieur Tout-Blanc" (Mister All-White) | 3:50 | |
| 4. | "L'Inconnue de Londres" (The Strangeress from London) | 3:44 | |
| 5. | "Les Forains" (The Carnies) | 3:46 | |
| 6. | "La Vie d'artiste" (Artist's life) | Léo Ferré & Francis Claude | 2:23 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "La Chanson du scaphandrier" (Song of the Deep-Sea Diver) | René Baer | 2:00 |
| 8. | "L'Esprit de famille" (Family Spirit) | 3:13 | |
| 9. | "Barbarie" (Barbarism) | 3:19 | |
| 10. | "Le Temps des roses rouges" (The Red Roses Times) | 3:19 | |
| 11. | "Le Bateau espagnol" (The Spanish Boat) | 3:39 | |
| 12. | "L'Île Saint-Louis" (The Île Saint-Louis) | Léo Ferré & Francis Claude | 3:57 |
Personnel
- The orchestra consists of session musicians hired for the recording.
Production
- Arranger & conductor: Jean-Michel Defaye
- Engineering: Gerhard Lehner
- Executive producer: Richard Marsan
- Artwork: Patrick Ullmann