L'Étonnant Serge Gainsbourg
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L'Étonnant Serge Gainsbourg is the third album by French musician Serge Gainsbourg
, released in 1961
. Like its predecessors, it features Gainsbourg backed by the Alain Goraguer Orchestra
.
Arrangements by Alain Goraguer
Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg, born Lucien Ginsburg was a French singer-songwriter, actor and director. Gainsbourg's extremely varied musical style and individuality make him difficult to categorize...
, released in 1961
1961 in music
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. Like its predecessors, it features Gainsbourg backed by the Alain Goraguer Orchestra
Alain Goraguer
Alain Goraguer is a French jazz pianist, sideman of Boris Vian and Serge Gainsbourg, arranger and composer. He reached his creative peak in the 1960s and 1970s...
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Track listing
All songs by Serge Gainsbourg except where noted otherwise- "La Chanson de Prévert" – 3:01
- "En Relisant Ta Lettre" – 2:01
- "Le Rock de Nerval" – 1:51
- "Les Oubliettes" – 2:28
- "Chanson de Maglia" (Gainsbourg/Hugo) – 2:05
- "Viva Villa" – 3:23
- "Les Amours Perdues" – 2:57
- "Les Femmes C'est du Chinois" (Gainsbourg/Goraguer) – 2:32
- "Personne" - 2:44
- "Le Sonnet d'Arvers" (ArversFélix ArversFélix Arvers was a French poet and dramatist, most famous for his poem Un secret.Born in Paris, Arvers abandoned his law career aged 30 to concentrate on theatre. His plays gained moderate success in their own time, but none were as notorious as Un Secret, dedicated to Marie, the daughter of...
/Gainsbourg) - 1:53
Arrangements by Alain Goraguer