"Renaud chante Brassens" (released in March 1996) is an album by French singer Renaud

Renaud

Renaud, born Renaud Séchan, is a French singer, songwriter and actor.Renaud may also refer to:* Renaud , a male French given name* Renaud , a 1783 opera by Antonio Sacchini* Renaud, Quebec, part of Laval, Quebec...

 featuring cover versions of the songs of Georges Brassens

Georges Brassens

Georges Brassens , 22 October 1921 – 29 October 1981), was a French singer-songwriter and poet.Brassens was born in Sète, a town in southern France near Montpellier...

. The original songs date from between 1952 and 1961. Public reaction to Renaud's reprises was generally positive even from Brassens fans. It was to be the last Renaud album for some six years until his rehabilitation from a period of alcoholism and his massive renewed success with Manhattan-Kaboul

Manhattan-Kaboul

"Manhattan-Kaboul" is a French song written by Renaud and composed by Jean-Pierre Bucolo, sung by Renaud in duo with Axelle Red, in the album Boucan d'enfer, released in 2002. It was written in the aftermath of the incidents of September 11, 2001 and the War in Afghanistan...

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The video for Je suis un voyou inserted a suitably dressed Renaud as a character into original black and white footage of Brassens singing the song.

In 1997 Renaud chante Brassens was re-sold along with live album Tournée D'Enfer and best-of CD The Meilleur Of Renaud as three album discount re-packaging offer

Track listing

1. Je suis un voyou
2. La Marine
3. Le Gorille
4. La Chasse aux papillons
5. Comme hier
6. Les Amoureux des bancs publics
7. Brave Margot
8. Hécatombe
9. La Mauvaise herbe
10. Le Mauvais sujet repenti
11. La Légende de la nonne
12. Auprès de mon arbre
13. Gastibelza
14. Les Croquants
15. Philistins
16. Le Vieux Léon
17. Le Père Nöel et la petite fille
18. La Femme d'Hector
19. Le Bistrot
20. L'Orage
21. Jeanne
22. La Complainte des filles de joie
23. Les Illusions perdues