L’Essentiel

~ Release by Édith Piaf (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Released as L'essentiel in 2004 and as The Essential in 2008.

Tracklist

1CD
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1La Vie en rose
piano:
Robert Chauvigny (on 1946-10-09)
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1946-10-09)
orchestra:
Guy Luypaert and His Orchestra (on 1946-10-09)
conductor:
Guy Luypaerts (on 1946-10-09)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 71)
recording of:
La Vie en rose (French original) (on 1946-10-09)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Louiguy and Édith Piaf
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège and ピアーミュージック
3:07
2Hymne à l’amour
choir vocals:
Les Chœurs René Saint-Paul (on 1950-05-02)
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1950-05-02)
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (on 1950-05-02)
recording of:
Hymne à l’amour (on 1950-05-02)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
publisher:
Éditions Raoul Breton
3:26
3Exodus
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny
recording of:
Exodus (on 1961-02-03)
lyricist:
Pat Boone
composer:
Ernest Gold
translator:
Eddy Marnay
translated version of:
Exodus (This Land Is Mine)
3:30
4Au bal de la chance
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny
recording of:
Au bal de la chance (on 1952-08-26)
lyricist:
Jacques Larue
composer:
Norbert Glanzberg
2:55
5Johnny, tu n’es pas un ange
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1953-12-24)
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (on 1953-12-24)
cover recording of:
Johnny, tu n’es pas un ange (on 1953-12-24)
lyricist:
Liviu Deleanu, Paddy Roberts and Marcel Stellman
writer:
Martin Kaspar Läuchli and Angela Neimann
composer:
Les Paul and Richard Stein
translator:
Francis Lemarque
translated version of:
Johnny (Is the Boy for Me)
2:11
6Cri du cœur
guitar:
Henri Crolla
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny
recording of:
Cri du cœur (on 1960-05-20)
lyricist:
Jacques Prévert (in 1958)
composer:
Henri Crolla
2:38
7C’est à Hambourg
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1955-01-28)
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (on 1955-01-28)
recording of:
C’est à Hambourg (on 1955-01-28)
lyricist:
Edith Delécluse and Michelle Fricault
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
2:59
8Padam… padam
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1951-10-15)
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (on 1951-10-15)
recording of:
Padam… padam (on 1951-10-15)
lyricist:
Henri Contet
composer:
Norbert Glanzberg
publisher:
Éditions Salabert
3:17
9L’Accordéoniste
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1956-05-25)
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (on 1956-05-25)
recording of:
L’Accordéoniste (on 1956-05-25)
lyricist and composer:
Michel Emer
3:37
10Je sais comment
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny
recording of:
Je sais comment (chanson by Édith Piaf) (on 1959-08-05)
lyricist:
Julien Bouquet
composer:
Julien Bouquet and Robert Chauvigny
3:21
11L’Homme à la moto
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1956-02-28)
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (on 1956-02-28)
recording of:
L’Homme à la moto (on 1956-02-28)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
translator:
Jean Dréjac
publisher:
Sony ATV Music Publishing France
translated version of:
Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots
2:05
12Milord
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1959-06-05)
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (on 1959-06-05)
recording of:
Milord (on 1959-06-05)
lyricist:
Georges Moustaki
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
publisher:
Éditions Salabert
4:30
13Mon Dieu
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1960-12-12)
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (on 1960-12-12)
live recording of:
Mon Dieu (on 1960-12-12)
lyricist:
Michel Vaucaire
composer:
Charles Dumont
publisher:
Éditions Meridian
recording of:
Mon Dieu
lyricist:
Michel Vaucaire
composer:
Charles Dumont
publisher:
Éditions Meridian
3:24
14Eden Blues
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny
recording of:
Eden Blues (on 1958-09-03)
lyricist and composer:
Georges Moustaki
3:17

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