L'Étonnant Serge Gainsbourg

L'Étonnant Serge Gainsbourg is the third studio album by French musician Serge Gainsbourg, released in 1961.

L'Étonnant Serge Gainsbourg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 3, 1961 (April 3, 1961)
Recorded8, 10, 14 February 1961; 6, 9, 13, 16 March 1961
StudioStudio Blanqui, Paris
Genre
Length24:55
LabelPhilips
ProducerJean-Yves Billet
Serge Gainsbourg chronology
N° 2
(1959)
L'Étonnant Serge Gainsbourg
(1961)
Serge Gainsbourg N° 4
(1962)

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Dean McFarlane of AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, writing: "One of his most intoxicating amalgams of jazz and pop styles, L'Etonnant Serge Gainsbourg comes highly recommended to fans of '60s French pop."[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Serge Gainsbourg, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."La Chanson de Prévert" (original by Michèle Arnaud) 3:01
2."En Relisant Ta Lettre" 2:01
3."Le Rock de Nerval"music: Serge Gainsbourg; lyrics: Gérard de Nerval1:51
4."Les Oubliettes" 2:28
5."Chanson de Maglia"music: Serge Gainsbourg; lyrics: Victor Hugo2:05
6."Viva Villa" 3:23
7."Les Amours Perdues" (original by Juliette Gréco) 2:57
8."Les Femmes C'est du Chinois"lyrics: Serge Gainsbourg; music: Alain Goraguer2:32
9."Personne" 2:44
10."Le Sonnet d'Arvers"music: Serge Gainsbourg; lyrics: Alexis Félix Arvers1:53

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Serge Gainsbourg – vocals
  • Paul Rovère – double bass
  • Christian Garros – drums
  • Alain Goraguer – piano, arrangements, conductor
  • Alain Goraguer et Son Orchestre - orchestra
  • Barthélémy Rosso – acoustic guitar on "La Chanson de Prévert"
Technical
  • Jacques Plait – executive production
  • Jacques Aubert – photography

References

  1. McFarlane, Dean. "L' Etonnant Serge Gainsbourg - Serge Gainsbourg". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 May 2019.



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