L' Artisan de la Chansonnette

• Artist: Yves Montand
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• Release Date: September 07, 2004
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Vocal Music

Review

Most Yves Montand collections that feature more than 12 songs are late-period live collections, but this title from the French Productions Speciales is from the prime of his career. Montand enthuses over 25 recordings from the 1940s and '50s with tasteful, buoyant accompaniment. The compilers obviously know their Montand very well, including a raft of Francis Lemarque compositions -- "A Paris," "Bal Petit Bal," "Quand un Soldat," "Les Routiers" -- as well as Jacques Prévert's "Barbara" and an endearingly goofy version of "Luna Park." ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Grands Boulevards [J'Aime Flâner Sur Les...]	Jacques Plante, Norbert Glanzberg	Yves Montand	(2:34)
Un Gamin de Paris	Adrien Mares, Mick Micheyl	Yves Montand	(2:31)
Luna Park	Louis Gasté, Jean Guigo	Yves Montand	(2:01)
Vel d'Hiv'	Louis Gasté, Jean Guigo	Yves Montand	(3:02)
Mais Qu'est-Ce Que J'Ai?	Edith Piaf, Henri Betti	Yves Montand	(2:46)
C'est Si Bon	André Hornez, Henri Betti	Yves Montand	(2:36)
Bal Petit Bal	Francis Lemarque	Yves Montand	(2:24)
A Paris	Francis Lemarque	Yves Montand	(3:17)
Parce Que Ça Me Donne du Courage	Darc Mireille, Jean Franc Nohain	Yves Montand	(3:20)
Dans Les Plaines du Far-West	M. Vandair, Charles Humel	Yves Montand	(2:11)
Ma Prairie		Yves Montand	(2:55)
Clémentine	Christiane Verger, J.R.P. Rougeul	Yves Montand	(3:25)
Le Galérien	Maurice Druon, Leo Poll	Yves Montand	(2:58)
Barbara	Jacques Prévert, Joseph Kosma	Yves Montand	(2:44)
Le Dormeur du Val	Arthur Rimbaud, Louis Bessières	Yves Montand	(3:00)
Flamenco de Paris	Léo Ferré	Yves Montand	(2:54)
Les Feuilles Mortes	Jacques Prévert, Joseph Kosma	Yves Montand	(3:23)
Rue Saint-Vincent	Aristide Bruant	Yves Montand	(3:28)
Clopin-Clopant	Pierre Dudan, Bruno Coquatrix	Yves Montand	(3:21)
Quand un Soldat	Francis Lemarque	Yves Montand	(1:52)
Les Routiers	Francis Lemarque	Yves Montand	(2:55)
Rue Lepic	Michel Emer, Pierre Jacob	Yves Montand	(2:43)
Toi Tu N'Ressembles À Personne	Francis Lemarque	Yves Montand	(2:32)
Une Demoiselle Sur une Balancoire	Darc Mireille, Jean Franc Nohain	Yves Montand	(3:21)
Du Soleil Plein la Tête	André Hornez, Henri Crolla	Yves Montand	(3:07)

Credits

Olivier Ducroq (Concept Graphics), Francis Lemarque (Author)