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)

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

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. 1 2 McFarlane, Dean. "L' Etonnant Serge Gainsbourg - Serge Gainsbourg". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 May 2019.



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