L'Étonnant Serge Gainsbourg

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L'Étonnant Serge Gainsbourg
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Studio album by
Serge Gainsbourg
Released1961 (1961)
Recorded8, 10, 14 February 1961; 6, 9, 13, 16 March 1961
StudioStudio Blanqui, Paris
Genre
Length24:55
LabelPhilips Records
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
AllMusic4/5 stars[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.TitleLength
1."La Chanson de Prévert"3:01
2."En Relisant Ta Lettre"2:01
3."Le Rock de Nerval" (Serge Gainsbourg, Gérard de Nerval)1:51
4."Les Oubliettes"2:28
5."Chanson de Maglia" (Serge Gainsbourg, Victor Hugo)2:05
6."Viva Villa"3:23
7."Les Amours Perdues"2:57
8."Les Femmes C'est du Chinois" (Serge Gainsbourg, Alain Goraguer)2:32
9."Personne"2:44
10."Le Sonnet d'Arvers" (Serge Gainsbourg, Alexis Félix Arvers)1:53

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Serge Gainsbourg – vocals
  • Paul Rovère – double bass
  • Christian Garros – drums
  • Alain Goraguer – piano, arrangement, conducting
  • Jacques Plait – executive production

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b McFarlane, Dean. "L' Etonnant Serge Gainsbourg - Serge Gainsbourg". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

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