Artist

Belgian singer and songwriter, actor and film director.
Born: 8 April 1929 in Schaarbeek, Brussels, Belgium.
Died: 9 October 1978 in Bobigny, France.
Sang predominantly in French but also had quite a few versions of his songs in Dutch. In his song "Marieke" he combined Dutch and French in the lyrics.
His most famous songs include "Ne Me Quitte Pas" ("Laat Me Niet Alleen"), "Le Plat Pays ("Mijn Vlakke Land") and "Marieke".
In 1964 American artist Rod McKuen started to translate Brel's songs into English.
Brel’s penultimate album of unreleased songs, “J’Arrive” (or “I Arrive”), was released in 1968.
His final album “Les Marquises" sold over one million copies and hit number one in the French album charts.

Tracks

1 Introduction / Les Prénoms De Paris 02:31

2 Les Bourgeois 02:40

3 Les Paumés Du Petit Matin 03:47

4 Les Flamandes 02:35

5 La Statue 02:47

6 Zangra 03:28

7 Marieke 02:31

8 Les Biches 03:29

9 Madeleine 02:46

10 Les Singes 03:16

11 L'Ivrogne 04:07

12 La Valse À Mille Temps 03:41

13 Ne Me Quitte Pas 03:45

14 Le Moribond 03:32

15 Quand On N'a Que L'amour 02:59

Releases

Formats

Vinyl, Cassette, CD, SACD

Labels

Universal, Barclay, Fontana, DOL, Philips, Litratone, Metronome, Fontana International, Sélection Du Reader's Digest, Pop Legends , Brain Product

Countries

Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Romania, South Africa, Switzerland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Europe

years

1962, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2016

Members