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Release Date: 20 September 2024
Label: French Connection
Packaging Type: Gate Fold Vinyl
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8436569195918
Genres: Pop
Description
180-GRAM VIRGIN VINYL - 18 TRACKS - LIMITED GATEFOLD EDITION. French singer Gilbert Becaud, was a master of the romantic song whose best-known composition was 'What Now, My Love?' (Et Maintenant, became a star in the 1950s in the tradition of Charles Trenet and Charles Aznavour. He earned the nickname "Monsieur 100,000 Volts" when fans smashed the chairs at Paris' Olympia Theatre after an electrifying performance in 1954.
Internationally, Becaud is best known as a composer whose songs were performed by Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli, and Neil Diamond. His most famous composition and the opening track to this compilation, 'What Now, My Love?', was recorded 150 times by such artists as Shirley Bassey, Sarah Vaughan, Elvis Presley, and Barbra Streisand. Sinatra and Aretha Franklin sang it as a duet, and Sonny and Cher also had a famous version. But Becaud's favourite rendition was by Judy Garland, whose emotional intensity reminded him of Edith Piaf, the French chanteuse who helped launch his songwriting career.
Presented here are some of Gilbert Becaud's greatest hits, including classics such as 'Et Maintenant'(What Now My Love) and 'Le jour ou la pluie viendra'.
Tracklisting
Yves Montand
Henri Salvador
Gilbert Becaud
Dalida
Francoise Hardy
Serge Gainsbourg
Georges Brassens
Charles Aznavour
Various Artists
