La Valse à mille temps () is Jacques Brel's fourth album. Also known as Jacques Brel 4 and American Début, the album was released in 1959 by Philips. The album was reissued on 23 September 2003 under the title La Valse à mille temps as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à bonbons by Barclay (980 816-6).
The album received the Francis Carco prize from l'Académie du disque français.
Track listing
Credits
- Jacques Brel – composer, vocals
- François Rauber – orchestra conductor
- Gérard Jouannest – piano
- Jean-Marie Guérin – mastering
- J. Aubert – photography
- M. Apelbaum – photography
The melody of "La Mort" is partly based, uncredited, on the traditional Gregorian chant Dies irae, which has been quoted in a large number of other works over the centuries.