Ne me quitte pas () is Jacques Brel's thirteenth studio album. Released in 1972 by Barclay (80145), the album features re-recordings of many of Brel's best-known songs. The album was reissued on 23 September 2003 as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à bonbons (Barclay: 980 817-6).

Title song

The title song has been translated into numerous languages, and has been widely covered by French and English-speaking artists, including Isabelle Aubret (2001), Shirley Bassey (1972), Sam Cooke (1960), Céline Dion (1994), Olivia Newton-John (1972), Nina Simone (1965), Dionne Warwick (1972) and Belinda Carlisle (2007).

Track listing

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! style="width:50px;"|Track

! style="width:250px;"|Title

! style="width:250px;"|Translation

! style="width:250px;"|Composer

! style="width:100px;"|Recorded

|-

| 1 || "Ne me quitte pas" || Don't leave me || Jacques Brel || 1972-06-20

|-

| 2 || "Marieke" || Marieke || Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest || 1972-06-12

|-

| 3 || "On n'oublie rien" || One forgets nothing || Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest || 1972-06-12

|-

| 4 || "Les Flamandes" || The Flemish || Jacques Brel || 1972-06-12

|-

| 5 || "Les Prénoms de Paris" || The names of Paris || Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest || 1972-06-12

|-

| 6 || "Quand on n'a que l'amour" || When you only have love || Jacques Brel || 1972-06-27

|-

| 7 || "Les Biches" || The does || Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest || 1972-06-23

|-

| 8 || "Le Prochain Amour" || The next love || Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest || 1972-06-23

|-

| 9 || "Le Moribond" || The dying man || Jacques Brel || 1972-06-20

|-

| 10 || "La Valse à mille temps" || The waltz a thousand times as fast || Jacques Brel || 1972-06-27

|-

| 11 || "Je ne sais pas" || I don't know || Jacques Brel || 1972-06-12

|}

Personnel

  • Jacques Brel – composer, vocals
  • François Rauber – orchestra conductor, arrangements
  • Gérard Jouannest – piano
  • Gilbert Roussel, Marcel Azzola - accordion on "La valse a mille temps" (uncredited)
  • Claude Achallé – audio engineer
  • Jean-Marie Guérin – mastering
  • Alain Marouani – photography

References