Quand On N'a Que l'Amour [2CD] (1996)

About this title: A massive undertaking, Quand On N'a Que l'Amour reissues in roughly chronological order, on ten compact discs, all of the material recorded by Jacques Brel for Barclay and PolyGram between 1955 and 1972 -- basically his entire career, except for the album recorded one year before his death. From Brel's earliest recordings -- including his first hit, the title track -- on volume one (subtitled "Grand Jacques"), the box moves into his peak period, the late '50s and early '60s, with famous songs like "Ne Me Quitte Pas," "La Valse à Mille Temps," "Les Vieux," "Jef," "Mathilde," and "La Chanson de ... read more

Tracks:

1. Quand on N'A Que l'Amour [Brel]
2. Grand Jacques (C'Est Trop Facile) [Brel]
3. La Valse À Mille Temps [Brel]
4. Ne Me Quitte Pas [Brel]
5. Les Flamandes [Brel]
6. Le Plat Pays [Brel]
7. Isabelle [Brel/Rauber]
8. Je Ne Sais Pas [Brel]
9. L' Ivrogne [Brel]
10. Les Biches [Brel/Jouannest]
11. Rosa [Brel]
12. Les Bourgeois [Brel/Corti]
13. Madeleine [Brel/Corti/Jouannes]
14. Bruxelles [Brel/Jouannest]
15. Les Bigotes [Brel]
16. Les Bonbons [Brel]
17. Les Bonbons 67 [Brel]
18. Jef [Brel]
19. Mathilde [Brel/Jouannest]
20. Les Vieux [Corti/Brel/Jounnest]
21. Au Suivant [Brel]
22. Fernand [Brel/Jouannest]
23. La Chanson de Jacky [Brel/Jouannest]
24. Ces Gens-Lá [Brel]
25. Mon Enfance [Brel]
26. La Chanson des Vieux Amants [Brel/Jouannest]
27. Vesoul [Brel]
28. J'Arrive [Brel/Jounnest]
29. Les Coeurs Tendres [Brel]
30. L' Enfance [Brel]
31. Le Moribond [Brel]
32. Le Dernier Repas [Brel]
33. La Quete [Darion/Brel/Leigh]
34. Amsterdam [Brel]
35. Orly [Brel]
36. La Ville S'Endormait [Brel]
37. Les Marquises [Brel]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.