Ne Me Quitte Pas: Brel Songs by...

Track listing

1. Attila the Stockbroker

   "Ces Gens-Là" (Jacques Brel) – 6:13

   • Musicians:

     Attila the Stockbroker – vocals

     Robina Blann – piano

   • Originally recorded by Jacques Brel on 6 November 1965, and released on his album Ces Gens-Là (1966)
2. Roy Bailey

   "Les Timides" (Brel) – 3:10

   • Musicians:

     Roy Bailey – vocals

     George Whitfield – piano accordion

   • Originally recorded by Jacques Brel in concert at the Olympia Bruno Coquatrix in October 1964, and released on his album Enregistrement Public à l'Olympia 1964 (1964)
3. Dave Berry

   "Amsterdam" (Brel, Mort Shuman) – 3:04

   • Musicians:

     Dave Berry – vocals

     Sandy Newman – bandurrai, other instruments

   • Originally recorded by Jacques Brel in concert at the Olympia Bruno Coquatrix in October 1964, and released on his album Enregistrement Public à l'Olympia 1964 (1964)
4. Boum!

   "Madeleine" (Brel, Jean Corti, Gérard Jouannest) – 2:24

   • Musicians:

     Gilles Mordant – vocals, guitar

     David Fitzgerald – cello

     Daniel Teper – keyboards, accordion

   • Originally recorded by Jacques Brel in concert at the Olympia Bruno Coquatrix in October 1961, and released on his album Enregistrement Public à l'Olympia 1961 (1962)
   • First studio version recorded by Jacques Brel on 9 March 1962, and released on his album Les Bourgeois (1962)
5. Koen de Cauter

   "Le Plat Pays" (Brel) – 3:01

   • Musician:

     Koen de Cauter – vocals, guitar

   • Originally recorded by Jacques Brel on 6 March 1962, and released on his album Les Bourgeois (1962)
6. Alan Clayson

   "Next" (Brel, Shuman) – 3:12

   • Musicians:

     Alan Clayson – vocals

     Chris Gore – keyboards

   • Originally recorded as "Au Suivant" by Jacques Brel on 9 January 1964, and released on his album Les Bonbons (1966)
7. Vera Coomans

   "La Chanson des Vieux Amants" (Brel, Jouannest) – 3:53

   • Musicians:

     Vera Coomans – vocals

     Philip Hoessen – accordion

   • Originally recorded by Jacques Brel on 3 January 1967, and released on his album Jacques Brel '67 (1967)
8. Forrester

   "If You Go Away" (Brel, Rod McKuen) – 4:14

   • Musicians:

     J Forrester – vocals

     Andy Webb – guitar

     Alex Asprey – piano

   • Originally recorded as "Ne Me Quitte Pas" by Jacques Brel on 11 September 1959, and released on his album La Valse à Mille Temps (1959)
9. Jon Harvison

   "Le Moribond" (Brel, Jon Harvison) – 4:00

   • Musicians:

     Jon Harvison – vocals

     George Whitfield – piano accordion, vocals

   • Originally recorded by Jacques Brel on 22 February 1961, and released on his album Marieke (1961)
10. Robb Johnson

    "Les Bonbons" (Brel) – 3:26

    • Musician:

      Robb Johnson – vocals, guitar

    • Originally recorded by Jacques Brel on 7 January 1964, and released on his album Les Bonbons (1966)
11. Barb Jungr

    "Jacky" (Brel, Jouannest, Shuman) – 4:16

    • Musicians:

      Barb Jungr – vocals

      James Tomalin – music

    • Originally recorded as "La Chanson de Jacky" by Jacques Brel on 2 November 1965, and released on his album Ces Gens-Là (1966)
12. Steve Knightley

    "My Death" (Brel, Shuman) – 5:22

    • Musician:

      Steve Knightley – vocals, guitar

    • Originally recorded as "La Mort" by Jacques Brel on 14 September 1959, and released on his album La Valse à Mille Temps (1959)
13. The Des de Moor Quartet

    "Marieke"(Brel, Jouannest) – 3:07

    • Musicians:

      Des de Moor – vocals, guitar

      Daniel Teper – accordion

      David Harrod – piano

      Julia Doyle – double bass

    • Originally recorded by Jacques Brel on 12 April 1961, and released on his album Marieke (1961)
14. Sandy Newman

    "Voir un Ami Pleurer" (Brel) – 3:43

    • Musician:

      Sandy Newman – vocals, instruments

    • Originally recorded by Jacques Brel on 21 September 1977, and released on his album Les Marquises (1977)
15. Tom Robinson

    "Yuppie Scum" (Brel, Tom Robinson) – 2:52

    • Musician:

      Tom Robinson – vocals, guitar

    • Originally recorded as "Les Bourgeois" by Jacques Brel in concert at the Olympia Bruno Coquatrix in October 1961, and released on his album Enregistrement Public à l'Olympia 1961 (1962)
    • First studio version recorded by Jacques Brel on 9 March 1962, and released on his album Les Bourgeois (1962)
    • This version recorded in 1994 at Eton College, Eton, UK
16. Leon Rosselon

    "Jaurès" (Brel) – 3:14

    • Musician:

      Leon Rosselon – vocals, guitar

    • Originally recorded by Jacques Brel on 24 September 1977, and released on his album Les Marquises (1977)
17. Alan Clayson

    "Sons of..." (Brel, Jouannest, Shuman) – 3:12

    • Musicians:

      Alan Clayson – vocals

      Chris Gore – keyboards, percussion

    • Originally recorded as "Fils de..." by Jacques Brel on 2 January 1967, and released on his album Jacques Brel '67 (1967)
18. Robb Johnson

    "Le Bon Dieu" (Brel) – 3:35

    • Musicians:

      Robb Johnson – vocals, guitar

    • Originally recorded by Jacques Brel on 23 September 1977, and released on his album Les Marquises (1977)

Other personnel

Robb Johnson – art, design

External links

• Ne Me Quitte Pas: A Celebration of Jacques Brel

  Ne Me Quitte Pas section of the official Des de Moor website

• Jacques Brel

  Official website