Billy le Bordelais

Billy le Bordelais (Billy the Bordelais) is a song by Joe Dassin. It was released as a single (as the flip side to "C'est la vie, Lily") in early 1970.

"Billy le Bordelais"
Single by Joe Dassin
A-side
Released1970 (1970)
GenreChanson, pop
Length3:03
LabelCBS Disques
Songwriter(s)Pierre Delanoë, Joe Dassin
Producer(s)Jacques Plait
Joe Dassin singles chronology
"Le Chemin de papa" / "Les Champs-Élysées"
(1969)		 "C'est la vie, Lily" / "Billy le Bordelais"
(1970)		 "L'Amérique" / "Cécilia"
(1970)
Music video
"Billy le Bordelais" (French TV, 1970) on YouTube

Writing and composition

The song was written by Pierre Delanoë and composed by Joe Dassin.[1][2]

Commercial performance

According to the charts, courtesy of the Centre d'Information et de Documentation du Disque, that U.S. Billboard published in its "Hits of the World" section), the song "Billy le Bordelais" by Joe Dassin reached at least the top 4 in France (in the national [i.e. domestic] singles chart).[3][4]

Track listing

7" single "C'est la vie, Lily / Billy le Bordelais" CBS 4736

A. "C'est la vie, Lily" (3:03)
B. "Billy le Bordelais" (4:02)[5][6]

See also

References
  1. Catalog of Copyright Entries: Music. U.S. Government Printing Office. January 1970.
  2. "ultratop.be - Joe Dassin - Billy le bordelais". Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  3. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (May 30, 1970). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 1–. ISSN 0006-2510. Joe Dassin Billy le Bordelais.
  4. Olivier Lebleu (December 2005). Mike Brant: La Voix du Sacrifice. Editions Publibook. pp. 44–. ISBN 978-2-7483-8521-2.
  5. "ultratop.be - Joe Dassin - C'est la vie Lily". Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  6. "Joe Dassin - C'est La Vie, Lily / Billy Le Bordelais at Discogs". Retrieved 2017-12-01.
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