Initials B.B.

Initials B.B is a 1968 studio album by Serge Gainsbourg. It was originally released by Philips Records.

Initials B.B.
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1968 (1968-06)
Recorded1965–1968
StudioFontana Studios, London; Chappell Studios, London; Hoche Studios, Paris
Genre
Length31:05
LabelPhilips
ProducerClaude Dejacques
Serge Gainsbourg chronology
Bonnie and Clyde
(1968)
Initials B.B.
(1968)
Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg
(1969)

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

In 2010, the French edition of Rolling Stone named it the 14th greatest French rock album.[3] In 2017, Pitchfork placed it at number 117 on the "200 Best Albums of the 1960s" list.[1] In 2019, Happy Mag named it "racy and effortlessly cool."[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Serge Gainsbourg.

No.TitleLength
1."Initials B.B."3:36
2."Comic Strip"2:13
3."Bloody Jack"2:11
4."Docteur Jekyll et Monsieur Hyde"1:56
5."Torrey Canyon"2:43
6."Shu Ba Du Ba Loo Ba"2:08
7."Ford Mustang"2:41
8."Bonnie and Clyde" (with Brigitte Bardot)4:19
9."Black and White"2:10
10."Qui est in qui est out"2:14
11."Hold Up"2:20
12."Marilu"2:34

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Charts

Chart Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[5] 181

References

  1. "The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s (page 5 of 10)". Pitchfork. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  2. Browne, Daniel. "Initials B.B. - Serge Gainsbourg". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  3. Magazine Rolling Stone, n°18 of February 2010, ISSN 1764-1071
  4. "Click and Burn: a sonic history of the Zippo lighter". Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  5. "Lescharts.com – Serge Gainsbourg – Initials B.B.". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
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