L'Étonnant Serge Gainsbourg

L'Étonnant Serge Gainsbourg is the third studio album by French musician Serge Gainsbourg, released in 1961.

L'Étonnant Serge Gainsbourg
Studio album by
Serge Gainsbourg
Released1961 (1961)
Recorded8, 10, 14 February 1961; 6, 9, 13, 16 March 1961
StudioStudio Blanqui, Paris
Genre
Length24:55
LabelPhilips Records
Serge Gainsbourg chronology
N° 2
(1959)		 L'Étonnant Serge Gainsbourg
(1961)		 Serge Gainsbourg N° 4
(1962)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Dean McFarlane of AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, writing: "One of his most intoxicating amalgams of jazz and pop styles, L'Etonnant Serge Gainsbourg comes highly recommended to fans of '60s French pop."[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Serge Gainsbourg, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."La Chanson de Prévert"3:01
2."En Relisant Ta Lettre"2:01
3."Le Rock de Nerval" (Serge Gainsbourg, Gérard de Nerval)1:51
4."Les Oubliettes"2:28
5."Chanson de Maglia" (Serge Gainsbourg, Victor Hugo)2:05
6."Viva Villa"3:23
7."Les Amours Perdues"2:57
8."Les Femmes C'est du Chinois" (Serge Gainsbourg, Alain Goraguer)2:32
9."Personne"2:44
10."Le Sonnet d'Arvers" (Serge Gainsbourg, Alexis Félix Arvers)1:53

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Serge Gainsbourg – vocals
  • Paul Rovère – double bass
  • Christian Garros – drums
  • Alain Goraguer – piano, arrangement, conducting
  • Jacques Plait – executive production

References
  1. McFarlane, Dean. "L' Etonnant Serge Gainsbourg - Serge Gainsbourg". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 May 2019.



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