N° 2

N° 2 is the second studio album by French musician Serge Gainsbourg, released in 1959. It features Gainsbourg backed by the Alain Goraguer Orchestra.[3] The album was not well received at the time of its release.[4]

N° 2
Studio album by
Released1959 (1959)
Recorded12, 14, 25, 27 and 29 May 1959; 4 June 1959[1]
StudioStudio Blanqui, Paris
GenreFrench pop, jazz
Length20:39
LabelPhilips
Serge Gainsbourg chronology
Du chant à la une !...
(1958)
N° 2
(1959)
L'Étonnant Serge Gainsbourg
(1961)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Music journalist and Gainsbourg biographer Sylvie Simmons described the album as "...mutant jazz-pop engaged in an unnatural act with chanson, French literature and Americana..."[4]

The album cover is a reference to French author and musician Boris Vian.[4] The cover of Lovage's 2001 debut album pays homage to the cover.[5]

Track listing

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

No.TitleLength
1."Le Claqueur de Doigts"3:07
2."La Nuit d'Octobre" (Serge Gainsbourg, Alfred de Musset)3:05
3."Adieu Créature"2:11
4."L'Anthracite"2:32
5."Mambo Miam Miam"2:35
6."Indifférente" (Serge Gainsbourg, Alain Goraguer)2:17
7."Jeunes Femmes et Vieux Messieurs"2:04
8."L'Amour à la Papa"2:48

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

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

References

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/no-2-r568296
  2. Jurek, Thom. "No. 2 - Serge Gainsbourg". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  3. https://www.allmusic.com/album/no-2-r568296/review
  4. Simmons, Sylvie (2002). Serge Gainsbourg : a fistful of gitanes : requiem for a twister (1st ed.). Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2002. p. 31. ISBN 9780306811838.
  5. "Trip Magazine Brazil". SAO PAULO, BRAZIL. March 2002. p. 115. Retrieved 8 January 2016.



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