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1Entre Saint-Ouen et Clignancourt
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1937-04-12)
orchestra:
Orchestre Wal-Berg (on 1937-04-12)
conductor:
Wal-Berg (on 1937-04-12)
recording of:
Entre Saint-Ouen et Clignancourt (on 1937-04-12)
writer:
André Mauprey
composer:
André Sablon
3:05
2L’Étranger
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1936-01-15)
orchestra:
Accordéonistes Médinger (on 1936-01-15)
recording of:
L’Étranger (on 1936-01-15)
lyricist:
Robert Malleron
composer:
Robert Juel (French 1930s songwriter) and Marguerite Monnot
3:35
3Mon apéro
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1935-12-18)
orchestra:
Accordéonistes Médinger (on 1935-12-18)
recording of:
Mon apéro (on 1935-12-18)
lyricist:
Robert Malleron
composer:
Robert Juel (French 1930s songwriter)
3:40
4La Java de Cézigue
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1935-12-18)
orchestra:
Accordéonistes Médinger (on 1935-12-18)
recording of:
La Java de Cézigue (on 1935-12-18)
lyricist:
René-Paul Groffe (French lyricist)
composer:
Jean Eblinger (French composer)
3:04
5Les Mômes de la cloche
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1936-03-24)
orchestra:
Accordéonistes Médinger (on 1936-03-24)
recording of:
Les Mômes de la cloche (on 1936-03-24)
lyricist:
André Decaye
composer:
Vincent Scotto
3:20
6Mon légionnaire
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1937-01-28)
orchestra:
Orchestre Emile Stern (on 1937-01-28)
recording of:
Mon légionnaire (on 1937-01-28)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
3:52
7Le Contrebandier
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1937-01-28)
orchestra:
Orchestre Emile Stern (on 1937-01-28)
conductor:
Emil Stern (jazz pianist, composer and bandleader) (on 1937-01-28)
recording of:
Le Contrebandier (on 1937-01-28)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
Gilles (Swiss composer/vocalist/actor Jean Villard Gilles)
2:52
8La Julie jolie
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1936-03-24)
piano:
Walter Joseph (pianist) (on 1936-03-24)
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1936-03-24)
recording of:
La Julie jolie (on 1936-03-24)
lyricist:
Gaston Couté
composer:
Léo Daniderff
3:06
9Va danser
piano:
Walter Joseph (pianist) (on 1936-03-24)
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1936-03-24)
recording of:
Va danser (on 1936-03-24)
lyricist:
Gaston Couté
composer:
Marcel Legay
3:27
10Les Hiboux
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1936-01-15)
orchestra:
Accordéonistes Médinger (on 1936-01-15)
recording of:
Les Hiboux (on 1936-01-15)
lyricist:
Paul Dalbret (French singer, composer & lyricist) and Eugène Joullot (French author)
composer:
Paul Dalbret (French singer, composer & lyricist)
3:25
11La Petite Boutique
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Emil Stern (jazz pianist, composer and bandleader)
recording of:
La Petite Boutique (in 1936)
lyricist:
Roméo Carlès (French actor & lyricist)
composer:
Octave Hodeige (Musician - Composer)
3:20
12Le Fanion de la légion
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1938-03-15)
orchestra:
Orchestre Emile Stern
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth) (on 1938-03-15)
recording of:
Le Fanion de la légion (in 1937)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
recording of:
Le Fanion de la légion (on 1938-03-15)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
3:21
13C’est toi le plus fort
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth)
recording of:
C’est toi le plus fort (in 1937)
lyricist:
Marcel Achard, Mitty Goldin and Édith Piaf
composer:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor)
2:32
14Madeleine qu’avait du cœur
vocals:
Édith Piaf
recording of:
Madeleine qu’avait du cœur (in 1938)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
Max d'Yrèsne
3:20
15Le Grand Voyage du pauvre nègre
vocals:
Édith Piaf (in 1938)
orchestra:
Orchestre Jacques Météhen (in 1938)
recording of:
Le Grand Voyage du pauvre nègre (in 1938)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
René Cloërec
3:48
16Un jeune homme chantait
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth)
recording of:
Un jeune homme chantait (in 1937)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso and Léo Poll
composer:
Léo Poll
2:58
17C’est lui que mon cœur a choisi
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth)
recording of:
C’est lui que mon cœur a choisi (in 1938)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso and Paul Duard
composer:
Max d'Yrèsne
3:21
18Paris-Méditerranée
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1937-06-24)
orchestra:
Orchestre Jacques Météhen (on 1937-06-24)
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth) (on 1937-06-24)
recording of:
Paris-Méditerranée (on 1937-06-24)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
René Cloërec
3:04
19Browning
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth)
recording of:
Browning (in 1937)
lyricist and composer:
Gilles (Swiss composer/vocalist/actor Jean Villard Gilles)
3:21
20Le Petit Monsieur triste
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1939-05-31)
orchestra:
Orchestre Jacques Météhen (on 1939-05-31)
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth) (on 1939-05-31)
recording of:
Le Petit Monsieur triste (on 1939-05-31)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
2:45
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1Embrasse-moi
piano:
Jacques Lesage (pianist)
vocals:
Édith Piaf
orchestra:
Orchestre Wal-Berg
recording of:
Embrasse-moi (in 1940)
lyricist:
Jacques Prévert (in 1933)
composer:
Wal-Berg
is based on:
Embrasse-moi
recording of:
Embrasse-moi (on 1960-12-21)
lyricist:
Jacques Prévert (in 1933)
composer:
Wal-Berg
is based on:
Embrasse-moi
2:53
2On danse sur ma chanson
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth)
recording of:
On danse sur ma chanson (in 1940)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
Léo Poll
4:10
3L’Accordéoniste (La fille de joie est triste)
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1940-05-27)
accordion:
Gus Viseur (Belgian/French 1930s-70s accordionist) (on 1940-05-27)
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1940-05-27)
orchestra:
Guy Luypaert and His Orchestra and Orchestre Wal-Berg (on 1940-05-27)
conductor:
Guy Luypaerts
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases) (in 1941)
recording of:
L’Accordéoniste (on 1940-05-27)
lyricist and composer:
Michel Emer
43:09
4Où sont-ils mes petits copains ?
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth)
recording of:
Où sont-ils, mes petits copains ? (in 1941)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
3:31
5J’ai danse avec l’amour
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1941-05-27)
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth) (on 1941-05-27)
recording of:
J’ai dansé avec l’amour (on 1941-05-27)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
3:18
6Le Vagabond
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Claude Normand
recording of:
Le Vagabond (Édith Piaf song) (in 1942)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Louiguy (French composer Louis Guglielmi)
3:24
7Un coin tout bleu
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1942-11-25)
conductor:
Johnny Uvergolts (on 1942-11-25)
recording of:
Un coin tout bleu (on 1942-11-25)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
2:44
8Tu es partout
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1943-02-18)
conductor:
Paul Durand (French composer and conductor) (on 1943-02-18)
recording of:
Tu es partout (on 1943-02-18)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
2:49
9J’ai qu’à l’regarder
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Paul Durand (French composer and conductor)
recording of:
J’ai qu’à l’regarder (in 1942)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Alec Siniavine
3:13
10Histoire de cœur
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Claude Normand
recording of:
Histoire de cœur (in 1943)
lyricist:
Henri Contet
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
4:45
11La Vie en rose
piano:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor) (on 1946-10-09)
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1946-10-09)
orchestra:
Guy Luypaert and His Orchestra (on 1946-10-09)
conductor:
Guy Luypaerts (on 1946-10-09)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 71)
recording of:
La Vie en rose (French original) (on 1946-10-09)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Louiguy (French composer Louis Guglielmi) and Édith Piaf
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
53:07
12Les Trois Cloches
vocals:
Édith Piaf (, on 1946-06-25) and Les Compagnons de la Chanson (on 1946-06-25)
conductor:
Claude Normand
arranger:
Marc Herrand
recording of:
Les Trois Cloches (on 1946-06-25)
lyricist and composer:
Gilles (Swiss composer/vocalist/actor Jean Villard Gilles) (in 1939)
publisher:
Marbot and Southern Music Publishing Company
4:08
13Céline
vocals:
Les Compagnons de la Chanson (on 1946-06-25) and Édith Piaf (on 1946-06-25)
recording of:
Céline (on 1946-06-25)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Marc Herrand and Louis Liébard
3:15
14Le Geste
vocals:
Édith Piaf
orchestra:
Raymond Legrand et son orchestre
recording of:
Le Geste
lyricist and composer:
Michel Emer
3:33
15Les cloches sonnent
vocals:
Édith Piaf
orchestra:
Raymond Legrand et son orchestre
conductor:
Raymond Legrand
recording of:
Les cloches sonnent
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
2:57
16Monsieur Lenoble
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Guy Luypaerts
recording of:
Monsieur Lenoble (on 1948-06-11)
lyricist and composer:
Michel Emer
3:27
17Il pleut
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor)
recording of:
Il pleut (on 1947-06-11)
lyricist:
Charles Aznavour
composer:
Pierre Roche
3:18
18Le Prisonnier de la tour
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1949-02-09)
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor) (on 1949-02-09)
recording of:
Le Prisonnier de la tour (Si le Roi savait ça, Isabelle) (on 1949-02-09)
lyricist:
Francis Blanche
composer:
Francis Blanche and Gérard Calvi (French composer)
3:14
19Paris
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor)
recording of:
Paris (Édith Piaf song) (on 1949-02-03)
lyricist and composer:
André Bernheim
2:42
20Hymne à l’amour
choir vocals:
Les Chœurs René Saint-Paul (on 1950-05-02)
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1950-05-02)
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor) (on 1950-05-02)
recording of:
Hymne à l’amour (on 1950-05-02)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
publisher:
Éditions Raoul Breton
3:25
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1Le Chevalier de Paris
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor)
recording of:
Le Chevalier de Paris (on 1950-06-20)
lyricist:
Angèle Vannier
composer:
Philippe-Gérard (French composer & lyricist)
3:04
2Padam… padam
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1951-10-15)
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor) (on 1951-10-15)
recording of:
Padam… padam (on 1951-10-15)
lyricist:
Henri Contet
composer:
Norbert Glanzberg
publisher:
Éditions Salabert
3:19
3Du matin jusqu’au soir
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor)
recording of:
Du matin jusqu’au soir (on 1951-04-11)
lyricist:
Marcel Achard and Mitty Goldin
composer:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor)
3:16
4Demain (il fera jour)
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor)
recording of:
Demain (Il fera jour) (on 1951-04-06)
lyricist:
Marcel Achard, Mitty Goldin and Édith Piaf
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
2:58
5Rien de rien
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor)
recording of:
Rien de rien (Not the famous "Je ne regrette rien") (on 1951-04-13)
lyricist:
Marcel Achard, Charles Aznavour and Mitty Goldin
composer:
Pierre Roche
2:20
6Si, si, si
vocals:
Eddie Constantine and Édith Piaf
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor)
recording of:
Si, si, si, si (on 1951-04-13)
lyricist:
Marcel Achard, Mitty Goldin and Édith Piaf
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
2:19
7Jezebel
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1951-11-08)
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor) (on 1951-11-08)
recording of:
Jézébel (French) (on 1951-11-08)
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Shanklin
translator:
Charles Aznavour and Raoul Breton
translated version of:
Jezebel
3:07
8Au bal de la chance
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor)
recording of:
Au bal de la chance (on 1952-08-26)
lyricist:
Jacques Larue (French lyricist)
composer:
Norbert Glanzberg
2:55
9Notre-Dame de Paris
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor)
recording of:
Notre-Dame de Paris (on 1952-09-03)
lyricist:
Eddy Marnay (French lyricist)
composer:
Marc Heyral (aka Marius Herschkovitch)
publisher:
Editions France Vedette and Roger Seiller
3:05
10Bravo pour le clown
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1953-07-18)
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor) (on 1953-07-18)
recording of:
Bravo pour le clown ! (on 1953-07-18)
lyricist:
Henri Contet
composer:
Louiguy (French composer Louis Guglielmi)
3:06
11Johnny, tu n’es pas un ange
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1953-12-24)
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor) (on 1953-12-24)
cover recording of:
Johnny, tu n’es pas un ange (on 1953-12-24)
lyricist:
Liviu Deleanu, Paddy Roberts (singer/songwriter) and Marcel Stellman
writer:
Martin Kaspar Läuchli and Angela Neimann
composer:
Les Paul and Richard Stein
translator:
Francis Lemarque
translated version of:
Johnny (Is the Boy for Me)
2:11
12Heureuse
vocals:
Édith Piaf
live recording of:
Heureuse
lyricist:
René Rouzaud (lyricist)
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
3:19
13La Goualante du pauvre Jean
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1953-12-24)
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor) (on 1953-12-24)
recording of:
La Goualante du pauvre Jean (on 1953-12-24)
lyricist:
René Rouzaud (lyricist)
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
2:03
14Enfin le printemps
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1954-10-29)
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor) (on 1954-10-29)
recording of:
Enfin le printemps (on 1954-10-29)
lyricist:
René Rouzaud (lyricist)
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
2:22
15Sous le ciel de Paris
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor)
cover recording of:
Sous le ciel de Paris (Under Paris Skies, original French version) (on 1954-10-20)
lyricist:
Jean Dréjac and Hubert Giraud
composer:
Hubert Giraud
publisher:
Éditions Choudens and Première Music Group
3:24
16C’est à Hambourg
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1955-01-28)
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor) (on 1955-01-28)
recording of:
C’est à Hambourg (on 1955-01-28)
lyricist:
Edith Delécluse and Michelle Fricault (French lyricist)
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
3:00
17Miséricorde
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor)
recording of:
Miséricorde (on 1955-01-28)
lyricist:
Jacques Larue (French lyricist)
composer:
Philippe-Gérard (French composer & lyricist)
3:29
18La Foule
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1957-02-28)
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor) (on 1957-02-28)
recording of:
La Foule (on 1957-02-28)
lyricist:
Michel Rivgauche
composer:
Ángel Cabral (singer, guitarist, composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Éditions Métropolitaines and Warner Chappell Music France
version of:
Que nadie sepa mi sufrir
52:57
19Milord
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1959-06-05)
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor) (on 1959-06-05)
recording of:
Milord (on 1959-06-05)
lyricist:
Georges Moustaki
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
publisher:
Éditions Salabert
44:30
20Non, je ne regrette rien
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1960-11-10)
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor) (on 1960-11-10)
recording of:
Non, je ne regrette rien (on 1960-11-10)
lyricist:
Michel Vaucaire
composer:
Charles Dumont (French singer and composer)
publisher:
Éditions Semi (SEMI Société)
52:23