The Voice of the Sparrow: The Best of Édith Piaf

~ Release by Édith Piaf (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1La Vie en rose
vocals:
Édith Piaf
orchestra:
Guy Luypaert and His Orchestra
conductor:
Guy Luypaerts
recording of:
La Vie en rose (French original)
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)
3:04
2Un monsieur me suit dans la rue
piano:
Georges Bartholé
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Guy Luypaerts
recording of:
Un monsieur me suit dans la rue (in 1943)
lyricist:
Jean‐Paul Le Chanois
composer:
Jacques Besse
4:46
3Jimmy, c’est lui
vocals:
Édith Piaf
orchestra:
Orchestre Wal-Berg
recording of:
Jimmy, c’est lui (in 1940)
writer:
Kranke and Wal-Berg
2:59
4Le 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)
3:27
5C’était une histoire d’amour
additional vocals:
Yvon Jeanclaude (on 1942-12-15)
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1942-12-15)
conductor:
Claude Normand (on 1942-12-15)
recording of:
C’était une histoire d’amour (on 1942-12-15)
lyricist:
Henri Contet
composer:
Jean Jal (Belgian/French songwriter)
4:28
6Reste
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
piano:
Walter J. (pianist)
vocals:
Édith Piaf
recording of:
Reste (Édith Piaf song) (in 1936)
lyricist:
Pierre Bayle and Jacques Simonot
composer:
Will Leardy and Jacques Simonot
3:08
7L’Accordéoniste
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
43:17
8Les 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
3:25
9J’suis mordue
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1936-01-15)
orchestra:
Accordéonistes Médinger (on 1936-01-15)
recording of:
J’suis mordue (on 1936-01-15)
lyricist:
Lucien Carol and Robert Delamare (French songwriter)
composer:
Jean Lenoir
23:08
10J’ai dansé 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
3:22
11Elle fréquentait la rue Pigalle
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1939-05-31)
orchestra:
Orchestre Jacques Météhen
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth) (on 1939-05-31)
recording of:
Elle fréquentait la rue Pigalle (on 1939-05-31)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
Louis Maitrier
43:43
12Le Fanion de la légion
recording of:
Le Fanion de la légion
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
3:06
13C’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
3:25
14L’Étranger
piano:
Walter Joseph (pianist)
vocals:
Édith Piaf
recording of:
L’Étranger (in 1936)
lyricist:
Robert Malleron
composer:
Robert Juel (French 1930s songwriter) and Marguerite Monnot
3:30
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