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Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (1966 Original Off-Broadway Cast)
Elly Stone, Mort Shuman
Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (1966 Original Off-Broadway Cast)
Genres: International Music, Pop, Rap & Hip-Hop, Soundtracks, Broadway & Vocalists
 
At the time of this show's 1968 Greenwich Village debut, French singer-songwriter Jacques Brel's body of theatrically insightful ballads was already an obscure but deeply influential treasure trove for many American musici...  more »

     
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All Artists: Elly Stone, Mort Shuman
Title: Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (1966 Original Off-Broadway Cast)
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Label: Sony
Release Date: 5/28/2002
Album Type: Cast Recording, Original recording remastered
Genres: International Music, Pop, Rap & Hip-Hop, Soundtracks, Broadway & Vocalists
Styles: Europe, Continental Europe, East Coast, Gangsta & Hardcore, Pop Rap, Cabaret, Musicals
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 696998999824, 5099708999827, 696998999824, 069699899982

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At the time of this show's 1968 Greenwich Village debut, French singer-songwriter Jacques Brel's body of theatrically insightful ballads was already an obscure but deeply influential treasure trove for many American musicians. The revue's success would go on to influence artists as diverse as Leonard Cohen, Bowie (who covered "Amsterdam" shortly thereafter), and Sinatra, and it may even be responsible for one-hit wonder Terry Jacks's revival of "Seasons in the Sun". More important, the pioneering musical-without-a-book helped introduce Brel's oft-brooding, ever evocative art to a wider American audience--and arguably had an evolutionary influence on Broadway itself. This complete reissue of the 1968 boxed set cast album offers up a rich cross-section of Brel's songs about life, death, and love--and typically sharp-eyed observations about the human follies that season them--deftly performed by a cast that includes Elly Stone, Alice Whitfield, Shawn Elliott, and, crucially, rock pioneer, Brel associate, and co-producer Mort Shuman. This new edition fleshes out the set with the sessions' only unreleased song, a sprightly take on the deliciously cynical "The Middle Class." --Jerry McCulley

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CD is the original version, just like my old tape, yea!
Aggie '61 | League City, TX | 02/14/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)

"My cassette tape is kaput; and I have been unsuccessful at finding a CD. This is the Original version, which is exactly I wanted. The CD is new and in excellent condition. I love it."