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Encyclopedia > L'Homme de la Mancha
L'Homme de la Mancha
Image of album cover required
Album by Jacques Brel
Released 1968
Recorded 23-27 November 1968
Genre Chanson
Record label Barclay (original), Barclay/Universal (reissue)
Jacques Brel chronology
(studio albums)
J'arrive
(1968)
L'Homme de la Mancha
(1968)
Ne Me Quitte Pas
(1972)

L'Homme de la Mancha is a 1968 album by Jacques Brel and others. It is an adaptation of the musical The Man of La Mancha by Mitch Leigh and Joe Darion. Brel is credited as the author of the lyrics in this French version, in which he plays the rôle of Don Quixote. An album (from Latin albus white, blank, relating to a blank book in which something can be inserted) is a packaged collection of related things. ... Jacques Brel (April 8, 1929 – October 9, 1978) was a Belgian French-speaking author-composer with such strong power of expression in his lyrics that many consider him a poet as well. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Musical genres are categories which contain music which share a certain style or which have certain elements in common. ... Chanson is a French word for song, and in English-language contexts is often applied to any song with French words, particularly a cabaret song. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Universal Music Group (UMG) is the largest major label in the record industry, with a 23% market share. ... Track listing Tracks 1-9 constituted the original 1968 release of the album. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Track listing Ne Me Quitte Pas (Jacques Brel) Recorded 20 June 1972 Marieke (Brel) Recorded 12 June 1972 On n’Oublie Rien (Brel) Recorded 12 June 1972 Les Flamandes (Brel) Recorded 12 June 1972 Les Prénoms de Paris (Brel) Recorded 12 June 1972 Quand On a Que l’Amour (Brel... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Jacques Brel (April 8, 1929 – October 9, 1978) was a Belgian French-speaking author-composer with such strong power of expression in his lyrics that many consider him a poet as well. ... Man of La Mancha is a 1965 Broadway musical which tells the story of the classic novel Don Quixote as a play within a play, performed by Miguel Cervantes and his fellow prisoners as he awaits a hearing with the Spanish Inquisition. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...


Track listing

  1. "L’Homme de la Mancha"
  2. "Un Animal"
  3. "Dulcinea"
  4. "Vraiment Je ne Pense Qu’à Lui"
  5. "Le Casque d’Or de Mambrino"
  6. "Chacun sa Dulcinea"
  7. "Pourquoi Fait-Il Toutes Ces Choses"
  8. "La Quête"
  9. "Sans Amour"
  10. "Gloria"
  11. "Aldonza"
  12. "Le Chevalier aux Miroirs"
  13. "La Mort"

Personnel

In popular music an arrangement is a setting of a piece of music, which may have been composed by the arranger or by someone else. ... Orchestra at City Hall (Edmonton). ... Conducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. ...

External links

  • Jacques Brel (http://www.jacquesbrel.be/index03UK.htm)
    Official website

 

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