Ne Me Quitte Pas (album)


Ne Me Quitte Pas is Jacques Brel's twelfth studio album. Released in 1972 by Barclay, the album features re-recordings of many of Brel's best-known songs. The album was reissued on 23 September 2003 as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à Bonbons.

Title song

The title song has been translated into numerous languages, and has been widely covered by French and English-speaking artists, including Isabelle Aubret, Shirley Bassey, Sam Cooke, Céline Dion, Olivia Newton-John, Nina Simone, Dionne Warwick and Belinda Carlisle.

Track listing

TrackTitleTranslationComposerRecorded
1"Ne me quitte pas"Don't leave meJacques Brel1972-06-20
2"Marieke"MariekeJacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest1972-06-12
3"On n'oublie rien"One forgets nothingJacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest1972-06-12
4"Les Flamandes"The FlemishJacques Brel1972-06-12
5"Les prénoms de Paris"The names of ParisJacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest1972-06-12
6"Quand on n'a que l'amour"When you only have loveJacques Brel1972-06-27
7"Les biches"The doesJacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest1972-06-23
8"Le prochain amour"The next loveJacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest1972-06-23
9"Le Moribond"The dying manJacques Brel1972-06-20
10"La valse à mille temps"The waltz a thousand times as fastJacques Brel1972-06-27
11"Je ne sais pas"I don't knowJacques Brel1972-06-12

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