| J'arrive | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Jacques Brel |
| Cover: | J'arrivealbum.jpg |
| Released: | 1968 |
| Recorded: | 7–23 September 1968 |
| Genre: | Chanson |
| Length: | 41 minutes |
| Label: | Barclay/Universal |
| Prev Title: | Jacques Brel 67 |
| Prev Year: | 1967 |
| Next Title: | L'Homme de la Mancha |
| Next Year: | 1968 |
J'arrive (English: I'm arriving) is Jacques Brel's eleventh studio album. Originally released in 1968 by Barclay (80373), the album was reissued on 23 September 2003 as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à bonbons by Barclay (980 816-3).[1] [2] The album has been praised for Brel's ability to transmit a wide-range of feelings onto the listener, including melancholy, nostalgia and optimism.[3]
| Track | Title | Loose translation | Composer | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "J'arrive" | I'm arriving | Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest | 1968-09-14 | |
| 2 | "Vesoul" | Jacques Brel | 1968-09-23 | ||
| 3 | "L'Ostendaise" | The Ostend Girl | Jacques Brel, François Rauber | 1968-09-23 | |
| 4 | "Je suis un soir d'été" | I Am a Summer Evening | Jacques Brel | 1968-09-15 | |
| 5 | "Regarde bien petit" | Watch Well, Kid | Jacques Brel | 1968-09-14 | |
| 6 | "Comment tuer l'amant de sa femme quand on a été élevé comme moi dans la tradition" | How to Kill One's Wife's Lover When One Was Raised Like Me in Tradition | Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest | 1968-09-12 | |
| 7 | "L'Éclusier" | The Lock Keeper | Jacques Brel | 1968-09-07 | |
| 8 | "Un enfant" | A Child | Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest | 1968-09-14 | |
| 9 | "La Bière" | Beer | Jacques Brel | 1968-09-14 | |
| 10 | "La Chanson de Van Horst" | The Song of Van Horst | Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest | 1972 | |
| 11 | "L'Enfance" | Childhood | Jacques Brel, François Rauber | 1973-05-24 |