La mamma explained
| La mamma |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Charles Aznavour |
| Cover: | La mamma album cover.jpg |
| Released: | 1963 |
| Genre: | Chanson |
| Length: | 49:42 |
| Label: | Barclay |
| Producer: | Paul Mauriat (orchestration) |
| Prev Title: | Qui ? |
| Prev Year: | 1963 |
| Next Title: | Charles Aznavour, vol. 1 |
| Next Year: | 1964 |
La mamma is the eleventh French studio album by the French singer Charles Aznavour, released in 1963. It achieved TOP1 in France for several weeks,[1] Spain (also TOP1),[2] it was a TOP10 hit in Belgium, Holland, and other countries. It became a bestseller,[3] and sold over a million copies only in France.[4] The English version of 'La Mamma' entitled 'For Mama', was written in 1964, with words by Don Black[5] and became a hit in Philippines.[6] In the US Ray Charles performed it.
The album includes songs by Charles Aznavour, Georges Garvarentz and others.
It was reissued in 1995 by EMI.
Track listing
- La mamma (Charles Aznavour / Robert Gall)
- Si tu m'emportes (Charles Aznavour)
- Je T'Attends (Charles Aznavour)
- Sylvie (Charles Aznavour)
- Et Pourtant (Charles Aznavour / Georges Garvarentz)
- Les Aventuriers (Charles Aznavour / Jacques Plante)
- Tu veux (Charles Aznavour)
- Le temps des caresses (Charles Aznavour)
Track listing of the 1995 CD Reissue
- La mamma (Charles Aznavour / Robert Gall)
- Si tu m'emportes (Charles Aznavour)
- Je T'Attends (Charles Aznavour)
- Sylvie (Charles Aznavour)
- Et Pourtant (Charles Aznavour / Georges Garvarentz)
- Les Aventuriers (Charles Aznavour / Jacques Plante)
- Tu veux (Charles Aznavour)
- Le temps des caresses (Charles Aznavour)
- Ne Dis Rien (Charles Aznavour)
- Poker (Charles Aznavour / Pierre Roche)
- Sur Ma Vie (Charles Aznavour)
- Plus Bleu Que Tes Yeux (Charles Aznavour)
- Merci Mon Dieu (Charles Aznavour)
- Moi J'Fais Mon Rond (Charles Aznavour / Gaby Wagenheim)
- J'Aime Paris au mois de mai (Charles Aznavour / Pierre Roche)
- Ton beau visage (Charles Aznavour)
- Vivre avec toi (Charles Aznavour)
- Si je n'avais plus (Charles Aznavour)
Personnel
- Charles Aznavour - Author, Composer, Vocals
- Raoul Breton - Text
- Robert Gall - Composer
- Georges Garvarentz - Composer
- Andre Gornet - Photography
- Herman Leonard - Photography
- Paul Mauriat - Orchestration
- Jacques Plante - Lyricist
- Pierre Roche - Composer
- Lévon Sayan - Artistic Consultation, Photography
- Gaby Wagenheim - Composer
Links
Notes and References
- https://books.google.com/books?id=A0UEAAAAMBAJ&dq=aznavour+la+mamma&pg=PA31 Billboard 1 Feb 1964
- https://books.google.com/books?id=QUUEAAAAMBAJ&dq=aznavour+la+mamma&pg=PA27 Billboard 15 Aug 1964
- LIFE Magazine - Vol. 56, No. 21–22 May 1964 - Page 18
- Songwriters: a biographical dictionary with discographies - Page 28, by Nigel Harrison - 1998
- The book of golden discs - Page 154, by Joseph Murrells - 1978
- https://books.google.com/books?id=rigEAAAAMBAJ&dq=aznavour+la+mamma&pg=PA34 Billboard 14 Aug 1965
