N° 2 Explained

N° 2
Type:studio
Artist:Serge Gainsbourg
Cover:Serge no 2.jpg
Recorded:12, 14, 25, 27 and 29 May; 4 June 1959
Studio:Studio Blanqui, Paris
Genre:French pop, jazz
Label:Philips
Producer:Jean-Yves Billet
Prev Title:Du chant à la une !...
Prev Year:1958
Next Title:L'Étonnant Serge Gainsbourg
Next Year:1961

N° 2 is the second studio album by French musician Serge Gainsbourg, released in 1959. It features Gainsbourg backed by the Alain Goraguer Orchestra. The album was not well received at the time of its release.[1]

Music journalist and Gainsbourg biographer Sylvie Simmons described the album as "...mutant jazz-pop engaged in an unnatural act with chanson, French literature and Americana..."

The album cover is a reference to French author and musician Boris Vian.[1] The cover of Lovage's 2001 debut album pays homage to the cover.[2]

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Technical

Notes and References

  1. Book: Simmons. Sylvie. Serge Gainsbourg : a fistful of gitanes : requiem for a twister. 2002. Da Capo Press, 2002.. Cambridge, MA. 9780306811838. 31. 1st. Simmons. registration.
  2. Web site: Trip Magazine Brazil. March 2002. SAO PAULO, BRAZIL. 115. 8 January 2016.