| Ne me quitte pas | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Jacques Brel |
| Cover: | Ne Me Quitte PasAlbum.jpg |
| Released: | 6 September 1972 |
| Recorded: | 12–27 June 1972 |
| Genre: | Chanson |
| Length: | 38 minutes |
| Label: | Barclay/Universal |
| Prev Title: | L'Homme de la Mancha |
| Prev Year: | 1968 |
| Next Title: | Les Marquises |
| Next Year: | 1977 |
Ne me quitte pas (English: Don't leave me) is Jacques Brel's thirteenth studio album. Released in 1972 by Barclay (80145), 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 (Barclay: 980 817-6).
See main article: Ne me quitte pas. The title song has been translated into numerous languages, and has been widely covered by French and English-speaking artists, including Isabelle Aubret (2001), Shirley Bassey (1972), Sam Cooke (1960), Céline Dion (1994), Olivia Newton-John (1972), Nina Simone (1965), Dionne Warwick (1972) and Belinda Carlisle (2007).[1] [2]
| Track | Title | Translation | Composer | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ne me quitte pas" | Don't leave me | Jacques Brel | 1972-06-20 | |
| 2 | "Marieke" | Marieke | 1972-06-12 | ||
| 3 | "On n'oublie rien" | One forgets nothing | Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest | 1972-06-12 | |
| 4 | "Les Flamandes" | The Flemish | Jacques Brel | 1972-06-12 | |
| 5 | "Les Prénoms de Paris" | The names of Paris | Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest | 1972-06-12 | |
| 6 | "Quand on n'a que l'amour" | When you only have love | Jacques Brel | 1972-06-27 | |
| 7 | "Les Biches" | The does | Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest | 1972-06-23 | |
| 8 | "Le Prochain Amour" | The next love | Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest | 1972-06-23 | |
| 9 | "Le Moribond" | The dying man | Jacques Brel | 1972-06-20 | |
| 10 | "La Valse à mille temps" | The waltz a thousand times as fast | Jacques Brel | 1972-06-27 | |
| 11 | "Je ne sais pas" | I don't know | Jacques Brel | 1972-06-12[3] |