VA - Magnifique, Great French Singers (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2+ CD3 (30's, 40's & 50's)

FAMOUS FRENCH SINGERS

je ne parle pas très bien le Français.... but I love their Singers

VA - Magnifique, Great French Singers (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2+ CD3 (30's, 40's & 50's)   

Chanson is the French word for "song". The word is often used in music to mean any song with French words, but it is more often used when talking about songs in which lyrics have been set to music by French classical composers. Very often "chansons" refers to the French songs that were sung in the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. People who sang these chansons were called "chansonniers". They had various forms, including ballade, rondeau and virelai. Some composers at the time liked to set popular poetry to music. The earliest chansons were for two, three or four voices, many of them being for three voices. By the 16th century most were for four voices. Sometimes, the singers were accompanied by instruments.  A chanson "song" is in general any lyric-driven French song, usually polyphonic and secular. A singer specializing in chansons is known as a "chanteur" (male) or "chanteuse" (female); a collection of chansons, especially from the late Middle Ages and Renaissance, is also known as a chansonnier.

In France today "chanson" or "chanson française" typically refers to the music of singers such as Charles Trenet, Guy Béart, Jacques Brel, Jean Ferrat, Georges Brassens, Édith Piaf, Charles Aznavour, Yves Montand, Barbara, Dalida, Serge Reggiani, Salvatore Adamo, Brigitte Fontaine, William Sheller, Renaud, Léo Ferré,  Juliette Greco, Mireille Mathieu, Gilbert Bécaud, Monique Serf (Barbara) and Serge Gainsbourg and can be distinguished from the rest of French "pop" music by following the rhythms of French language, rather than those of English, and a higher standard for lyrics. (Wikipedia)

While you’re more likely to see a Parisienne in sweatpants than a French song on the US or UK charts, there’s a huge appetite for today’s French music among Anglophones. It enjoys a certain popularity among Francophiles, travelers, French-language learners and anyone with an ear for global music.

Here are some75 tracks by the most important French artists

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Track Lists 

CD1

01    Edith Piaf - Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien (No, I Regret Nothing) 1960    :02:24    1960
02    Hugues Aufray - Santiano (Santiano) 1961    :02:15    1961
03    Francoise Hardy - Tous Les Garcons Et Les Filles (All the Boys and Girls) 1962    :03:07    1962
04    Brigitte Bardot - La Madrague (The Trap) 1963    :02:31    1963
05    Sylvie Vartan - La Plus Belle Pour Aller Danser (The Most Beautiful to Go Dancing) 1964    :02:33    1964
06    Georges Brassens - Les Copains D’abord (Friends First) 1964    :02:27    1964
07    Gilbert Bécaud - Nathalie (Nathalie) 1964    :04:05    1964
08    Barbara - L'aigle Noir (The Black Eagle) 1965    :04:56    1965
09    Claude Francois - Comme D'habitude (A Usual) 1967    :04:12    1967
10    Serge Gainsbourg - Initials B.B. (Initials B.B.) 1968    :03:35    1968
11    France Gall - Chanson Pour Que Tu M'aimes Un Peu (Song for You to Love Me a Little) 1968    :02:25    1968
12    Jacques Dutronc - Il Est Cinq Heures Paris S'eveille (It's 5 O'clock, Paris Awakes) 1968    :02:55    1968
13    Jane Birkin - Je T'aime Moi Non Plus (I Love You...Me, No More) 1969    :04:23    1969
14    Salvatore Adamo - A Demain Sur La Lune (Tomorrow on the Moon) 1969    :03:45    1969
15    Raymond Lefèvre - C'est Ma Chanson (This is My Song) 1969    :02:03    1969
16    Joe Dassin - Les Champs Elisees (The Champs-Elysees) 1969    :02:37    1969
17    Mireille Mathieu - Mon Bel Amour D'ete (My Beautiful Summer Love) 1969    :03:02    1969
18    Johnny Hallyday - Que Je T Aime (That I Love You) 1969    :04:18    1969
19    Jean Ferrat - Aimer a Perdre La Raison (To Love at the Point of Losing One’s Mind) 1971    :02:22    1971
20    Julien Clerc - Ce N'est Rien (It's Not Nothing) 1971    :03:34    1971
21    Véronique Sanson - Amoureuse (In Love) 1972    :03:49    1972
22    Michel Delpech - Que Marianne Tait Jolie (That Marianne Was Pretty) 1972    :03:33    1972
23    Mike Brant - Qui Saura (Who Knows) 1972    :03:21    1972
24    Maxime Le Forestier - San Francisco (San Francisco) 1972    :02:48    1972

CD2

26    Nino Ferrer - Le Sud (The South) 1975    :04:38    1975
27    Eddy Mitchell - Sur La Route De Memphis (On the Memphis Road) 1976    :02:54    1976
28    Francis Cabrel - Je M'étais Perdu (1 Was Lost) 1977    :03:09    1977
29    Claude Dubois - Le Blues Du Businessman (The Blues of the Businessman) 1978    :04:21    1978
30    Daniel Balavoine - Mon Fils Ma Bataille (My Son, My Fight) 1980    :04:07    1980
31    Michel Sardou - Les Lacs Du Connemara (The Lakes of Connemara) 1981    :06:04    1981
32    Herbert Leonard - Pour Le Plaisir (For Fun)1981    :03:51    1981
33    Alain Bashung - Vertige De L'amour (Vertigo of Love) 1981    :03:16    1981
34    Pierre Bachelet - Les Corons (The Corons) 1982    :04:14    1982
35    Christophe - Mon Amie Jalousie (My Friend Jealousy) 1984    :04:31    1984
36    Laurent Voulzy - Ile-En-Mer, Marie Galante (Beautiful Island at Sea, Marie Galante) 1984    :03:32    1984
37    Michael Jones (Et Jean Jacques) - Je Te Donne (I Give You) 1985    :03:23    1985
38    Renaud - Mistral Gagnant (The Advancing Winds) 1985    :02:46    1985
39    Florent Pagny - N'importe Quoi (Whatever) 1988    :03:49    1988
40    Francis Cabrel - Sarbacane (Blowpipe) 1989    :04:06    1989
41    Amelie-Les-Crayons - Ta P'tite Flamme (Your Little Flame) 2001    :03:53    2001
42    Patrick Bruel - Ramona (Ramona) 2002    :03:14    2002
43    Carla Bruni - Quelqu'un M'a Dit (Someone Told Me) 2002    :02:43    2002
44    Francois Feldman - Les Valses De Vienne (The Waltzes From Vienna) 1989    :04:06    2005
45    Madeleine Peyroux - La Javanaise (The Javanise) 2006    :04:10    2006
46    Renaud - Les Bobos (The Bobos) 2006    :03:56    2006
47    Alain Souchon - La Ballade De Jim (The Ballad of Jim) 2011    :04:25    2011
48    Mireille Mathieu - L'hymne a L'amour (The Hymn to Love) 2012    :03:36    2012
49    Norbet Slama Trio - Nany (Nany) 2013    :02:30    2013
50    Jérôme Minière - Ressources Minieres (Mineral Resources) 2015    :05:05    2015

CD 3 30's, 40's & 50's

51    Lucienne Boyer - Parlez Moi D Amour (Tell Me About Love) 1930    :02:59    1930
52    Florelle - La Complainte De Mackie (Mackie's Lament) 1932    :03:18    1932
53    Lys Gauty - A Paris, Dans Chaque Faubourg (In Paris, in Every Suburb) 1933    :03:24    1933
54    Tino Rossi - C'est a Capri (It's in Capri) 1934    :03:03    1934
55    Jean Tranchant - Ici L'on Peche (1934)    :03:00    1934
56    Georges Guetary - La Valse Des Regrets (The Waltz of Regrets) 1935    :03:13    1935
57    Maurice Chevalier - Prosper (Prosper) 1935    :03:06    1935
58    Suzy Solidor - Escale (Stop) 1938    :02:51    1938
59    Rina Ketty     - Sombreros Et Mantilles (Sombreros and Mantilles) 1938    :03:05    1938
60    Tino Rossi - J Attendrai (I Will Wait) 1939    :02:53    1939
61    Leo Marjane - Seule Ce Soir (Alone Tonigh) 1941    :03:22    1941
62    Charles Trenet - La Mer (The Sea) 1946    :03:21    1946
63    Jean Lumiere - Le Temps Des Cerises (The Cherry Season) 1946    :02:57    1946
64    Yvette Giraud - Mademoiselle Hortensia (Miss Hortensia) 1946    :03:09    1946
65    Yves Montand - C'est Si Bon (It is So Good) 1948    :02:35    1948
66    Line Renaud - Ma Cabane Au Canada (My Cabin in Canada) 1948    :02:54    1948
67    Jacqueline Francois - Mademoiselle De Paris (Miss of Paris) 1948    :03:04    1948
68    Henri Salvador - Le Loup, La Biche Et Le Chevalier (The Wolf, the Doe and the Knight) 1949    :02:27    1949
69    Andre Claveau - Cerisiers Roses Et Pommiers Blancs (Pink Cherry and White Apple Trees) 1950    :03:05    1950
70    Charles Aznavour - Jezebel (Jezebel) 1951    :02:53    1951
71    Gloria Lasso - Etrangere Au Paradis (Foreign in Paradise) 1955    :02:33    1955
72    Charles Trenet - Douce France (Sweet France) 1957    :03:11    1957
73    Edith Piaf - Mon Manege a Moi (You're My Carousel) 1958    :03:03    1958
74    Jacques Brel - Ne Me Quitte Pas (Don't Leave Me)1959    :03:50    1959
75    Annie Cordy - Petite Fleur (Little Flower) 1959    :02:53    1959

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