Chansons D'Avant le Déluge [LP]

Jacques Higelin & Brigitte Fontaine - Chansons D'Avant le Déluge [LP]

2025 restock. Jacques Canetti Productions presents Jacques Higelin & Brigitte Fontaine's 1967 album Chansons D'Avant le Déluge, reissued on vinyl as part of a series of albums highlighting the work of French talent agent and producer Jacques Canetti. In his lifelong dedication to chanson, Canetti supported and developed the careers of a dizzying array of artists: Édith Piaf, Jacques Brel, Serge Gainsbourg, Boris Vian, Georges Brassens, Serge Reggiani, Léo Ferré, and Jeanne Moreau are among the most notable. Brigitte Fontaine's partnership with Canneti had begun a year before this album's release with her debut album, 13 Chansons Décadentes et Fantasmagoriques (BEC 5772795). This, her second release on Disques Jacques Canetti, heralded the arrival of her highly productive partnership with Jacques Higelin, and remains a cult duet album. Chansons D'Avant le Déluge includes "La grippe" and "Maman j'ai peur," two songs that would go on to become centerpieces of the duo's stage musical Maman j'ai peur. The album features production by Canetti and orchestral arrangements by Jimmy Walter, who also arranged the orchestral parts for Fontaine's debut. Remastered from the original tapes. Housed in a gatefold jacket with original artwork. A1. La grippe A2. A Django A3. C'est pas d'ma faute A4. Quand j'improvise sur mon piano A5. La vie sur les bras A6. Huit jours en Italie A7. L'année à l'envers B1. Maman j'ai peur B2. On est là pour ça B3. Priez pour Saint Germain des Prés B4. Dévaste-moi B5. Dans mon lit B6. L'âme slave