Le Tour de Chant d'Édith Piaf a l'Olympia - No. 1

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Le Tour de Chant d'Édith Piaf a l'Olympia - No. 1
Live album by
Released1955
GenreChanson
LabelColumbia
Édith Piaf chronology
Le Tour de Chant d'Édith Piaf a l'Olympia - No. 1
(1955)
Le Tour de Chant d'Édith Piaf a l'Olympia - No. 2
(1955)

Le Tour de Chant d'Édith Piaf a l'Olympia - No. 1 is an album from Édith Piaf recorded live at L'Olympia in Paris in 1955. Piaf was accompanied by the Orchestre Et Choeurs conducted by Robert Chauvigny. The album was released on the Columbia label (FS 1049).[1] The cover illustration was by d'Henri Favre.

The Olympia was renovated and reopened by Bruno Coquatrix in February 1954 as a music venue. Piaf gave several series of recitals at the venue from 1955 to 1962. Three of Piaf's early recitals at Olympia were released by Columbia as part of its "Le Tour de Chant d'Édith Piaf a l'Olympia" (Edith Piaf's Singing Tour at the Olympia) series.

Track listing[edit]

Side A

  1. "Heureuse" (R. Rouzaud, M. Monnot)
  2. "Avec ce Soleil" (J. Larue, Philippe-Gerard)
  3. "C'est a Hambourg" (Dleclusse et M. Senlis, M. Monnot)
  4. "Legende" (E. Piaf, G. Becaud)
  5. "Enfin le Printemps" (R. Rouzaud, M. Monnot)

Side B

  1. "Misericorde" (J. Larue, Philippe-Gerard)
  2. "Je T'ai Dans la Peau" (Pills, Becaud)
  3. "La Goualante du Pauvre Jean" (R. Rouzaud, M. Monnot)
  4. "Bravo Pour le Clown" (H. Contet, Louiguy)
  5. "Padam Padam" (H. Contet, N. Glanzberg)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Le Tour de Chant d'Édith Piaf a l'Olympia - No. 1". Encycopedisque. Retrieved November 26, 2020.