La Valse à mille temps

La Valse à mille temps (The Waltz With A Thousand Beats) is Jacques Brel's fourth album. Also known as Jacques Brel 4 and American Début, the album was released in 1959 by Philips. The album was reissued on 23 September 2003 under the title La Valse à mille temps as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à bonbons by Barclay (980 816-6).

The album received the Francis Carco prize from l'Académie du disque français.

Credits

 * Jacques Brel – composer, vocals
 * François Rauber – orchestra conductor
 * Gérard Jouannest – piano
 * Jean-Marie Guérin – mastering
 * J. Aubert – photography
 * M. Apelbaum – photography

The melody of "La Mort" is partly based, uncredited, on the traditional Gregorian chant Dies irae, which has been quoted in a large number of other works over the centuries.