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A French craze for exotic rhythms and dances like the cha-cha and the mambo inspired Serge Gainsbourg to explore Latin and Caribbean rhythms at the outset of his career; Couleur Cafe collects 20 of these beat-driven recordings, which span from 1959 to work from as late as 1974. More than his jazz performances of the same period, the earliest songs on the set presage the direction taken on his pop records; in addition to the distinctly snotty attitude which pervades cuts like "Laissez-Moi Tranquille" and "L'Anthracite," the nine tracks taken from the 1964 recording Gainsbourg Percussions innovatively embrace African rhythms while focusing on the thematic concerns (specifically cigarettes, American culture and young girls) of his seminal later work.
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
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Serge Gainsbourg, Main Artist, Author, Composer - Alain Goraguer, Conductor - Melody Nelson Publishing, Music Publisher - Warner Chappell Music France, Music Publisher
(C) 1996 Mercury Music Group (P) 1996 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Artist, Composer, Author - Alain Goraguer, Conductor - Serge Gainsbourg, Main Artist, Author, Composer - Alain Goraguer, Conductor - Melody Nelson Publishing, Music Publisher - Warner Chappell Music France, Music Publisher
(C) 1996 Mercury Music Group (P) 1996 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Artist, Composer, Author - Alain Goraguer, Conductor - Serge Gainsbourg, Main Artist, Author, Composer - Alain Goraguer, Conductor - Warner Chappell Music France, Music Publisher
(C) 1996 Mercury Music Group (P) 1996 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Artist, Composer, Author - Alain Goraguer, Conductor - Serge Gainsbourg, Main Artist, Author, Composer - Alain Goraguer, Conductor, Composer - Warner Chappell Music France, Music Publisher
(C) 1996 Mercury Music Group (P) 1996 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Artist, Composer, Author - Alain Goraguer, Conductor, Composer - Serge Gainsbourg, Main Artist, Composer, Author - Alain Goraguer, Conductor - Melody Nelson Publishing, Music Publisher - Warner Chappell Music France, Music Publisher
(C) 1996 Mercury Music Group (P) 1996 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Main Artist, Composer, Author - Alain Goraguer, Conductor - Raoul Breton, Music Publisher
(C) 1996 Mercury Music Group (P) 1996 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Artist, Composer, Author - Alain Goraguer, Conductor - Serge Gainsbourg, Main Artist, Composer - Alain Goraguer, Conductor - Charles Beaudelaire, Author - Melody Nelson Publishing, Music Publisher - Warner Chappell Music France, Music Publisher
(C) 1996 Mercury Music Group (P) 1996 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Main Artist, Author, Composer - Alain Goraguer, Conductor - Ed Prod Free Demo, Music Publisher - Melody Nelson Publishing, Music Publisher
(C) 1996 Mercury Music Group (P) 1996 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Artist, Composer, Author - Alain Goraguer, Conductor - Serge Gainsbourg, Main Artist, Composer, Author - Alain Goraguer, Conductor - Sidonie, Music Publisher
(C) 1996 Mercury Music Group (P) 1996 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Artist, Composer - Alain Goraguer, Conductor - Charles Beaudelaire, Author - Serge Gainsbourg, Main Artist, Author, Composer - Alain Goraguer, Conductor
(C) 1996 Mercury Music Group (P) 1996 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Artist, Composer, Author - Alain Goraguer, Conductor - Serge Gainsbourg, Main Artist, Author, Composer - Alain Goraguer, Conductor - Gerard Meys Productions, Music Publisher
(C) 1996 Mercury Music Group (P) 1996 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Artist, Composer, Author - Alain Goraguer, Conductor - Serge Gainsbourg, Main Artist, Composer, Author - Alain Goraguer, Conductor
(C) 1996 Mercury Music Group (P) 1996 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Artist, Composer, Author - Alain Goraguer, Conductor - Serge Gainsbourg, Main Artist, Author, Composer - Alain Goraguer, Conductor
(C) 1996 Mercury Music Group (P) 1996 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Artist, Composer, Author - Alain Goraguer, Conductor - Serge Gainsbourg, Main Artist, Author, Composer - Alain Goraguer, Conductor
(C) 1996 Mercury Music Group (P) 1996 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Artist, Composer, Author - Alain Goraguer, Conductor - Serge Gainsbourg, Main Artist, Author, Composer - Alain Goraguer, Conductor - Emi Publishing France, Music Publisher
(C) 1996 Mercury Music Group (P) 1996 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Artist, Composer, Author - Alain Goraguer, Conductor - Serge Gainsbourg, Main Artist, Author, Composer - Alain Goraguer, Conductor - Inedit, Music Publisher
(C) 1996 Mercury Music Group (P) 1996 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Artist, Composer, Author - Alain Goraguer, Conductor - Serge Gainsbourg, Main Artist, Author, Composer - Jean-Pierre Sabar, Conductor - Melody Nelson Publishing, Music Publisher
(C) 1996 Mercury Music Group (P) 1996 Mercury Music Group
Album review
A French craze for exotic rhythms and dances like the cha-cha and the mambo inspired Serge Gainsbourg to explore Latin and Caribbean rhythms at the outset of his career; Couleur Cafe collects 20 of these beat-driven recordings, which span from 1959 to work from as late as 1974. More than his jazz performances of the same period, the earliest songs on the set presage the direction taken on his pop records; in addition to the distinctly snotty attitude which pervades cuts like "Laissez-Moi Tranquille" and "L'Anthracite," the nine tracks taken from the 1964 recording Gainsbourg Percussions innovatively embrace African rhythms while focusing on the thematic concerns (specifically cigarettes, American culture and young girls) of his seminal later work.
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:46
- Main artist: Serge Gainsbourg
- Composer: Serge Gainsbourg
- Label: Mercury (France)
- Genre: World Europe French Music
(C) 1996 Mercury Music Group (P) 1996 Mercury Music Group
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