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Released to coincide with the 20th anniversary of his death in 1991, Best of Gainsbourg: Comme un Boomerang is a two-CD retrospective featuring 47 tracks plucked from the extensive back catalog of France's most notorious musical enfant terrible, Serge Gainsbourg. One of hundreds of compilations that have attempted to summarize the unashamed provocateur's 40-year recording career, this Wrasse Records release is perhaps the most comprehensive since 2006's Anthologie, taking in material from his 1958 debut album, Du Chant a la Une!... ("Le Poinconneur des Lilas") right up to his 1987 swan song, You're Under Arrest (his cover version of Edith Piaf's "Mon Legionnaire"). With a track list helpfully compiled in chronological order, Comme un Boomerang showcases his ability to effortlessly shift musical direction, from the Boris Vian-inspired traditional French chanson "La Recette de l'Amour Fou," to the bohemian jazz of "Black Trombone," to the psychedelic guitar pop of "L'Hotel Particulier," to the Sly & Robbie-produced reggae of "Aux Armes et Cetera" (his controversial interpretation of the French national anthem), and to the sultry electronica of "Sorry Angel." Alongside his signature tune, the sensual and scandalous U.K. chart-topping duet with Jane Birkin, "Je T'aime...Moi Non Plus," there are also his famous collaborations with actresses Brigitte Bardot ("Bonnie and Clyde," "Comic Strip") and Catherine Deneuve ("Dieu Fumeur de Havanes"), contributions from his series of controversial '70s concept albums, the Lolita-influenced Histoire de Melody Nelson ("Ballade de Melody Nelson") and the Nazism-based Rock Around the Bunker (the title track), and his own recording of the innuendo-laden hit he penned for Parisian yé-yé singer France Gall ("Les Sucettes"). Casual fans who might be overwhelmed by its generous track list would be better off with the more streamlined Initials S.G. (2003) or The Originals (2006), but if you want to further investigate one of pop music's most eccentric figures, Comme un Boomerang is perhaps all you'll ever need.
© Jon O'Brien /TiVo
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Serge Gainsbourg, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Alain Goraguer, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Denis Bourgeois, Producer
℗ 1958 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Alain Goraguer, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Denis Bourgeois, Producer
℗ 1958 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Alain Goraguer, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Denis Bourgeois, Producer
℗ 1958 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Alain Goraguer, Composer, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1960 Warner Chappell Music France
Serge Gainsbourg, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Alain Goraguer, Producer, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1961 Mercury Music Group
Jacques Plait, Producer - Serge Gainsbourg, Composer, Author, MainArtist - Alain Goraguer, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1962 Mercury Music Group, Mit freundlicher Genehmigung der Universal Music International
Jacques Plait, Producer - Serge Gainsbourg, Composer, MainArtist - Alain Goraguer, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Pierre Baudelaire, Author
℗ 1962 Mercury Music Group
Jacques Plait, Producer - Serge Gainsbourg, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Alain Goraguer, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1962 Mercury Music Group
Jacques Plait, Producer - Serge Gainsbourg, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Harry Robinson, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - M Gaudry, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Elek Bacsika, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1964 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - CLAUDE DEJACQUES, Producer - Elek Bacsik, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - M Gaudry, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Composer, Author, MainArtist - CLAUDE DEJACQUES, Producer - Alain Goraguer, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1964 Mercury Music Group
Dennis Collins, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Serge Gainsbourg, Composer, Author, MainArtist - CLAUDE DEJACQUES, Producer - Alain Goraguer, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Rush, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony "Thunder" Smith, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John James Kumnick, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Georgett, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1964 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Composer, Author, MainArtist - CLAUDE DEJACQUES, Producer - Alain Goraguer, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1964 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Composer, Author, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - CLAUDE DEJACQUES, Producer - Art Greenslade, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Composer, Author, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - CLAUDE DEJACQUES, Producer - Arthur Greenslade, Musical Director - Art Greenslade, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Composer, Author, MainArtist - CLAUDE DEJACQUES, Producer - David Whitaker, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1968 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CLAUDE DEJACQUES, Producer - David Whitaker, Musical Director, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - David Whitaker, Arranger, Work Arranger - Giorgio Gomelsky, Producer
℗ 1967 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Composer, Author, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michel Colombier, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - CLAUDE DEJACQUES, Producer - Brigitte Bardot, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1968 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CLAUDE DEJACQUES, Producer - Art Greenslade, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1968 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Composer, Author, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - CLAUDE DEJACQUES, Producer - Art Greenslade, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1968 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michel Colombier, Composer, Producer, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1968 Editions Musicales Hortensia
Serge Gainsbourg, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jane Birkin, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Art Greenslade, Musical Director, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jean-Claude Desmarty, Producer
℗ 1969 Barclay, Mit freundlicher Genehmigung: Universal Music Group, Inc.
Serge Gainsbourg, Composer, Author, MainArtist - Brigitte Bardot, MainArtist - David Whitaker, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1968 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Composer, Author, MainArtist - Michel Colombier, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1968 Mercury Music Group
DISC 2
Serge Gainsbourg, Composer, Author, MainArtist - Art Greenslade, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Jean-Claude Desmarty, Producer
℗ 1969 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Composer, Author, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jane Birkin, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Art Greenslade, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Jean-Claude Desmarty, Producer
℗ 1969 Barclay
Serge Gainsbourg, Composer, Author, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Greenslade, Musical Director - Art Greenslade, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jean-Claude Desmarty, Producer
℗ 1969 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Composer, Author, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Art Greenslade, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Jean-Claude Desmarty, Producer
℗ 1969 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Composer, Author, MainArtist - Michel Colombier, Composer - Art Greenslade, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jean-Claude Desmarty, Producer
℗ 1969 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Author, MainArtist - Jean-Claude Vannier, Composer, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Jane Birkin, MainArtist - Jean-Claude Desmarty, Producer
℗ 1971 Barclay
Serge Gainsbourg, Composer, Author, MainArtist - Jean-Claude Vannier, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Jean-Claude Desmarty, Producer
℗ 1971 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Composer, Author, MainArtist - Jean-Claude Vannier, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Jane Birkin, MainArtist - Philippe Lerichomme, Producer
℗ 1971 Barclay
Serge Gainsbourg, Composer, Author, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alain Hortu, Producer
℗ 1973 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2011 Mercury Music Group
Alan Hawkshaw, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Serge Gainsbourg, Composer, Author, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ALAN PARKER, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dougie Wright, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Judd Proctor, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Olliff, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alain Hortu, Producer - Jim Lawless, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Brain Odgers, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Composer, Author, MainArtist - Jean-Pierre Sabar, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 Mercury Music Group
Alan Hawkshaw, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Serge Gainsbourg, Composer, Author, MainArtist - Philippe Lerichomme, Producer
℗ 1976 Mercury Music Group
Alan Hawkshaw, Producer - Serge Gainsbourg, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ALAN PARKER, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Albert Ketèlbey, Author - Brian Odgers, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dougie Wright, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Lawless, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 Mercury Music Group
Alan Hawkshaw, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Serge Gainsbourg, Composer, Author, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Philippe Lerichomme, Producer
℗ 1978 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Composer, MainArtist - Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle, Author - Bruno Blum, Producer - Philippe Lerichomme, Producer
℗ 1979 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Composer, Author, MainArtist - Bruno Blum, Producer - Philippe Lerichomme, Producer
℗ 1979 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jean-Pierre Sabar, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Catherine Deneuve, MainArtist - Don Ray, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1980 Pathé Renn
Serge Gainsbourg, Composer, Author, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Philippe Lerichomme, Producer
℗ 1981 Mercury Music Group
Larry Fast, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Alexander, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Serge Gainsbourg, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stan Harrison, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - George Simms, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Rush, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Steve simms, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Philippe Lerichomme, Producer
℗ 1984 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Composer, Author, MainArtist - Billy Rush, Producer - Philippe Lerichomme, Producer
℗ 1984 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Billy Rush, Producer - Philippe Lerichomme, Producer
℗ 1987 Mercury Music Group
Serge Gainsbourg, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Raymond Asso, Author - Billy Rush, Producer - Marguerite Angèle Monnot, Composer - Philippe Lerichomme, Producer
℗ 1987 Mercury Music Group
Album Description
Released to coincide with the 20th anniversary of his death in 1991, Best of Gainsbourg: Comme un Boomerang is a two-CD retrospective featuring 47 tracks plucked from the extensive back catalog of France's most notorious musical enfant terrible, Serge Gainsbourg. One of hundreds of compilations that have attempted to summarize the unashamed provocateur's 40-year recording career, this Wrasse Records release is perhaps the most comprehensive since 2006's Anthologie, taking in material from his 1958 debut album, Du Chant a la Une!... ("Le Poinconneur des Lilas") right up to his 1987 swan song, You're Under Arrest (his cover version of Edith Piaf's "Mon Legionnaire"). With a track list helpfully compiled in chronological order, Comme un Boomerang showcases his ability to effortlessly shift musical direction, from the Boris Vian-inspired traditional French chanson "La Recette de l'Amour Fou," to the bohemian jazz of "Black Trombone," to the psychedelic guitar pop of "L'Hotel Particulier," to the Sly & Robbie-produced reggae of "Aux Armes et Cetera" (his controversial interpretation of the French national anthem), and to the sultry electronica of "Sorry Angel." Alongside his signature tune, the sensual and scandalous U.K. chart-topping duet with Jane Birkin, "Je T'aime...Moi Non Plus," there are also his famous collaborations with actresses Brigitte Bardot ("Bonnie and Clyde," "Comic Strip") and Catherine Deneuve ("Dieu Fumeur de Havanes"), contributions from his series of controversial '70s concept albums, the Lolita-influenced Histoire de Melody Nelson ("Ballade de Melody Nelson") and the Nazism-based Rock Around the Bunker (the title track), and his own recording of the innuendo-laden hit he penned for Parisian yé-yé singer France Gall ("Les Sucettes"). Casual fans who might be overwhelmed by its generous track list would be better off with the more streamlined Initials S.G. (2003) or The Originals (2006), but if you want to further investigate one of pop music's most eccentric figures, Comme un Boomerang is perhaps all you'll ever need.
© Jon O'Brien /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 49 track(s)
- Total length: 02:26:10
- Main artists: Serge Gainsbourg
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music Division Mercury Records
- Genre: World Europe French Music
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16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo
© 2011 Mercury Music Group This Compilation ℗ 2011 Mercury Music Group
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