Jacques (album)

Jacques is the fifth studio album by the British singer/songwriter Marc Almond. It was released in December 1989. The album is a tribute to the Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel and was instigated by Almond's collaboration with Paul Buck, who adapted Brel's original non-English lyrics specifically for Almond.

The songs for the album were recorded at Milo Studios, London, over four years. Almond was accompanied both by his assembled band (comprising "La Magia" and "Willing Sinners" members Annie Hogan, Billy McGee and Steve Humphreys) and various studio musicians. The artwork and cover painting was designed and painted by Johnny Deux.

Track listing

All tracks written by Brel, Buck; except where indicated.

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Devil (Okay) (Le Diable)"	Brel, Buck	3:00
2.	"If You Need (S'il te faut)"	Brel, Buck	1:57
3.	"The Lockman (L'Éclusier)"	Brel, Buck	4:05
4.	"We Must Look (Il nous faut regarder)"	Brel, Buck	1:47
5.	"Alone (Seul)"	Brel, Shuman	3:25
6.	"I'm Coming (J'arrive)"	Brel, Jouannest, Buck	6:13

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Litany For a Return (Litanie pour un retour)"	Brel, Rauber, Buck	2:00
8.	"If You Go Away (Ne me quitte pas)"	Brel, McKuen	4:15
9.	"The Town Fell Asleep (La ville s'endormait)"	Brel, Buck	5:35
10.	"The Bulls (Les toros)"	Brel, Shuman	2:40
11.	"Never To Be Next (Au suivant)"	Brel, Buck	4:53
12.	"My Death (La Mort)"	Brel, Shuman	4:53

Personnel

Audrey Riley - Cello
Martin McCarrick - Cello, Accordion
Billy McGee - Double Bass, Oboe arrangements, String arrangements ("The Devil (Okay) (Le Diable)", "If You Go Away (Ne Me Quitte Pas)", "The Town Fell Asleep (La Ville S'Endormait)")
Steven Humphreys - Drums, Percussion
Richard Riley - Guitar
Charles Gray - Keyboards
Julia Girdwood - Oboe
Gini Ball - Violin
Annie Hogan - Piano
Maurice Horhut - Piano
Audrey Riley - String arrangements ("The Town Fell Asleep (La ville s'endormait)")
Charles Gray - Producer, All other instrument arrangements
Marc Almond - Producer, All arrangements, Song adaptation
Jim Toler - Engineer

References

Marc Almond

Studio albums	Vermin in Ermine (1984) Stories of Johnny (1985) Mother Fist and Her Five Daughters (1987) The Stars We Are (1988) Jacques (1989) Enchanted (1990) Tenement Symphony (1991) Absinthe (1993) Fantastic Star (1996) Open All Night (1999) Stranger Things (2001) Heart on Snow (2003) Stardom Road (2007) Orpheus in Exile (2009) Varieté (2010) Feasting with Panthers (2011) The Tyburn Tree (Dark London) (2014) The Dancing Marquis (2014) Ten Plagues - A Song Cycle (2014) The Velvet Trail (2015)

Flesh Volcano	Slut (1987)

Marc and the Mambas	Untitled (1982) Torment and Toreros (1983)

Songs	"Total Eclipse"

Related articles	Discography Soft Cell The Immaculate Consumptive

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