N°_2

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N° 2

1959 studio album by Serge Gainsbourg

N° 2 is the second studio album by French musician Serge Gainsbourg, released in 1959. It features Gainsbourg backed by the Alain Goraguer Orchestra.[3] The album was not well received at the time of its release.[4]

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Music journalist and Gainsbourg biographer Sylvie Simmons described the album as "...mutant jazz-pop engaged in an unnatural act with chanson, French literature and Americana..."[4]

The album cover is a reference to French author and musician Boris Vian.[4] The cover of Lovage's 2001 debut album pays homage to the cover.[5]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Serge Gainsbourg, except where noted

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Serge Gainsbourg – vocals
  • Léo Petit - guitar
  • Paul Rovère, Pierre Michelot – double bass
  • Christian Garros – drums
  • Alain Goraguer – piano, arrangements, conductor
  • Alain Goraguer et Son Orchestre - orchestra
  • Georges Grenu, Jo Hrasko, Marcel Hrasko, Pierre Gossez, William Boucaya - saxophone
  • Fernand Verstraete, Fred Gérard, Maurice Thomas, Roger Guérin - trumpet
  • André Paquinet, Charles Verstraete - trombone
  • Gaby Vilain - bass trombone
Technical
  • Denis Bourgeois – executive production
  • Jacques Aubert - photography

References

  1. [1]
    https://www.allmusic.com/album/no-2-r568296
  2. [2]
    Jurek, Thom. "No. 2 - Serge Gainsbourg". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  3. [3]
    https://www.allmusic.com/album/no-2-r568296/review
  4. [4]
    Simmons, Sylvie (2002). Serge Gainsbourg : a fistful of gitanes : requiem for a twister (1st ed.). Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2002. p. 31. ISBN 9780306811838.
  5. [5]
    "Trip Magazine Brazil". SAO PAULO, BRAZIL. March 2002. p. 115. Retrieved 8 January 2016.



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