Ne Me Quitte Pas | ||||
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Studio album by Jacques Brel | ||||
Released | 1972 | |||
Recorded | 12–27 June 1972 | |||
Genre | Chanson | |||
Length | 38 minutes | |||
Label | Barclay/Universal | |||
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Ne Me Quitte Pas (English: Don't leave me) is Jacques Brel's twelfth studio album. Released in 1972 by Barclay (80145), the album features re-recordings of many of Brel's best-known songs. The album was reissued on 23 September 2003 as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à Bonbons (Barclay: 980 817-6).
The title song has been translated into numerous languages, and has been widely covered by French and English-speaking artists, including Isabelle Aubret (2001), Shirley Bassey (1972), Sam Cooke (1960), Céline Dion (1994), Olivia Newton-John (1972), Nina Simone (1965), Dionne Warwick (1972) and Belinda Carlisle (2007).