Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg (also known as Je t'aime... moi non plus[1]) is a 1969 collaborative studio album by Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin. It was originally released by Fontana Records. It includes "Je t'aime... moi non plus", which reached number 1 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]
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Released | June 1969 (1969-06) | |||
Recorded | 1968 | |||
Studio | Fontana Studios, London; Chappell Studios, London; La Gaieté Studios, Paris | |||
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Length | 31:18 | |||
Label | Fontana | |||
Producer | Jean-Claude Desmarty | |||
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The song Jane B is an adaptation of Frédéric Chopin's Fourth Prelude from Opus. 28 in E minor. The music was arranged by Arthur Greenslade.[3]
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Pitchfork | 8.8/10[4] |
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The album has received critical acclaim. D.M. Edwards of PopMatters stated: "The arrangements by Arthur Greenslade are excellent and there are plenty of glimpses of the experimentation which would be a feature of Gainsbourg's music," further describing the album as "sophisticated, timeless pop music."[5]
In 2017, Pitchfork placed it at number 44 on the "200 Best Albums of the 1960s" list.[6] Writing for Pitchfork, Cameron Cook called it "a love letter read out loud by its recipient: Every note and lyric is meant to highlight a certain aspect of Birkin's persona though Gainsbourg's lens, from her breathless delivery of every line to her heavily accented, coquettish French."[6]
All tracks are written by Serge Gainsbourg.
No. | Title | Vocals | Length |
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1. | "Je t'aime... moi non plus" | Serge Gainsbourg, Jane Birkin | 4:23 |
2. | "L'anamour" | Serge Gainsbourg | 2:17 |
3. | "Orang-outan" | Jane Birkin | 2:28 |
4. | "Sous le soleil exactement" | Serge Gainsbourg | 2:52 |
5. | "18-39" | Jane Birkin | 2:39 |
6. | "69 année érotique" | Serge Gainsbourg, Jane Birkin | 3:21 |
7. | "Jane B" | Jane Birkin | 3:09 |
8. | "Elisa" | Serge Gainsbourg | 2:31 |
9. | "Le canari est sur le balcon" | Jane Birkin | 2:20 |
10. | "Les sucettes" | Serge Gainsbourg | 2:37 |
11. | "Manon" | Serge Gainsbourg | 2:41 |
No. | Title | Vocals | Length |
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12. | "La chanson de slogan" | Serge Gainsbourg, Jane Birkin | 2:53 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
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French Albums (SNEP)[7] | 128 | |
United States (Billboard 200)[8] | 196 |
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