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Ne Me Quitte Pas (English: Don't leave me) is Jacques Brel's thirteenth 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).

Ne Me Quitte Pas
Studio album by Jacques Brel
Released	6 September 1972
Recorded	12–27 June 1972
Genre	Chanson
Length	38 minutes
Label	Barclay/Universal
Jacques Brel chronology
L'Homme de la Mancha (1968) Ne Me Quitte Pas (1972) Les Marquises (1977)

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Title song

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). [1][2]

Track listing

Track	Title	Translation	Composer	Recorded
1	"Ne me quitte pas"	Don't leave me	Jacques Brel	1972-06-20
2	"Marieke"	Marieke	Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest	1972-06-12
3	"On n'oublie rien"	One forgets nothing	Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest	1972-06-12
4	"Les Flamandes"	The Flemish	Jacques Brel	1972-06-12
5	"Les prénoms de Paris"	The names of Paris	Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest	1972-06-12
6	"Quand on n'a que l'amour"	When you only have love	Jacques Brel	1972-06-27
7	"Les biches"	The does	Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest	1972-06-23
8	"Le prochain amour"	The next love	Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest	1972-06-23
9	"Le Moribond"	The dying man	Jacques Brel	1972-06-20
10	"La valse à mille temps"	The waltz a thousand times as fast	Jacques Brel	1972-06-27
11	"Je ne sais pas"	I don't know	Jacques Brel	1972-06-12[3]

Personnel

• Jacques Brel – composer, vocals
• François Rauber – orchestra conductor, arrangements
• Gérard Jouannest – piano
• Gilbert Roussel, Marcel Azzola - accordion on "La valse a mille temps" (uncredited)
• Claude Achallé – audio engineer
• Jean-Marie Guérin – mastering
• Alain Marouani – photography

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