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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]

N° 2
Studio album by Serge Gainsbourg
Released	September 1959 (September 1959)
Recorded	12, 14, 25, 27 and 29 May 1959; 4 June 1959[1]
Studio	Studio Blanqui, Paris
Genre	French pop, jazz
Length	20:39
Label	Philips
Producer	Jean-Yves Billet
Serge Gainsbourg chronology
Du chant à la une !... (1958) N° 2 (1959) L'Étonnant Serge Gainsbourg (1961)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

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

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

External links

• N° 2 at Discogs (list of releases)
• N° 2 at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

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