Initials B.B.

Initials B.B is a 1968 studio album by Serge Gainsbourg. It was originally released by Philips Records.

Initials B.B.
Studio album by Serge Gainsbourg
Released	June 1968
Recorded	1965–1968
Studio	Fontana Studios, London; Chappell Studios, London; Hoche Studios, Paris
Genre	Orchestral pop[1]
Length	31:05
Label	Philips
Producer	Claude Dejacques
Serge Gainsbourg chronology
Bonnie and Clyde (1968) Initials B.B. (1968) Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg (1969)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

In 2010, the French edition of Rolling Stone named it the 14th greatest French rock album.[3] In 2017, Pitchfork placed it at number 117 on the "200 Best Albums of the 1960s" list.[1] In 2019, Happy Mag named it "racy and effortlessly cool."[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Serge Gainsbourg.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Initials B.B."	3:36
2.	"Comic Strip"	2:13
3.	"Bloody Jack"	2:11
4.	"Docteur Jekyll et Monsieur Hyde"	1:56
5.	"Torrey Canyon"	2:43
6.	"Shu Ba Du Ba Loo Ba"	2:08
7.	"Ford Mustang"	2:41
8.	"Bonnie and Clyde" (with Brigitte Bardot)	4:19
9.	"Black and White"	2:10
10.	"Qui est in qui est out"	2:14
11.	"Hold Up"	2:20
12.	"Marilu"	2:34

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Serge Gainsbourg – vocals
• Brigitte Bardot – vocals (8)
• Arthur Greenslade – arrangement, orchestral direction (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12)
• David Whitaker – arrangement, orchestral direction (2, 5, 11)
• Michel Colombier – arrangement, orchestral direction (8)
• Claude Dejacques – artistic production

Charts

Chart	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP)[5]	181

References

1. "The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s (page 5 of 10)". Pitchfork. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
2. Browne, Daniel. "Initials B.B. - Serge Gainsbourg". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
3. Magazine Rolling Stone, n°18 of February 2010, ISSN 1764-1071
4. "Click and Burn: a sonic history of the Zippo lighter". Retrieved 2019-10-22.
5. "Lescharts.com – Serge Gainsbourg – Initials B.B.". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2018.

External links

• Initials B.B. at Discogs (list of releases)
• Initials B.B. at MusicBrainz (list of releases)