Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited

Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited is a tribute album to the works of late French singer/songwriter Serge Gainsbourg. First released on Virgin Records in 2006, it consists of English language cover versions of Gainsbourg songs, performed by a diverse array of contemporary artists. Gainsbourg's former wife, Jane Birkin, sang on one track.

Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited
Compilation album by
Various artists
Released2006
LabelVirgin Records (UK)
Verve Forecast Records (US)

The album charted in France (#8), Switzerland (#23) and Belgium (#6 Wa, #29 Vl).[1]

Track listing
  1. "A Song for Sorry Angel" - Franz Ferdinand & Jane Birkin
  2. "I Love You (Me Either)" ("Je t'aime... moi non plus") - Cat Power & Karen Elson
  3. "I Just Came to Tell You That I'm Going" ("Je suis venu te dire que je m'en vais") - Jarvis Cocker & Kid Loco
  4. "Requiem for Anna" - Portishead
  5. "Requiem for a Jerk" ("Requiem pour un con") - Faultline, Brian Molko & Françoise Hardy
  6. "L'Hôtel" - Michael Stipe
  7. "Au Revoir Emmanuelle" - Tricky
  8. "Lola R. for Ever" - Marianne Faithfull & Sly and Robbie
  9. "Boomerang 2005" - Gonzales, Feist & Dani
  10. "Boy Toy" - Marc Almond and Trash Palace
  11. "The Ballad of Melody Nelson" - Placebo
  12. "Just a Man with a Job" - The Rakes
  13. "I Call It Art" - The Kills
  14. "Those Little Things" - Carla Bruni
American edition bonus tracks
  1. "The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde" - James Iha & Kazu Makino
  2. "Angels Fall" - Nina Persson & Nathan Larson

References
  1. http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=&titel=Monsieur+Gainsbourg+Revisited&cat=a

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