Charles Aznavour - 100 ans, 100 chansons (2024)

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Charles Aznavour, discover his 100 most beautiful songs brought together on a Best of 5CD.

Charles Aznavour was perhaps the best-known French music hall entertainer in the world — renowned the world over for the bittersweet love songs he wrote and sang, which seemed to embody the essence of French popular song, and also for his appearances onscreen in such wildly divergent fare as Shoot the Piano Player, Candy, and The Tin Drum. His status as the quintessential French popular culture icon was something of an irony for a man who identified himself most closely with his Armenian heritage. Born Shahnour Varenagh Aznavourian, his French roots derived from the fact that his family fled the threat of massacre by the Turks — his father was a singer and sometime restauranteur, while his mother was an actress and part-time seamstress. His father's singing, done in a notably impassioned style, heavily influenced Aznavour's approach to singing as a boy. Although he had a voracious appetite for music, he also had a serious impediment growing up, in the form of a paralyzed vocal cord that gave his voice a raspy quality. He channeled some of his energy into theater, making both his stage and screen debuts at age nine, in 1933, in the theater piece Un Bon Petite Diable and in the film La Guerre des Gosses. As an adolescent, he danced in nightclubs and sold newspapers, as well as touring with theatrical companies, and he wrote a nightclub act in partnership with Pierre Roche — Aznavour wrote the lyrics to their songs and it was through that material that he began his singing career. Early on, he learned to overcome his fears about his vocal limitations, in part with help from singing legend Edith Piaf, for whom he worked as a chauffeur, among other capacities; with her help, he developed a style that suited his capabilities and played to his strengths and also continued writing songs in earnest, some of which were performed by Piaf.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Charles Aznavour - La bohème (4:05)
1.02 - Charles Aznavour - Hier encore (2:22)
1.03 - Charles Aznavour - La Mamma (French Version) (3:49)
1.04 - Charles Aznavour - Je m'voyais déjà (3:23)
1.05 - Charles Aznavour - À ma fille (3:35)
1.06 - Charles Aznavour - J'en déduis que je t'aime (3:47)
1.07 - Charles Aznavour - Emmenez-moi (3:32)
1.08 - Charles Aznavour - For Me... Formidable (2:19)
1.09 - Charles Aznavour - Il faut savoir (3:10)
1.10 - Charles Aznavour - Plus bleu que tes yeux (2:52)
1.11 - Charles Aznavour - Toi et moi (3:09)
1.12 - Charles Aznavour - Les deux guitares (3:50)
1.13 - Charles Aznavour - Sur ma vie (2:34)
1.14 - Charles Aznavour - Le temps (2:37)
1.15 - Charles Aznavour - Noël à Paris (2:30)
1.16 - Charles Aznavour - Parce que (2:49)
1.17 - Charles Aznavour - Il fallait bien (2:17)
1.18 - Charles Aznavour - Être (3:54)
1.19 - Charles Aznavour - Ils sont tombés (Remastered 2014) (4:08)
1.20 - Charles Aznavour - Rendez-vous à Brasilia (2:04)
2.01 - Charles Aznavour - Que c'est triste Venise (2:39)
2.02 - Charles Aznavour - Mes emmerdes (Remastered 2014) (3:08)
2.03 - Charles Aznavour - Tous les visages de l'amour (2:28)
2.04 - Charles Aznavour - Désormais (3:11)
2.05 - Charles Aznavour - Parce que tu crois (3:10)
2.06 - Charles Aznavour - Et pourtant (Bande originale du film "Cherchez l'idole") (2:50)
2.07 - Charles Aznavour - Non, je n'ai rien oublié (6:28)
2.08 - Charles Aznavour - L'amour c'est comme un jour (3:44)
2.09 - Charles Aznavour - Une vie d'amour (Bande originale du film "Téhéran 43") (3:26)
2.10 - Charles Aznavour - Ave Maria (4:27)
2.11 - Charles Aznavour - Paris au mois d'août (3:24)
2.12 - Charles Aznavour - Les plaisirs démodés (5:54)
2.13 - Charles Aznavour - Il te suffisait que je t'aime (3:07)
2.14 - Charles Aznavour - Une enfant (3:58)
2.15 - Charles Aznavour - De t'avoir aimée (Remastered 2014) (2:25)
2.16 - Charles Aznavour - Avec un brin de nostalgie (3:14)
2.17 - Charles Aznavour - J'aime Paris au mois de mai (4:36)
2.18 - Charles Aznavour - Je bois (3:10)
2.19 - Charles Aznavour - Avec (3:08)
2.20 - Charles Aznavour - Pour faire une jam (2:43)
3.01 - Charles Aznavour - Comme ils disent (4:57)
3.02 - Charles Aznavour - Mourir d'aimer (3:58)
3.03 - Charles Aznavour - Les comédiens (2:22)
3.04 - Charles Aznavour - Le palais de nos chimères (2:23)
3.05 - Charles Aznavour - Tu t'laisses aller (3:41)
3.06 - Charles Aznavour - Qui ? (3:37)
3.07 - Charles Aznavour - Et moi dans mon coin (Remastered 2014) (3:33)
3.08 - Charles Aznavour - Jezebel (2:38)
3.09 - Charles Aznavour - Esperanza (2:36)
3.10 - Charles Aznavour - Isabelle (Remastered 2014) (3:12)
3.11 - Charles Aznavour - J'ai vu Paris (3:42)
3.12 - Charles Aznavour - Ay ! Mourir pour toi (3:42)
3.13 - Charles Aznavour - Trousse-chemise (2:27)
3.14 - Charles Aznavour - Sa jeunesse (4:46)
3.15 - Charles Aznavour - Bon anniversaire (4:08)
3.16 - Charles Aznavour - Je t'attends (3:08)
3.17 - Charles Aznavour - Reste (Remastered 2014) (1:51)
3.18 - Charles Aznavour - Viens pleurer au creux de mon épaule (3:14)
3.19 - Charles Aznavour - Les émigrants (Tous ensemble) (3:39)
3.20 - Charles Aznavour - Nous nous reverrons un jour ou l'autre (3:47)
4.01 - Charles Aznavour - For Me... Formidable (Live au Huntington Hartford Theatre, Hollywood / 19 novembre 1965) (2:34)
4.02 - Charles Aznavour - Emmenez-moi (Live à l'Olympia, Paris / 1968) (3:36)
4.03 - Charles Aznavour - La bohème (Live à l'Olympia, Paris / 1968) (3:57)
4.04 - Charles Aznavour - Mourir d'aimer (Live à l'Olympia, Paris / 1972) (4:05)
4.05 - Charles Aznavour - Les plaisirs démodés (Live à l'Olympia, Paris / 1972) (6:01)
4.06 - Charles Aznavour - Le temps (Live à l'Olympia, Paris / 1976) (3:06)
4.07 - Charles Aznavour - Comme ils disent (Live à l'Olympia, Paris / 1972) (5:02)
4.08 - Charles Aznavour - Les comédiens (Live au Huntington Hartford Theatre, Hollywood / 19 novembre 1965) (2:26)
4.09 - Charles Aznavour - Sa jeunesse / Hier encore (Live à l'Olympia, Paris / 1968) (5:11)
4.10 - Charles Aznavour - Que c'est triste Venise (Live à l'Olympia, Paris / 1972) (3:04)
4.11 - Charles Aznavour - La mamma (Live à l'Olympia, Paris / 1976) (4:13)
4.12 - Charles Aznavour - Je m'voyais déjà (Live à l'Olympia, Paris / 1976) (5:28)
4.13 - Charles Aznavour - Non, je n'ai rien oublié (Live à l'Olympia, Paris / 1972) (6:44)
4.14 - Charles Aznavour - Paris au mois d'août (Live à l'Olympia, Paris / 1978) (3:46)
4.15 - Charles Aznavour - Et moi dans mon coin (Live à l'Olympia, Paris / 1978) (3:40)
4.16 - Charles Aznavour - Mes emmerdes (Live à l'Olympia, Paris / 1978) (3:34)
4.17 - Charles Aznavour - Pour faire une jam (Live à l'Olympia, Paris / 1972) (2:39)
4.18 - Charles Aznavour - J'aime Paris au mois de mai (Live à l'Olympia, Paris / 1972) (4:44)
4.19 - Charles Aznavour, Pierre Roche - Tant de monnaie (Live à l'Olympia, Paris / 1972) (2:26)
4.20 - Charles Aznavour - Il faut savoir (Live au Yubin Chokin Kaikan Hall & Nakano Sun Plazza Hall, Japon / 8 et 9 avril 1976) (3:30)
5.01 - Charles Aznavour - You've Got To Learn (Il faut savoir / English Version 1) (2:42)
5.02 - Charles Aznavour - La mamma (La mamma / Italian Version) (3:45)
5.03 - Charles Aznavour - Tomorrow Is My Turn (L'amour c'est comme un jour / English Version 1) (3:44)
5.04 - Charles Aznavour - Quién (Qui / Spanish Version) (3:40)
5.05 - Charles Aznavour - Yesterday, When I Was Young (Hier encore / English Version 1) (2:32)
5.06 - Charles Aznavour - Spiel Zigeuner (Les deux guitares / German Version) (3:47)
5.07 - Charles Aznavour - It Will Be My Day (Je m'voyais déjà / English Version) (4:25)
5.08 - Charles Aznavour - L'istrione (Le cabotin / Italian Version 2) (4:45)
5.09 - Charles Aznavour - The Old Fashioned Way (Les plaisirs démodés / English Version) (4:07)
5.10 - Charles Aznavour - La Bohemia (La bohème / Spanish Version) (4:03)
5.11 - Charles Aznavour - What Makes A Man (Comme ils disent / English Version 1) (4:56)
5.12 - Charles Aznavour - Morire d'amore (Mourir d'aimer / Italian Version) (3:59)
5.13 - Charles Aznavour - She (She / English Version 1 - Theme from the TV Series "Seven faces of Woman") (2:35)
5.14 - Charles Aznavour - Apaga La Luz (Éteins la lumière / Spanish Version) (2:51)
5.15 - Charles Aznavour - From Today (Désormais / English Version) (2:52)
5.16 - Charles Aznavour - Zu spät (Trop tard / German Version) (2:32)
5.17 - Charles Aznavour - Il tempo (Le temps / Italian Version) (2:46)
5.18 - Charles Aznavour - Take Me Along (Emmenez-moi / English Version) (3:20)
5.19 - Charles Aznavour - Agosto En Paris (3:24)
5.20 - Charles Aznavour - For Me… Formidable (For me… Formidable / English Version 2 - Piste voix differente) (1:49)