Histoire de Melody Nelson
24 March 19717 tracks, 28 minutes
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Histoire de Melody Nelson (French: [istwaʁ də melɔdi nɛlsɔn]; "Story of Melody Nelson") is a 1971 concept album by the French singer and songwriter Serge Gainsbourg, arranged and co-written by Jean-Claude Vannier. Produced by Jean-Claude Desmarty, the album was released on March 24, 1971 through Philips Records. Its narrative follows an illicit romance which develops between the middle-aged narrator and fourteen-year-old girl Melody Nelson, portrayed on the album and its cover art by Gainsbourg's then-partner Jane Birkin.
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- Genres
- Baroque pop, pop rock, art pop
- Length
- 7 tracks, 28 minutes
- Released
- 24 March 1971
- Label
- mercury music group
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1Melody7:32
2Ballade de Melody Nelson2:00
3Valse de Melody1:31
4Ah ! Melody1:47
5L’Hôtel particulier4:05
6En Melody3:25
7Cargo Culte7:37
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