Initials B.B.

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Initials B.B.
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Studio album by Serge Gainsbourg
Released June 1968
Recorded Tracks 4, 6, 10, 12 Fontana Studios, London. December 1965
Tracks 2, 5, 11 Chappell Studios, London. June 1967
Track 8 Recorded at Hoche Studios, Paris. 11,12 December 1967
Tracks 1, 3, 7, 9 Chappell Studios, London. May 1968
Genre
Length 31:05
Label Philips
Producer Claude Dejacques
Serge Gainsbourg chronology
Bonnie and Clyde
(1968)Bonnie and Clyde1968
Initials B.B.
(1968)
Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg
(1969)Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg 1969

Initials B.B is a 1968 album by Serge Gainsbourg. The album was recorded between 1965 and 1968, at three different London studios—except for "Bonnie and Clyde," which was recorded in Paris. The album was originally distributed by Philips Records. The French edition of Rolling Stone magazine named this album the 14th greatest French rock album (out of 100).[1]

Track listing

All songs written and composed 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

Tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12 arranged and conducted by Arthur Greenslade; tracks 2, 5, 11 arranged and conducted by David Whitaker. Track 8 arranged and conducted by Michel Colombier. Background and duet vocals on 2, 3, 7 by Madeline Bell.

References

  1. Magazine Rolling Stone, n°18 of February 2010, ISSN 1764-1071