Marc Almond sings Jacques Brel's songs

Review Score: (10/10)
Marc Almond is one of my favorite singers but I'm not that crazy about his songwriting. That's why I think he's at his best when he sings songs written by other people. The songs on this album are translations of chansons by the Belgian songwriter Jacques Brel. A lot of other singers have recorded his songs in English too, such as Scott Walker who had them on many of his albums, Dusty Springfield who did a beautiful version of "If You Go Away" and of course Terry Jacks who had a huge hit with his wonderfully awful version of "Seasons in the Sun". But for me Almond is the greatest Brel singer. His strong and theatrical baritone fits perfectly Brel's dramatic songs and beautiful ballads. Almond also recorded an excellent disco version of Brel's song "Jacky" for his album Tenement Symphony. The single version of this song is on this extended release.

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