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Le Zénith de Gainsbourg

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Le Zénith de Gainsbourg
Live album by
Released1989
Recorded23–25 March 1988
VenueZénith de Paris, Paris, France
Genrechanson
Length71:23
LanguageFrench
LabelPhilips Records
ProducerPhilippe Lerichomme, Billy Rush
Serge Gainsbourg chronology
You're Under Arrest
(1987)
Le Zénith de Gainsbourg
(1989)
1963 Théâtre des Capucines
(2009)

Le Zénith de Gainsbourg is the third live album by Serge Gainsbourg, released in 1989, featuring a March 1988 concert at the Zénith de Paris. It was the last album released in Gainsbourg's lifetime.

Track listing

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  1. "You're Under Arrest"
  2. "Qui est "in" qui est "out"
  3. "Five Easy pisseuses"
  4. "Hey Man Amen"
  5. "L'Homme à tête de chou"
  6. "Manon"
  7. "Valse de Melody"
  8. "Dispatch Box"
  9. "Harley David Son of a Bitch"
  10. "You You You but not You"
  11. "Seigneur et saigneur"
  12. "Bonnie and Clyde"
  13. "Gloomy Sunday"
  14. "Couleur café"
  15. "Aux armes et cætera"
  16. "Aux enfants de la chance"
  17. "Les Dessous chics"
  18. "Mon légionnaire"

Personnel

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  • Serge Gainsbourg - vocals
  • Billy Rush - guitar, musical director
  • John K (John Kumnick) - bass
  • Gary Georgett - keyboards
  • Tony "Thunder" Smith - drums
  • Stan Harrison - saxophone
  • Curtis King Jr., Denis Collins - backing vocals

Charts

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Chart performance for Le Zénith de Gainsbourg
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[1] 30
French Albums (SNEP)[2] 84

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[3] 2× Platinum 40,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Ultratop.be – Serge Gainsbourg – Le Zénith de Gainsbourg" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Top Albums (Week 24, 2021)". SNEP. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. ^ "French video certifications – Serge Gainsbourg – Le Zenith De Serge Gainsbourg" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved November 29, 2021.