Almanach (album)

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Almanach
Malicorne Almanach.jpg
Studio album by
Released1976
Recorded1976
Length49:02
Label Griffin
Malicorne chronology
Malicorne 2, Le Mariage anglais
(1975)
Almanach
(1976)
Malicorne 4
(1978)

Almanach is an album by Malicorne, released in 1976 on the Grffin label. [1] As before, it has a complex sound.[ according to whom? ] The arrival of Hughes de Courson has given the album a more classical feel.

Contents

Track listing

All songs traditional except where noted.

  1. "Salut à la compagnie" – 0:55
  2. "Quand j'étais chez mon père" – 3:44
  3. "Margot" (Gabriel Yacoub) – 0:58
  4. "Les tristes noces" – 7:44
  5. "Voici venir le joli mai" – 0:24
  6. "Voici la Saint Jean (ronde)" – 3:13
  7. "Le luneux" – 5:03
  8. "Branle de la haie" (Trad., Malicorne) – 2:08
  9. "Quand je menai mes chevaux boire" – 4:39
  10. "La fille au cresson" – 3:40
  11. "L'écolier assassin" – 8:38
  12. "Noël est arrivé" – 2:03
  13. "La fiancée du timbalier" (lyrics: Victor Hugo; music: Trad.) – 5:45

Personnel

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References

  1. "Almanach - Malicorne | Release Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 December 2016.