Joe Dassin discography

Joe Dassin discography
Studio albums	13
EPs	7
Live albums	7
Compilation albums	66
Singles	69
Video albums	5
Collaborations	6
International Studio Albums	4
International Singles	24
International Compilation Albums	7

This is a discography for Joe Dassin.

Joe Dassin, known as the most French of the Americans, was born in New York in 1938 and died in 1980 from a heart attack in Papeete, French Polynesia. He was the son of the American film director Jules Dassin.

Throughout his career, he recorded approximately 250 songs and sold over 50 million albums worldwide.

For a list of Joe Dassin's songs, please refer to this article.

Studio albums

Studio albums in French

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
		FRA [1]	NOR [2]
Joe Dassin à New York	Released: 1966 Label: CBS	—	—
Les Deux Mondes de Joe Dassin	Released: 1967 Label: CBS	—	—
Joe Dassin (Les Champs-Élysées)	Released: 1969 Label: CBS	—	—
Joe Dassin (La Fleur aux dents)	Released: 1970 Label: CBS	1	—
Joe Dassin (Elle était… Oh!)	Released: 1971 Label: CBS	10	—
Joe	Released: 1972 Label: CBS	—	—
13 chansons nouvelles	Released: 1973 Label: CBS	—	—
Joe Dassin (Si tu t'appelles Mélancolie)	Released: 1974 Label: CBS	—	13
Joe Dassin (Le Costume blanc)	Released: 1975 Label: CBS	—	—
Le Jardin du Luxembourg	Released: 1976 Label: CBS	6	20	MC: Platinum [3] SNEP: 2× Gold [4]
Les Femmes de ma vie	Released: 1978 Label: CBS	—	9	MC: Gold [3]
15 ans déjà...	Released: 1978 Label: CBS	—	—
Blue Country	Released: 1979 Label: CBS	—	—
"—" denotes release did not chart or chart information not available.

Studio albums in other languages

Title	Album details	Notes
Ich Hab' Mich Verliebt	Language: German Released: 1972 Label: CBS
En Los Jardines De Mi Ciudad	Language: Spanish Released: 1976 Label: CBS	Spanish reissue of Le Jardin du Luxembourg
Las Mujeres De Mi Vida	Language: Spanish Released: 1978 Label: CBS	Spanish reissue of Les Femmes de ma vie
Люксембургский Сад	Language: Russian Released: 1979 Label: Melodiya	Russian reissue of Le Jardin du Luxembourg
Home Made Ice Cream	Language: English Released: 1979 Label: CBS	Previously unreleased english versions; Features a new version of Polk Salad Annie

Live albums

Year	Album	Label	Notes
1974	À l'Olympia – Enregistrement public	CBS	Reissued in 1981, CBS; Reissued in 1995, Columbia.
2001	Musicorama	Laser light, Europe 1 et Delta music	Olympia 1968, Olympia 1969, Cambrai 1970, Cambrai 1972; Reissued in 2005 "Les grands concerts", boxset including the 3 Musicorama CD (Delta music).
2003	Concerts Musicorama (II)	Laser light, Europe 1 et Delta music	Musicorama 1970, Musicorama 1972 and two Europe 1 recordings at Studio Périer (1974 & 1975); Reissued in 2005 "Les grands concerts", boxset including 3 Musicorama CD (Delta music).
2004	Concerts Musicorama (III)	Laser light, Europe 1 et Delta music.	Recorded 1977-02-02 at the Olympia; Reissued in 2005 "Les grands concerts", boxset including the 3 Musicorama CD (Delta music).
2005	Joe à l'Olympia	Laser light, Europe 1 et Delta music.	Premiere night recorded on 1974-02-19 at the Olympia, different concert than the album "À l'Olympia" issued in 1974.
2005	Joe Dassin – 25 ans déjà	Sony BMG	Recorded in Sherbrooke, Québec, January 1977; Promo CD sold in a French magazine.
2010	Collector – 5 titres en version inédite	Sony musique	Recorded in Sherbrooke and Montréal, Québec, 1974; CD sold with the "Télé 7 jours" n°2614.

Select compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions				Certifications
		FRA [5]	BEL (Fl.)	BEL (Wa.) [6]	SWI [7]
Album d'or	Released: 1975 Label: CBS	—	—	—	—	SNEP: 2× Gold [4]
Les 18 plus grands succès de Joe Dassin	Released: 1976 Label: CBS	—	—	—	—	MC: Platinum [3]
20 disques d'or	Released: 1978 Label: CBS	—	—	—	—	MC: Gold [3]
Le meilleur de Joe Dassin	Released: 1995 Label: Sony	—	9	4	—	SNEP: 2× Platinum [4]
Le meilleur	Released: 1998 Label: Olivi	—	—	—	—	MC: Gold [3]
Ses plus grands succès	Released: 2000 Label: Sony	—	—	9	62	SNEP: Platinum [4]
Éternel...	Released: 2005 Label: Sony	43	98	6	58	SNEP: Gold [4]
Les 100 plus belles chansons	Released: 2010 Label: Sony	188	—	19	—

Extended plays

Title	Album details
Je change un peu de vent	Released: February 1965 Label: CBS
Je vais mon chemin	Released: June 1965 Label: CBS
Bip Bip	Released: November 1965 Label: CBS Features the first version of the song
Ça m'avance à quoi?	Released: April 1966 Label: CBS
Excuse Me, Lady	Released: November 1966 Label: CBS
Les Dalton	Released: May 1967 Label: CBS

Singles

Singles in French

Title	B-side	Year	Peak chart positions					Album
			FRA [8]	BEL (Wa.) [6]	GER [9]	NLD [10]	SWI [7]
"La loi" (by Gina Lollobrigida)	"La loi" (by Joe Dassin)	1958	—	—	—	—	—	La Loi (Extraits de la Bande Originale du film de Jules Dassin)
"Bip Bip"	"Guantanamera"	1965	—	39	—	—	—	Bip Bip (EP)
"Ça m'avance à quoi?"	"Comme la lune"	1966	—	17	—	—	—	Joe Dassin à New York
"Guantanamera"	"Katy Cruel"		—	—	—	—	—
"Excuse Me, Lady"	"Petite Mama"	1967	—	44	—	—	—
"Les Dalton"	"Viens voir le loup"		7	5	—	—	—	Les Deux Mondes de Joe Dassin
"Marie-Jeanne"	"Tout bébé a besoin d'une maman"		—	28	—	—	—
"La bande à Bonnot"	"Plus je vois plus je te veux"	1968	—	35	—	—	—	Joe Dassin (Les Champs-Élysées)
"Siffler sur la colline"	"Comment te dire"		7	2	—	—	—
"Le petit pain au chocolat"	"Le temps des œufs au plat"		4	2	—	—	—
"Ma bonne étoile"	"Un peu comme toi"		7	4	—	—	—
"Mon village du bout du monde"	"La violette africaine"	1969	—	—	—	—	—
"Les Champs-Elysées"	"Le chemin de papa"		10	4	31	16	5
"C'est la vie, Lily"	"Billy le bordelais"	1970	6	7	—	—	—	Non-album single
"L'Amérique"	"Cecilia"		3	3	—	—	—	Joe Dassin (La Fleur aux dents)
"La Fleur aux dents"	"La Luzerne"	1971	—	3	—	—	—
"L'Équipe à Jojo"	"Le Portugais"		—	27	—	—	—
"Fais la bise à ta maman"	"Mais la mer est toujours bleue"		—	16	—	—	—	Non-album single
"Elle était... Oh!"	"La mal-aimée du courrier du cœur"	1972	—	18	—	—	—	Joe Dassin (Elle était… Oh !)
"Taka takata (La femme du toréro)"	"Le cheval de fer"		—	16	50	—	—	Joe
"La Complainte de l'heure de pointe (À vélo dans Paris)"	"Un peu de paradis"		10	8	—	—	—
"Le Moustique"	"C'est ma tournée"	1973	10	8	—	—	—
"Salut les amoureux"	"S'aimer sous la pluie"		8	12	—	—	—
"Je t'aime, je t'aime"	"La Chanson des cigales"		—	26	—	—	—	Non-album single
"Quand on a seize ans"	"À chacun sa chanson"	1974	—	29	—	—	—	13 chansons nouvelles
"Les Plus Belles Années de ma vie"	"Fais-moi de l'électricité"		—	25	—	—	—
"C'est du mélo"	"Si tu viens au monde"		—	46	—	—	—	Non-album single
"Vade retro"	"Si tu t'appelles Mélancolie"		9	1	—	—	—	Joe Dassin (Si tu t'appelles Mélancolie)
L'Été indien	"Moi j'ai dit non"	1975	1	1	47	12	5
"Ça va pas changer le monde"	"Il faut naître à Monaco"	1976	—	2	—	27	15	Joe Dassin (Le Costume blanc)
"Et si tu n'existais pas"	"Salut"		—	3	—	—	—
"Il était une fois nous deux"	"Les Aventuriers" (non-album track)		—	2	—	—	—	Le Jardin du Luxembourg
"À toi"	"Le Café des trois colombes" (non-album track)	1977	1	2	—	—	—
"Et l'amour s'en va"	"Le Château de sable"		—	6	—	—	—	Non-album single
"Dans les yeux d'Émilie"	"Maria"		121	—	—	—	—	Les Femmes de ma vie; The album features an edited shortened version of the song Maria featured on the single
"Si tu penses à moi"	"Sorry"	1978	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"La vie se chante, la vie se pleure"	"Un Lord anglais"	1979	—	—	—	—	—	15 ans déjà...
"Côté banjo, côté violon"	"Toi, le refrain de ma vie"		—	—	—	—	—
"Le Dernier Slow"	"Tellement bu, tellement fumé"		—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"Faut pas faire de la peine à John"	"Si je dis 'je t'aime'"		—	—	—	—	—	Blue Country

Singles in German

Title	B-side	Year	Peak chart positions	Notes
			GER [9]
"Oh, Champs-Élysées"	"Es Ist Leicht"	1969	—	German version of "Les Champs-Elysées"
"Das Sind Zwei Linke Schuh"	"Meines Vaters Sohn"	1970	21	German single
"Es Gibt Mädchen So Zum Träumen"	"Melanie"	1971	—	German version of "La Fleur aux dents"
"In Versailles In Dem Großen Garten"	"Darauf Ein Glas"	1972	—	German singles
"Ich Hab' Mich Verliebt"	"Dieser Sänger Braucht Nur Ein Chanson"		—
"In Paris Ringsumher" (with Schöneberger Sängerknaben)	"Schöne Grüsse An Mama"	1973	—
"Keiner Singt Gern Allein"	"Wahre Liebe Ist Ganz Leise"	1974	—
"Septemberwind"	"Ce n'est rien que du vent"	1975	28	German version of "L'Été indien"

Singles in other languages

Title	B-side	Year	Notes
"La banda Bonnot"	"Un giorno d'aprile"	1968	Italian version of "La bande à Bonnot"
"シャンゼリゼー"	"ル・シュマン・ド・パパ"	1969	Japanese version of "Les Champs-Elysées"
"The Champs-Elysées"	"Sunday Times"		English version of "Les Champs-Elysées"
"Vaya na cumina"	"We ain't makin' it"	1973	English version of "Vaya-na-cumana"
"Indian Summer (Africa)"	"Sunday Times"	1975	English version of "L'Été indien"
"Aún vivo para el amor (África)"	"Ce n'est rien que du vent"		Spanish version of "L'Été indien"; There is a single and an album version of Aún vivo para el amor (aka Solo puedo mirar atras)
"Y si tu no has de volver"	"Et si tu n'existais pas"	1976	Spanish version of "Et si tu n'existais pas" (released in Argentina and Chile)
"Y si no existieras"	"Esto no va a cambiar el mundo"	1977	Spanish version of "Et si tu n'existais pas" (released in Spain)
"A ti"	"À toi"	1978	Spanish version of "À toi"
"El amor se va"	"Et l'amour s'en va"		Spanish version of "Et l'amour s'en va"

Collaborations and other appearances

Year	Album	Collaborator	Notes
1974	Une journée de Monsieur Chose	Carlos	Contains "Crésus et Roméo" by Carlos and Joe Dassin (CBS).
1982	Little Italy	Marcella Bella	Recorded in 1978, issued posthumously in 1982; Reissued in 1989, Sélection du Reader's Digest (LP and CD).
2001	Les insolences d'un téléphone - Vol. 1	Yvan Ducharme	Prank call of Joe Dassin, done by Yvan Ducharme (end of the sixties).
2010	Dassin Symphonique	Zoltán Kovács	Virtual collaborations with the voice of Joe Dassin and the Budapest Symphonic Orchestra directed by Zoltán Kovács.
2013	Hélène Ségara en duo avec Joe Dassin – Et si tu n'existais pas	Hélène Ségara	Virtual duets with Hélène Ségara.
2015	Joe Dassin Chante avec les Chœurs de l'Armée Rouge	Alexandrov Ensemble	Virtual duets with the Alexandrov Ensemble.

Video albums

Video

• 1989 Ses plus grands succès
• 1998 Le dernier slow
• 2000 De l'Amérique aux Champs-Élysées

DVD

• 2000 Ses plus grands succès
• 2005 À toi... (Live at the Olympia 1977, different than the version on Musicorama III)

References

1. Peak chart positions from the Centre d'Information et de Documentation du Disque, published in Billboard 's "Hits of the World" column:
   • La Fleur aux dents: "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 83, no. 12. March 20, 1971. p. 52. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
   • Elle était... Oh!": "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 84, no. 13. March 25, 1972. p. 54. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
   • Le Jardin du Luxembourg: "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 89, no. 4. January 29, 1977. p. 69. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
2. "Joe Dassin in Norwegian Charts". Norwegian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
3. "Canadian album certifications – Joe Dassin". Music Canada . Retrieved June 23, 2024.
4. "French album certifications – Joe Dassin" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved June 23, 2024.
5. "Discographie Joe Dassin". Les Charts (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
6. "Discographie Joe Dassin". Ultratop (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
7. "Discographie Joe Dassin". Swiss Hitparade (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
8. Peak chart positions from the Centre d'Information et de Documentation du Disque, published in Billboard 's "Hits of the World" column:
   • "Les Dalton": "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 79, no. 33. August 19, 1967. p. 59. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
   • "Siffler sur la colline": "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 80, no. 44. November 2, 1968. p. 73. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
   • "Le petit pain au chocolat": "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 81, no. 21. May 24, 1969. p. 67. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
   • "Ma bonne étoile": "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 81, no. 17. April 26, 1969. p. 64. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
   • "Les Champs-Elysées" and "C'est la vie, Lily": "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 82, no. 9. February 28, 1970. p. 64. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
   • "L'Amérique": "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 82, no. 40. October 3, 1970. p. 64. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
   • "La Complainte de l'heure de pointe (À vélo dans Paris)": "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 11. March 17, 1973. p. 55. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
   • "Le Moustique": "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 17. April 28, 1973. p. 46. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
   • "Salut les amoureux": "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 22. June 2, 1973. p. 69. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
   • "Si tu t'appelles Mélancolie": "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 87, no. 8. February 22, 1975. p. 60. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
   • "L'Été indien": "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 87, no. 36. September 6, 1975. p. 62. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
   • "À toi": "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 89, no. 12. March 26, 1977. p. 75. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
9. "Discographie von Joe Dassin". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
10. "Discografie Joe Dassin". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Retrieved June 23, 2024.