Entre Lajeunesse et la sagesse
| Entre Lajeunesse et La Sagesse | ||||
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| Studio album (a.k.a. French Record) by Kate & Anna McGarrigle | ||||
| Released | May 1980[1]:59 | |||
| Recorded | 1975–1980 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 36:10 | |||
| Label | Kébec-Disc | |||
| Producer | Kate & Anna McGarrigle | |||
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Entre Lajeunesse et la sagesse is the fourth album by Kate & Anna McGarrigle, released in 1980. Consisting entirely of songs in French, the album was originally released with the title French Record[3] and was given the new subtitle of Entre Lajeunesse et la sagesse (the title of its first track) when it was re-released on CD in 2003.[4]
The album title is a pun: Lajeunesse is a street name in Montreal, Quebec but, since la jeunesse means youth and la sagesse means wisdom, the title can also be interpreted as "between youth and wisdom".
It is considered by many fans, even those who don't speak French, to be one of the duo's best albums. It includes three French songs that appeared on the sisters' earlier albums, along with eight newly recorded tracks.
Track listing
Most tracks were cowritten with Philippe Tatartcheff. Each song's writing credit is listed below.
- "Entre Lajeunesse et la sagesse" – 4:28 - Kate/Philippe
- "Complainte pour Ste-Catherine" – 2:47 - Anna/Philippe
- "Mais quand tu danses" – 3:50 - Anna/Philippe
- "Cheminant à la ville" – 2:13 - Kate/Philippe
- "Excursion à Venise" – 4:26 - Anna/Philippe
- "En filant ma quenouille" – 2:00 - traditional, arrangement by Kate and Anna
- "La belle s'est étourdie" – 3:20 - Kate/Anna
- "Naufragée du tendre" – 3:40 - Anna/Philippe
- "Avant la guerre" – 3:59 - Anna/Philippe
- "À Boire" – 2:36 - Anna/Philippe
- "Prends ton manteau" – 2:51 - Kate/Anna/Philippe
Musicians
- Kate McGarrigle - piano, Hammond B3 organ, accordion, acoustic guitar, banjo, vocals
- Anna McGarrigle - piano, accordion, vocals
- Jane McGarrigle - Hammond B3 organ
- Scott Lang - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, rhythm guitar
- David Spinozza - electric guitar
- Andrew Gold - electric guitar
- Gregg Prestopino - electric guitar
- Alun Davies - acoustic guitar
- Andrew Cowan - electric guitar, tambourine
- Peter Weldon - banjo
- Jorn Reissner - electric guitar, slide guitar
- Pat Donaldson - bass
- Tony Levin - bass ("Complainte pour Ste-Catherine")
- Freebo - bass
- Jerry Conway - drums
- Gary Moore - drums
- Steve Gadd - drums
- Roger Walls - trumpet
- Carlyle Miller - saxophone
- Gary Nagels - trombone