N° 2

N° 2
Studio album by Serge Gainsbourg
Released	1959 (1959)
Recorded	12, 14, 25, 27 and 29 May and 4 June 1959[1]
Studio	Studio Blanqui, Paris
Genre	French pop, jazz
Label	Philips
Serge Gainsbourg chronology
Du chant à la une!... (1958) N° 2 (1959) L'Étonnant Serge Gainsbourg (1961)

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N° 2 is the second album by French musician Serge Gainsbourg, released in 1959. It features Gainsbourg backed by the Alain Goraguer Orchestra.^[3] The album was not well received at the time of its release.^[4] Music journalist and Gainsbourg biographer Sylvie Simmons described the album as "...mutant jazz-pop engaged in an unnatural act with chanson, French literature and Americana..."^[4]

The album cover is a reference to French author and musician Boris Vian.^[4] The cover of Lovage's 2001 debut album pays homage to the cover.^[5]

Track listing

All songs written by Serge Gainsbourg except where noted.

1. "Le Claqueur de Doigts" – 3:07
2. "La Nuit d'Octobre" (Poem: Alfred de Musset; Music: Gainsbourg) – 3:05
3. "Adieu Créature" – 2:11
4. "L'Anthracite" – 2:32
5. "Mambo Miam Miam" – 2:35
6. "Indifférente" (Words: Gainsbourg; Music: Gainsbourg/Alain Goraguer) – 2:17
7. "Jeunes Femmes et Vieux Messieurs" – 2:04
8. "L'Amour à la Papa" – 2:48

Arrangements by Alain Goraguer ^[6]

Personnel

• Paul Rovère - double bass
• Christian Garros - drums
• Alain Goraguer - piano, arrangement, conductor
• Denis Bourgeois - executive producer

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