"Grand Jacques" - the so-called Brel one of his biographers. "Grand Jacques" - is also the name of one of the earliest songs, written by trudging to the mid 1950's. Then the "great Jacquet" almost no one knew. Its incredible, volcanic energy is mesmerized audience of Paris, New York or in Moscow, it is not called then "magnetic storms" or "magnetic storm". This hurricane came from where it is not waiting for: a quiet, calm, bourgeois Belgium, which Brel described in his song "flat country".

Moved away from Skarbek in early 1950, to conquer Paris, Jacques Brel, could a few years. "It was a real hurricane! The hurricane, which crushed everything in its path, sweeping the taboos and rules that prevailed in an artistic environment "- so spoke about Brela worked with him for many years accordionist Jean Corti.

"When we really want to do something, you need to completely surrender to the case, how I would do crazy and I'm doing - drop everything and walk towards uncertainty and error", - said Brel. The publication is a collection of the best songs of the musician, including the earliest compositions.

1. Quand On N'a Que L'amuor (J. Brel)
2. Qu'avons-Nous Fait bonnes Gens (J. Brel)
3. Les Pieds Dans Le Ruisseau (J. Brel)
4. Les Bles (J. Brel)
5. Saint-Pierre (J. Brel)
6. Priere Paienne (J. Brel)
7. S'il Te Faut (J. Brel)
8. La Bastille (J. Brel)
9. La Haine (J. Brel)
10. Grand Jacques (J. Brel)
11. Les Carreaux (J. Brel, G. Powell)
12. Ca Va! (J. Brel)
13. Il Peut Pleuvoir (J. Brel)
14. Il Nous Faut Regarder (J. Brel)
15. Le Fou Du Roi (J. Brel, L. Logist)
16. C'est Comme Ca (J. Brel)
17. Sur La Place (J. Brel)
18. La Foire (J. Brel)
19. L'ange Dechu (J. Brel)
20. L'accordeon De La Vie (J. Brel)