01 Dis-Moi Jo
02 Car Je T'aime
03 Planter Cafe
04 Donne-Moi Des Sous
05 L'assassin Du Dimanche
06 Parce Que Ca Me Donne Du Courage
07 La Tete A L'ombre
08 Toi Tu N'ressembles A Personne
09 Du Soleil Plein La Tete
10 Rue Saint-Vincent
11 Bal Petit Bal
12 Les Enfants Qui S'aiment
13 Le Gamin De Paris
14 Mais Qu'est-ce Que J'ai ?
15 Faubourg Saint-Martin
16 Le Chemin Des Oliviers
17 Le Chef D'orchestre Est Amoureux
18 Flamenco De Paris
19 Les Saltimbanques
20 Il Chantait Toujours
21 Barbara
22 Cornet De Frites
23 Une Demoiselle Sur Une Balancoire
24 Rue Lepic

Yves Montand (13 October 1921 – 9 November 1991) was an Italian-born French actor and singer.

Montand was born Ivo Livi in Monsummano Terme, Italy, the son of poor peasants Giuseppina (née Simoni) and Giovanni Livi, a broommaker. Montand’s mother was a devout Catholic, while his father held strong Communist beliefs. Because of the Fascist regime in Italy, Montand’s family left for France in 1923. He grew up in Marseille, where, as a young man, he worked in his sister’s barber shop, and later on the docks. He began a career in show business as a music-hall singer. In 1944, he was discovered by Édith Piaf in Paris and she made him part of her act, becoming his mentor and lover.

Montand went on to international recognition as a singer and actor, starring in numerous films. His recognizably crooner songs, especially those about Paris, became instant classics. He was one of the most famous performers at Bruno Coquatrix’s famous Paris Olympia music hall. In 1951, he married the actress Simone Signoret, and they co-starred in several films throughout their careers. The marriage was, by all accounts, fairly harmonious, lasting until her death in 1985, although Montand had a number of well-publicised affairs, notably with Marilyn Monroe, with whom he starred in one of her last films, Let’s Make Love. During his career, Montand acted in a number of American motion pictures as well as on Broadway. He was nominated for a Cesar Award for “Best Actor” in 1980 for “I comme Icare” and again in 1984 for “Garçon!” In the French dubbings of Looney Tunes, the character Pepé Le Pew is an Italian skunk named “Pépé le putois”. The voice characterization was often based on Montand’s performances.

In 1986, after his international box-office draw power had fallen off considerably, the 65-year-old Montand gave one of his most memorable performances, as the scheming uncle in the two-part film: Jean de Florette, co-starring Gérard Depardieu, and Manon des Sources, co-starring Emmanuelle Béart. The film was a worldwide critical hit and raised Montand’s profile in the U.S., where he made an appearance on “Late Night with David Letterman.”

Montand’s only child, Valentin, his son by his second wife Carole Amiel, was born in 1988. In a paternity suit that rocked France, another woman accused Montand of being the father of her daughter and went to court to obtain a DNA sample from him. Montand refused, but the woman persisted after his death. In a court ruling that made international headlines, the woman won the right to have Montand exhumed and a sample taken. It subsequently showed that he was not the girl’s father.

Montand embarked on an affair with Marilyn Monroe during filming of the ill fated film Let’s Make Love. He had been personally recommended by Arthur Miller after Miller saw him acting in a foreign movie version of his play The Crucible called Les Sorcières de Salem. Montand always expressed regret over the affair as he considered Miller a “good friend”.

In his later years he maintained a home in St Paul de Vence, Provence until his death. Montand died from a heart attack. In an interview, Jean-Jacques Beineix said, “[H]e died on the set [of IP5: The Island of Pachyderms]… On the very last day, after his very last shot. It was the very last night and we were doing retakes. He finished what he was doing and then he just died. And the film tells the story of an old man who dies from a heart attack, which is the same thing that happened!”

He is buried next to Simone Signoret in the Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France. In 2004, Catherine Allégret, Montand’s stepdaughter and Simone Signoret’s daughter from her first marriage, published a book titled World Upside Down (Un monde à l’envers ISBN 2-253-11442-1) in which she contended that Montand had abused her sexually since she was five years old. ---last.fm

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01. Paris Canaille (Leo Ferré) - 3:10
02. La Vie En Rose (Edith Piaf, Marcel Louiguy) - 3:15
03. Le Chevalier De Paris (A. Vannier, Philippe Gérard) - 4:05
04. L'Ame Des Poètes (Charles Trénet) - 2:45
05. Sous Le Ciel De Paris (Jean Dréjac, Hubert Giraud) - 2:53
06. Les Feuilles Mortes (Jacques Prévert, Joseph Kosma) - 3:05
07. C'est Si Bon (Andre Hornez, Henri Betti) - 3:30
08. Sa Jeunesse (Charles Aznavour) - 4:23
09. Mon Manège à Moi (Jean Constantin, Norbert Glanzberg) - 3:46
10. A Paris Dans Chaque Faubourg du Film 14 Juillet (R.Clair, M.Jaubert) - 3:40
11. Marie Marie (Pierre Delanoé, Gilbert Bécaud) - 3:36
12. A Paris (Francis Lemarque) - 3:02

Personnel:
- Yves Montand (Ivo Livi) - vocals
- Freddy Balta - accordion
- Hubert Rostaing - arrangements
- Bob Castella – piano

Yves Montand (13 October 1921 – 9 November 1991) was an Italian-born French actor and singer. Montand was born Ivo Livi in Monsummano Terme, Italy, the son of poor peasants Giuseppina (née Simoni) and Giovanni Livi, a broommaker. He grew up in Marseille, where, as a young man, he worked in his sister's barber shop, and later on the docks. He began a career in show business as a music-hall singer. In 1944, he was discovered by Édith Piaf in Paris and she made him part of her act, becoming his mentor and lover. Montand went on to international recognition as a singer and actor, starring in numerous films. His recognizably crooner songs, especially those about Paris, became instant classics.

Yves Montand, właśc. Ivo Livi (ur. 13 października 1921 w Monsummano Terme we Włoszech, zm. 9 listopada 1991 w Senlis we Francji) – francuski aktor włoskiego pochodzenia. Montand wychowywał się w Marsylii, gdzie jako młody człowiek pracował w zakładzie fryzjerskim siostry, a potem w portowych dokach. Z tego okresu pozostały mu socjalistyczne przekonania. Wkrótce potem rozpoczął karierę jako piosenkarz musicalowy. W 1944 został odkryty przez starszą od niego o 6 lat i bardziej sławną Édith Piaf, z którą miał też romans. Osiągnął międzynarodową sławę, występując w wielu filmach.

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01. À bicyclette [02:43]
02. Le Jazz et la java [02:33]
03. Le Chat de la voisine [02:45]
04. La Chansonnette [02:45]
05. Est-ce ainsi que les hommes vivent ? [03:55]
06. Je t'aime [03:15]
07. La plus belle des mers [02:26]
08. L'Amoureuse [02:19]
09. Coucher avec elle [02:30]
10. Le Port [02:11]
11. Je me souviens [02:02]
12. En sortant de l'école [02:42]
13. On frappe [00:59]
14. Paris at Night [01:28]
15. Quelqu'un [02:21]
16. Page d'écriture [02:42]
17. Le Jardin [01:09]
18. Le Miroir brisé [01:31]
19. Dans ma maison [04:34]
20. Trois petites notes de musique [02:59]
21. Il n'y a plus d'après [03:37]
22. Quand tu dors près de moi [02:45]
23. La Chanson de Bilbao [04:34]

A solid collection of Yves Montand recordings from the '60s (barring two from 1981), Master Serie stretches from accordion-heavy early-'60s standards like "Le Jazz et la Java" to the sprightly continental production behind his 1968 version of "A Bicyclette." The music is first-rate, though listeners looking for more information on what exactly made Montand the most entertaining, attractive singer of several eras may be disappointed by haphazard sequencing and the brief explanatory paragraph (in French, natch). ---John Bush, Rovi

This is a very good collection of Yves Montand songs. Many of them have very memorable melodies, which will remain in your head for days at a time ("Trois Petites Note De Musique," for example). Several are laid-back, sexually charged jazz tunes, featuring seductive saxophones and that ubiquitous instrument of French music, the accordion. Also very French are the lyrics for some of the songs here; we certainly wouldn't find a song about a cat ("La Chat De La Voisine") or a bicycle ("La Bicyclette") in the US, unless it is children's music. Montand might not have the best singing voice or vocal range, though his scratchy baritone lends itself well to this type of music. Although songs range from playful melodies to the brassy "Coucher Avec Elle," the overall mood of this collection suits an intimate evening of wine and dinner with a lover. For those more familiar with Montand as an actor rather than a singer, this music should come as a pleasant surprise. Some very good stuff. ---Sarah Bellum, amazon.com

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