Studio Marble Arch, London, England; Studio des Dames, Paris, France
Genre
French pop[1]
avant-funk[2]
Length
27:57
Language
French
Label
Philips
Producer
Jean-Claude Desmarty
Serge Gainsbourg chronology
Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg (1969)
Histoire de Melody Nelson (1971)
Vu de l'extérieur (1973)
Histoire de Melody Nelson ([is.twaʁdəme.lɔ.dinɛl.sɔn] "Story of Melody Nelson") is a 1971 concept album by French songwriter Serge Gainsbourg. Produced by Jean-Claude Desmarty, the album was released on March 24, 1971 through Philips Records. Its narrative follows an illicit romance which develops between the middle-aged narrator and 15-year-old girl Melody Nelson.
Histoire de Melody Nelson is considered by many critics and fans to be Gainsbourg's most influential and accomplished work, as well as one of the greatest French-language albums in popular music.[3]
^"Permanent Records: Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg". The A.V. Club. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
^Hultkrans, Andrew (May 2009). "Reissues". Spin. Vol. 25, no. 5. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
^Magazine Rolling Stone, n°18 of February 2010, ISSN 1764-1071
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