Histoire de Melody Nelson

Histoire de Melody Nelson ([is.twaʁ me.lɔ.di nɛl.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
Studio album by
Serge Gainsbourg
Released24 March 1971 (1971-03-24)
Recorded21 April 1970 – 4 February 1971
StudioStudio Marble Arch, London, England; Studio des Dames, Paris, France
Genre
Length27:57
LanguageFrench
LabelPhilips
ProducerJean-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 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.

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