1 Les Trois Cloches (The Three Bells) (Jean Villard) 4.17
with Edith Piaf
Million selling hit
CLX 2565-1 (Columbia DFX 242), 10th July 1946
2 Dans Les Prisons De Nantes (In The Prisons Of Nantes) (Traditional popular song) 2.29
with Edith Piaf
CL 8187-1 (Columbia DF 3053), 25th June 1946
3 Céline (Traditional popular song, arr. Louis Liébard) 3.15
with Edith Piaf
CL 8188-1 (Columbia DF 3053), 25th June 1946
4 Perrine Était Servante (Perrine Was A Servant Girl) (Traditional popular song, arr. Louis Liébard) 3.36
CLX 2454-1 (Columbia DFX 242), 27th June 1946
5 La Marie (Sweet Marie) (André Grassi) 3.35
Grand Prix du Disque winner
CLX 2495-2 (Columbia DFX 245), 15th or 16th July 1947
6 Catherine (Georges Ulmer) 2.20
CL 8569-1 (Columbia DF 3256), 1st September 1948
7 Le Prisonnier De La Tour (The Prisoner In The Tower) - Medieval ballad (Francis Blanche, Gérard Calvi) 3.00
CL 8570-1 (Columbia DF 3259), 1st September 1948
8 Maître Pierre (The Windmill Song) (Henri Betti, Jacques Plante) 2.50
CL 8651-1 (Columbia BF 132), 28th March 1949
9 Berceuse Pour Un Enfant Triste (Lullaby For A Sad Child) (Marc Herrand – m, Jo Frachon – w) 3.11
CL 8652-1 (Columbia BF 132), 28th March 1949
10 Un Dimanche (A Sunday) (Henri Salvador, Philippe Gérard) 2.26
with guitar
CPT 7194-1 (Pathé PG 352), 1st October 1949
11 Le Chant Du Galérien (The Galley Slave) (Maurice Druon, Léo Poll) 3.03
CL 8768-1 (Columbia BF 299), 7th March 1950
12 Ce Sacré Vieux Soleil (That Lucky Old Sun) (Beasley Smith – m, Haven Gillespie – Eng w, Jo Frachon – Fr w) 2.40
CL 8769-1 (Columbia BF 299), 7th March 1950
13 Ave Maria (André Varel, Charly Bailly) 3.04
CL 8865-1 (Columbia BF 335), 20th July 1950
14 Mona Lisa (Jay Livingston – m, Ray Evans – Eng w, Jo Frachon – Fr w) 2.52
with mandolin
CPT 7856-1 (Pathé PG 444), 3rd November 1950
15 Chanson À Ma Bien-Aimée (The Whiffenpoof Song) (Tod B. Galloway – m, Meade Minnigerode, George S. Pomeroy – Eng w, Jo Frachon – Fr w) 2.22
with guitar & double-bass
CL 9046-21 (Columbia BF 413), 18th October 1951
16 Un Amour Pleurait (Little White Cloud That Cried) (Johnny Ray, Jean Brousolle) 2.37
with trumpet
CL 9213-21 (Columbia BF 483), 11th June 1952
17 Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart?) (Georges Auric – m, Jacques Larue – Fr w) 2.03
Moulin Rouge, 1952 film
CL 9555-21 (Columbia BF 592), 22nd October 1953
18 C’était Mon Copain (He Was My Pal) (Gilbert Bécaud, Louis Amade) 2.59
CL 9556-21 (Columbia BF 592), 22nd October 1953
19 Trop Beau Pour Être Vrai (Hey, Brother, Pour The Wine) (Ross Bagdasarian [David Seville] – m, Jean Brousolle, Jo Frachon – Fr w, arr. Nino Nardini) 2.59
CL 9886-21 (Columbia BF 669), 21st October 1954
20 Lettre A Virginie (Letter To Virginia) (Jean Constantin, arr. Nino Nardini) 2.55
with harp
CL 9970-21 (Columbia BF 694), 25th January 1955
21 Auprès De Ma Blonde (I Want To Be Near You) (Traditional French Canadian – m, Michael Brown – Eng w, arr. Nino Nardini – in French & English) 1.55
with piccolo
Columbia CL 10072-3-4-5, 21st April 1955
22 The Cry Of The Wild Goose (Legende indienne) (Terry Gilkyson – in English) 2.56
with Indian drums
CA 21875-2 (Columbia DB 2942), London, 21st September 1951
23 The Lonesome Sailor (Les yeux de ma mere) (Edith Piaf – m & Fr w, Becky Lind – Eng w, – in English) 3.23
with accordion
47710-1A (Columbia DB 3143), London, 3rd March 1952
24 Dreams Never Grow Old (Mes jeunes années) (Charles Trenet – m, Al Stillman – Eng w, – in English) 2.54
with guitar
47711-1A (Columbia DB 3321), London, 3rd March 1952
25 I Believe (Je crois en toi) (Erwin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl, Al Stillman – in English) 2.03
Columbia Angel 64000, London, circa 1954
26 The Three Bells (The Jimmy Brown Song – Les trois cloches) (Jean Villard – m, Bert Reisfeld – Eng w added 1948, – in English) 3.27
USA No.14 hit in 1952, UK No.21 hit in 1959
CA 21423-1 (Columbia DB 2697), London, 27th April 1950
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