David Bowie first became familiar with the songs of Jacques Brel through the voice of Scott Walker. But David first recognized their potential when he saw the musical Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris in London in 1968. In the show and on this record, which he is said to have kept for the rest of his life, Brel’s songs are performed by Elly Stone, Shawn Elliott, Alice Whitheld and Mort Shuman.
