Initials B.B.
Studio album by
Serge Gainsbourg
ReleasedJune 1968 (1968-06)
Recorded1965–1968
StudioFontana Studios, London; Chappell Studios, London; Hoche Studios, Paris
Genre
Length31:05
LabelPhilips
ProducerClaude Dejacques
Serge Gainsbourg chronology
Bonnie and Clyde
(1968)		 Initials B.B.
(1968)		 Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg
(1969)

Initials B.B is a 1968 studio album by Serge Gainsbourg. It was originally released by Philips Records.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

In 2010, the French edition of Rolling Stone named it the 14th greatest French rock album.[3] In 2017, Pitchfork placed it at number 117 on the "200 Best Albums of the 1960s" list.[1] In 2019, Happy Mag named it "racy and effortlessly cool."[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Serge Gainsbourg

No.TitleLength
1."Initials B.B."3:36
2."Comic Strip"2:13
3."Bloody Jack"2:11
4."Docteur Jekyll et Monsieur Hyde" (Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde)1:56
5."Torrey Canyon"2:43
6."Shu Ba Du Ba Loo Ba"2:08
7."Ford Mustang"2:41
8."Bonnie and Clyde" (with Brigitte Bardot)4:19
9."Black and White" (Noir et blanc)2:10
10."Qui est in qui est out" (Who's "In" Who's "Out")2:14
11."Hold Up"2:20
12."Marilu"2:34
Notes

"Docteur Jekyll et Monsieur Hyde", "Shu Ba Du Ba Loo Ba", "Qui est in qui est out" and "Marilu" recorded at Fontana Studios, London in December 1965. Originally released on EP Qui Est, In Qui Est, Out released in January 1966.
"Comic Strip", "Torrey Canyon" and "Hold Up" recorded at Chappell Studios, London in June 1967. Originally released on EP Mr. Gainsbourg released on July 8, 1967.
"Bonnie and Clyde" recorded at Hoche Studios, Paris on December 11 and 12, 1967. Originally released on EP Bonnie and Clyde released on January 2, 1968.
"Initials B.B.", "Bloody Jack", "Ford Mustang" and "Black and White" recorded at Chappell Studios, London in May 1968. Originally released on EP Initials BB released in May 1968.

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Serge Gainsbourg – vocals
  • Brigitte Bardot – vocals (8)
  • Arthur Greenslade and his Orchestra – arrangement, orchestral direction (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12)
  • David Whitaker – arrangement, orchestral direction (2, 5, 11)
  • Michel Colombier and his Orchestra – arrangement, orchestral direction (8)
  • Claude Dejacques – artistic production
  • André Decamp - cover illustration

Charts

Chart Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[5] 181

References

  1. 1 2 "The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s (page 5 of 10)". Pitchfork. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  2. ↑ Browne, Daniel. "Initials B.B. - Serge Gainsbourg". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Magazine Rolling Stone, n°18 of February 2010, ISSN 1764-1071
  4. ↑ "Click and Burn: a sonic history of the Zippo lighter". Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  5. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Serge Gainsbourg – Initials B.B.". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
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