Nathalie (song)

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"Nathalie"
Single by Gilbert Bécaud
A-side"Nathalie"
Released1964
GenreChanson, pop
Length4:07
Songwriter(s)Gilbert Bécaud (music)
Pierre Delanoë (lyrics)
Music video
"Nathalie" (official live, 1964)
"Nathalie" (official live, 1966)
"Nathalie" (at the Olympia Hall, 1997)
on YouTube

"Nathalie" is a 1964 song by French singer Gilbert Bécaud.[1]

Its lyrics were written by Pierre Delanoë and its music composed by Gilbert Bécaud. The song was released in May 1964 and was a big success.[1]

The song talks about a beautiful Soviet tourist guide. It is claimed that the song "Nathalie" reflected the beginning of reapprochement between France and the USSR.[1]

Track listings[edit]

7" single (Electrola E 23 050, 45-EG 9536, West Germany, 1965)[2]

  1. Nathalie
  2. L'orange

7" single (Columbia 12 266 X, 1964)[3]

  1. Nathalie (4:07)
  2. Et maintenant (2:38)

7" single (Electrola E 23 046, West Germany, 1965)[4]
7" single (Electrola / Ex Libris E 923 046, West Germany, 1965)[4]

  1. Nathalie (4:01) — German-language version
  2. Nimm dir doch Zeit (3:09)

7" single (Netherlands, France)[5]

  1. Mon arbre
  2. Nathalie

Charts[edit]

Chart (1964–1965) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 8
Germany 17

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Thomas Gomart (2003). Double détente: les relations franco-soviétiques de 1958 à 1964. Publications de la Sorbonne. pp. 406–. ISBN 978-2-85944-497-6.
  2. ^ "Gilbert Bécaud - Nathalie / L'Orange at Discogs". Discogs. 1965. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
  3. ^ "Gilbert Bécaud - Nathalie - hitparade.ch". Retrieved 2016-12-21.
  4. ^ a b "ultratop.be - Gilbert Bécaud - Nathalie [deutsch]". Ultratop. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
  5. ^ "Gilbert Bécaud - Mon Arbre / Nathalie at Discogs". Discogs. 1964. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
  6. ^ "Gilbert Bécaud – Nathalie" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2016-12-21.