JOSEPHINE BAKER: J'ai Deux Amours

Josephine Baker | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 15, 1997)
• Original Release Date: August 1, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Arkadia Chansons
• ASIN: B000005BA9
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #110,900 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #62 in Music > World Music > Europe > General
  • #80 in Music > Jazz > European Jazz

Track Listings

1. J'ai Deux Amours

2. Dis Mois Josephine

3. Si J'etais Blanche

4. Ram-pam-pam

5. C'est Lui

6. Haiti

7. Sous Le Ciel D'Afrique

8. Espabilate

9. La Petite Tonkinoise

10. Pretty Little Baby

11. Suppose!

12. Sans Amour

13. Doudou

14. Partir Sur Un Bateau Tout Blanc

15. Nuit D'Alger

16. La Conga Blicoti

17. Vous Faite Partie De Moi

18. J'ai Peur De Rever

Editorial Reviews

Chanteuse, Cabaret Star, and Cause Celebre Josephine Baker is paid homage with this exhilarating collection of 18 of her classic songs and stirring music. Remastered from original recordings, this Arkadia Chansons CD, Josephine Baker: J ai Deux Amours, showcases the alluring, seductive, and individual sound that captivated Paris and flaunts Josephine Baker in all her glory. Born in St. Louis, Baker worked as a maid before she began dancing for tips on the streets. She was recruited for the St. Louis Chorus vaudeville show, before joining the Dixie Steppers Vaudeville troupe, which took her to New York City, where she soon rose to minor local stardom. She moved to Paris, still in her teens, and began performing shows that combined singing, dancing, and comedy into a sensual, erotic, and highly impressive act that captivated Parisian audiences. She became a legendary symbol of the American in Paris, those artists and intellectuals who flocked to France during the Jazz Age, becoming a muse for notable celebrities such as Langston Hughes, Ernest Hemingway, Christian Dior, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Pablo Picasso. A woman of many nicknames (the Bronze Venus, the Black Pearl, the Créole Goddess, La Baker, and she was often referred to as the Most Beautiful of Panthers), Josephine Baker was an important cultural figure as well. Besides lending her support to the American Civil Rights movement and speaking at the famous March on Washington (she was the only woman to speak), she was the first female black performer to star in a major feature film and to perform for an integrated audience in the United States. Her participation in the French resistance during WWII earned her the honor of being the first American woman to ever receive France s Croix de Guerre, the country s highest Military honor, and General Charles de Gaulle made her a Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur. Josephine Baker is idolized around the globe for her amazing voice, risqué performances, sexual appeal, philanthropic efforts, and societal involvement. This CD, Josephine Baker: J ai Deux Amours immortalizes both the singer and her enticing music!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great singing, great sound, November 18, 2000

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J. Melartin (Montclair, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This CD shows Josephine's talents at their best, she must of had some kind of live show! I don't know if this is the absolute best collection of her sides, but I find the sound astounding for the age of the recordings (1931-37). Arkadia chansons seems like a sure bet label, based on my samplings.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good selection, February 23, 2006

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John A. Jones (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This was my first Josephine Baker album. It's a good roundup, including songs I've heard before, by her and by other singers, as well as some that were new to me. She's good company in my collection for the likes of Charles Trenet.

1 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a trip to France by a great artist, March 7, 2006

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mimi craca "mimi" (NEW VERNON, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

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Paris in the 1920th , french melodie by a great and challenging artist.