Aznavour in 1961
Aznavour in 1961
Charles Aznavour (born Shahnur Vaghinak Aznavourian; May 22, 1924 – October 1, 2018) was a French and Armenian singer-songwriter known for his distinctive vibrato tenor voice: clear and ringing in its upper reaches, with gravelly and profound low notes. In a career as a singer and songwriter, spanning over 70 years, he recorded more than 1,200 songs, in various languages. Moreover, he wrote or co-wrote more than 1,000 songs for himself and others. Aznavour is regarded as one of the greatest songwriters in history and an icon of 20th-century pop culture.
Despite being popular in the UK, Aznavour only scored two hit singles, in 1973 and 1974, including the #1, "She". He also had four hit albums with two of them in 1974. In 1980, a compilation released by K-tel, His Greatest Love Songs, spent just one week at #73.
Label K-tel
Cat # NE 1078
Released July 1980
Chart peak #73
BPI cert N/A
Tracks
'The Old Fashioned Way (Les Plaisirs Démodés)' - 'Like Roses (Comme Les Roses)' - 'Happy Anniversary (Bon Anniversaire)' - 'La Boheme' - 'You' - 'After Loving You (De T'Avoir Aimée)' - 'Yesterday When I Was Young (Hier Encore)' - 'The 'I Love You Song'' - 'We Can Never Know (On Ne Sait Jamais)' - 'What Makes A Man (Comme Ils Disent)' - 'How Sad Venice Can Be (Que C'Est Triste Venise)' - 'Isabelle' - 'You've Let Yourself Go (Tu T'Laisses Aller)' - 'Il Faut Savoir' - 'The Happy Days (Les Jours Heureux)'