30th Anniversary Anthology [Box] (CD - 1994)

Recorded in France between 1946-1963. Includes liner notes by Jean-Pierre Pasqualini and Bruno Jacquot.

Capitol Records compiled a definitive collection of Edith Piaf's work 30 years after her death; the compilation includes both the well-known ("La Vie en Rose," "Milord," "Padam...Padam," "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien," etc.) and the hard to find (including "Johnny Tu N'Es Pas un Ange," "Un Dimanche à Londres," "A Quoi Ça Sert l'Amour?," and "A L'Enseigne de la Fille Sans Coeur," among others). At only two discs (and 44 songs), it's impossible to portray the complete picture of the Sparrow, but this is a very nice, manageable set that does a pretty good job. ~ Marisa Brown minimize