Released to coincide with the tenth anniversary of his death in 2011,
Eternel is a comprehensive retrospective of the 40-year career of the legendary French singer/songwriter known as Monsieur 100,000 Volts,
Gilbert Bécaud. The two-CD 45-track collection includes the massive hits "Nathalie" and "Et Maintentant," the latter of which is one of the biggest-selling singles in French history, several tracks later recorded in English by other artists such as "Je T'appartiens" (
the Everly Brothers' "Let It Be Me"), "Le Jour Ou la Pluie Viendra" (
Jane Morgan's "The Day the Rains Came), and a duet with his daughter Emily ("La Fille au Tableau"). ~ Jon O'Brien