Soeur Sourire-The Singing Nun Gatefold LP Vinyl Record Album with an Illustrated

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Pre-Owned- This is a vintage vinyl record album by Soeur Sourire titled "The Singing Nun". It was released in 1963 by Philips record label and features folk and folk pop music. The album is in the LP format and has a speed of 33 RPM. It comes in a cardboard sleeve and has original watercolor sketches by the artist herself. The record grading is VG+ Based solely on visual appearance! The album also includes a booklet and watercolors. It is a great addition to any music collection and perfect for vinyl record enthusiasts.

Materials: Cardboard Cover, Paper Label, Thick Plastic Sleeve, Vinyl Record

Gatefold Cover is VG+ (shelf wear)
Illustrated storybook, several drawings & sketches done by Soeur Sourire VG+++
Record is VG+
Labels are very clean

Visually Graded

Tracklist:

Side 1
1 Dominique 2:53
2 Soeur Adele 4:25
3 Fleur De Cactus 1:47
4 Complainte Pour Marie-Jacques 2:24
5 Je Voudrais 1:52
6 Tous Les Chemins 2:38

Side 2
1 Plume De Radis 1:57
2 Mets Ton Joli Jupon 1:26
3 Resurrection 3:45
4 Alleluia 2:50
5 J'ai Trouvé Le Seigneur 2:54
6 Entre Les Étoiles 3:13

FYI Notes:
Comes in a gatefold sleeve with an illustrated storybook and several drawings & sketches done by Soeur Sourer. The liner notes indicate the illustrations to the story are by F. Strobel and the story was written by K. Stanton. Following the storybook, the lyrics to all the songs, both in French and English, are provided.

Jeanine Deckers (17 October 1933 — 29 March 1985), better known as Sœur Sourire ("Sister Smile", often credited as The Singing Nun in English-speaking countries), was a Belgian singer-songwriter and initially a member of the Dominican Order in Belgium as Sister Luc-Gabrielle. She acquired world fame in 1963 with the release of the French-language song "Dominique", which topped the U.S. Billboard and other charts.

While in the convent, Deckers wrote, sang and performed her own songs, which were so well received by her fellow Sisters and by visitors, that her religious superiors encouraged her to record an album, which visitors and retreatants at the convent would be able to purchase.

In 1961, the album was recorded in Brussels at Philips. The single "Dominique" became an international hit, and in 1962 her album sold nearly 2 million copies. Overnight, the Dominican Sister was an international celebrity, with the stage name of Sœur Sourire (Sister Smile). She gave concerts and appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show on 5 January 1964. "Dominique" was the first Belgian song to be a number one hit single in the United States.

Deckers found it difficult having to live up her to her publicity as "a true girl scout", always happy and in a good mood. "I was never allowed to be depressed", Deckers remembered in 1979. "The mother superior used to censor my songs and take out any verses I wrote when I was feeling sad."

In 1963 she was sent by her order to take theology courses at the University of Louvain. She liked the student life, if not her courses. She reconnected with a friend from her youth, Annie Pécher, with whom she slowly developed a very close relationship.

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