| Bonnie and Clyde | ||||
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| Released | 1968 | |||
| Genre | French pop, French rock | |||
| Length | 30:12 | |||
| Label | Fontana | |||
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Bonnie and Clyde is a compilation album by Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot. It was originally released by Fontana Records in 1968.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
In 2013, Spin included it on the "Top 100 Alternative Albums of the 1960s" list. [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bonnie and Clyde" | Serge Gainsbourg | 4:19 |
| 2. | "Bubble Gum" | Serge Gainsbourg | 1:48 |
| 3. | "Comic Strip" | Serge Gainsbourg | 2:14 |
| 4. | "Un jour comme un autre" | Gérard Bourgeois, Jean-Max Rivière | 2:23 |
| 5. | "Pauvre Lola" | Serge Gainsbourg | 2:24 |
| 6. | "L'Eau à la bouche" | Serge Gainsbourg, Alain Goraguer | 2:33 |
| 7. | "La Javanaise" | Serge Gainsbourg | 2:31 |
| 8. | "La Madrague" | Gérard Bourgeois, Jean-Max Rivière | 2:36 |
| 9. | "Intoxicated Man" | Serge Gainsbourg | 2:40 |
| 10. | "Everybody Loves My Baby" | Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams | 2:14 |
| 11. | "Baudelaire" | Serge Gainsbourg, Charles Baudelaire | 2:30 |
| 12. | "Docteur Jekyll et Monsieur Hyde" | Serge Gainsbourg | 2:00 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
| Chart | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 [3] | 12 |
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