Victor matrix BVE-62389. Dans la vie quand on tient le coup / Maurice Chevalier

TitleSource
Dans la vie quand on tient le coup (Primary title)Victor catalog (Vi 22549) (U.S.)
O café do Felisberto (It's a great life) (Primary title)Disc label variant (Vi 22549) (Brazil)
Playboy of Paris [Motion picture] (Work title)Victor ledgers
Authors and ComposersNotes
Richard A. Whiting (songwriter)
Newell Chase (songwriter)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Maurice Chevalier (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Leonard W. Joy (director)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with orchestra
  • Instrumentation: 3 violins, cello, bass, 2 saxophones, 2 trumpets, trombone, banjo, piano, and traps
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: French
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Issued in the U.S. under catalog number 22549 as "Dans le vie quand on tient le coup." A second issue was manufactured in Brazil using same catalog number and titled "O café do Felisberto." The disc label manufactured in Brazil lists the work title as "Le petit café."
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
8/15/1930 New York, New York. 155 E. 24th St. Studio 1 Hold
8/15/1930 New York, New York. 155 E. 24th St. Studio 2 Master Victor 22549 10-in.
8/15/1930 New York, New York. 155 E. 24th St. Studio 2 Master RCA Victor LPV-564 LP Mastered as WPRM-8144 and 8145
8/15/1930 New York, New York. 155 E. 24th St. Studio 2 Master RCA Victor DPM-2033 LP
8/15/1930 New York, New York. 155 E. 24th St. Studio 2 Master RCA Victor VPM-6055 LP

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-62389. Dans la vie quand on tient le coup / Maurice Chevalier," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800031958/BVE-62389-Dans_la_vie_quand_on_tient_le_coup.

Victor matrix BVE-62389. Dans la vie quand on tient le coup / Maurice Chevalier. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800031958/BVE-62389-Dans_la_vie_quand_on_tient_le_coup.

"Victor matrix BVE-62389. Dans la vie quand on tient le coup / Maurice Chevalier." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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