Eric Blau

Real name: Milton Eric Blau
Born: June 1, 1921
Died: February 17, 2009
Country: United States
IPI: 00040067028 11 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Author and best known as the creator - along with Mort Shuman - of the Off Broadway show "Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris", which debuted in 1968 and ran for four years. His wife, Elly Stone, introduced him to the music of Jacques Brel. He fell in love with it and started translating his songs.
Family: Elly Stone Wife

Songs written by Eric Blau

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
Amsterdam	Mort Shuman, Eric Blau	Amsterdam	Scott Walker	Covered by (23 artists)
Carousel	Mort Shuman, Eric Blau	La valse à mille temps	Elly Stone, Mort Shuman, Shawn Elliott, Alice Whitfield	Covered by (8 artists)
Fanette	Mort Shuman, Eric Blau	La fanette		Covered by (3 artists)
Funeral Tango	Mort Shuman, Eric Blau	Tango funèbre	Mort Shuman	Covered by (3 artists)
If We Only Have Love	Mort Shuman, Eric Blau	Quand on n'a que l'amour	Elly Stone, Mort Shuman, Shawn Elliott, Alice Whitfield	Covered by (42 artists)
Marieke	Mort Shuman, Eric Blau	Marieke		Covered by Karin Hougaard
My Childhood	Mort Shuman, Eric Blau	Mon enfance	Elly Stone	Covered by Karen Akers
My Death	Eric Blau	My Death	Elly Stone with Mort Shuman, Shawn Elliot, Alice Whitfield	Covered by (3 artists)
Next	Mort Shuman, Eric Blau	Au suivant	Scott Walker	Covered by (3 artists)
Song for Old Lovers	Mort Shuman, Eric Blau	La chanson des vieux amants	Mort Shuman	Covered by (6 artists)
Sons of...	Mort Shuman, Eric Blau	Fils de...	Elly Stone	Covered by (8 artists)
The Desperate Ones	Mort Shuman, Eric Blau	Les désespérés	Elly Stone, Mort Shuman, Shawn Elliott, Alice Whitfield	Covered by (4 artists)
The Girls and the Dogs	Mort Shuman, Eric Blau	Les filles et les chiens	Scott Walker	Covered by Sleeping Pictures