Georges Dor We are fortunate to have ever heard Mr. Dor (real name: Georges Henri Dore) sing at all, really. Born the youngest of 11 children in 1931, he started his working life in a factory in Drummondville, Quebec. By the mid-1950s, he was working in radio (including a long stint at the CBC) as an announcer and news editor. At the urging of his friends and associates, he tried out songwriting. One of his earliest attempts at writing turned into La Manic, which became a hit in Quebec, and detailed the lonely life of men building a dam on the river Manicouagan. Very much like Gordon Lightfoot, Dor had a wonderful lyrical sense and a calming voice that became quite popular is his day. He passed away in 2001, after over 40 years of working as a songwriter and performer. His career evolved considerably, and he worked in theatre, and published many books of his own short stories and poems. This self-titled album features the very melancholy La Manic, and the very dancy Le Jeu de Nos Amours. La Manic Le Jeu de nos Amours This album, a "best of" collection, is 2 LPs of great Dor songs. Maria Chapdeleine is a very jazzy number, right out of a cabaret. Mon Petit Enfant is another slow song, driven by a very lonely-sounding bass line.