La Valse à mille temps (English: The Waltz With A Thousand Beats) is Jacques Brel's fourth album.

Also known as Jacques Brel 4 and American Début, the album was released in 1959 by Philips.

The album was reissued on 23 September 2003 under the title La Valse à mille temps as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à bonbons by Barclay (980 816-6).

[1][2] The album received the Francis Carco prize from l'Académie du disque français.

[3] All tracks are written by Jacques Brel except where notedThe melody of "La Mort" is partly based, uncredited, on the traditional Gregorian chant Dies irae, which has been quoted in a large number of other works over the centuries.