Françoise Hardy (1968 album)
Françoise Hardy | ||||
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Studio album by Françoise Hardy | ||||
Released | November 1, 1968 (France) | |||
Recorded | Studio CBE, Paris, France | |||
Genre | French pop | |||
Length | 31:14 | |||
Language | French | |||
Label | Disques Vogue | |||
Producer |
Asparagus Production Françoise Hardy Jacques Wolfsohn Léon Cabat | |||
Françoise Hardy chronology | ||||
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Françoise Hardy is a 1968 studio album by French pop singer Françoise Hardy. It was released in France in December 1968, on LP, Production Asparagus/Disques Vogue/Vogue international industries (CLD 728). Published without title, except for Hardy's name on the cover, it has become also known by the name of the most successful song on the album, "Comment te dire adieu" ("How to Say Goodbye to You").
Track listing
- "Comment te dire adieu" – 2:26
Original title: "It Hurts to Say Goodbye"
Lyrics by: Arnold Goland
Music written by: Jack Gold
First performed by: Margaret Whiting, 1966[2]
Also performed by its compser as Jack Gold Orchestra, 1969 [3]
French adaptation and arrangement by: Serge Gainsbourg
Accompanist: Jean-Pierre Sabar - "Où va la chance ?" – 3:14
Original title: "There But for Fortune"
Lyrics and music written by: Phil Ochs
First performed by: Joan Baez, 1964
French adaptation by: Eddy Marnay
Accompanist: Arthur Greenslade - "L’anamour" – 2:14
Lyrics and music written by: Serge Gainsbourg
Accompanist: Mike Vickers - "Suzanne" – 3:08
Lyrics and music by: Leonard Cohen (English version)
First performed by: Judy Collins, 1966
French adaptation by: Graeme Allwright
First performed by: Graeme Allwright, 1967
Accompanist: John Cameron - "Il n’y a pas d’amour heureux" – 2:21
Lyrics: poem by Louis Aragon
Music written by: Georges Brassens
First performed by: Georges Brassens, 1953
Accompanist: Jean-Pierre Sabar - "La mésange" – 2:16
Original title: "Sabiá"
Lyrics by: Antonio Carlos Jobim
Music written by: Antonio Carlos Jobim and Chico Buarque de Holanda
First performed by: Antonio Carlos Jobim, 1968
French adaptation by: Frank Gerald
Accompanist: Mike Vickers - "Parlez-moi de lui" – 2:37
Original title: "The Way of Love"
Lyrics by: Al Stillman
Music written by: Jack Diéval
First performed by: Kathy Kirby, 1965
French adaptation by: Michel Rivgauche
First performed by: Michèle Arnaud and Dalida, 1966
Accompanist: Arthur Greenslade - "À quoi ça sert ?" – 3:31
Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
Accompanist: Jean-Pierre Sabar - "Il vaut mieux une petite maison dans la main, qu’un grand château dans les nuages" – 2:23
Lyrics by: Jean-Max Rivière
Music written by: Gérard Bourgeois
Accompanist: John Cameron - "La rue des cœurs perdus" – 2:07
Original title: "Lonesome Town"
Lyrics and music written by: Baker Knight
First performed by: Ricky Nelson, 1958
French adaptation by: Pierre Delanoë
First performed by: Richard Anthony, 1959
Accompanist: Arthur Greenslade - "Étonnez-moi Benoît...!" – 3:03
Lyrics by: Patrick Modiano
Music written by: Hugues de Courson
Accompanist: John Cameron - "La mer, les étoiles et le vent" – 1:51
Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
Accompanist: John Cameron
Editions
LP records: first editions in anglosphere
- South Africa, 1969: World Record (ORC 6036).
- Canada, 1969: Reprise Records (RSC 8003).
- Australia, 1970: Disques Vogue/Phono Vox (LPV 004).
- New Zealand, 1970: A Portrait of Françoise, Interfusion (SITFL 934.133).
Reissue on CD
- France, 1995: Comment te dire adieu, Ed. Kundalini/Virgin Records (7243 8 40502 2 1).
Notes and references
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