Françoise Hardy (1962 album)

Françoise Hardy
Studio album by Françoise Hardy
Released November 1962 (France)
Recorded Studio Vogue, Villetaneuse, France
Genre French pop
Length 28:55
Language French
Label Disques Vogue
Producer Jacques Wolfsohn
Françoise Hardy chronology

Françoise Hardy
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Alternative cover
American cover (1965)

Françoise Hardy (known as The "Yeh-Yeh" Girl from Paris! in USA) is the debut studio album by the French pop singer Françoise Hardy. It was released in November 1962 in France. Like many of Hardy's earlier albums, it was released with no title, except for her name on the cover. The album has therefore colloquially become known by the title of its most successful song, "Tous les garçons et les filles".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Allmusic critic Stewart Mason stated that "Hardy's music is catchy and stripped down to its barest essentials -- and Hardy herself sings her lyrics in an attractive but chilly drop-dead monotone that's far removed from the perkiness of almost every other female singer (minus Nico and Mary Weiss of the Shangri-Las) of the '60s." Mason also wrote: "The "Yeh-Yeh" Girl from Paris is an outstanding record, but it's the '60s pop equivalent of Shaker furniture: free of ornamentation and exquisitely simple."[1]

Tracklist

All lyrics written by Françoise Hardy, all music composed by Françoise Hardy and Roger Samyn, except where noted.

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Tous les garçons et les filles"     3:08
2. "Ça a raté"     2:02
3. "La fille avec toi"     2:40
4. "Oh oh chéri" (original title "Uh Oh")Bobby Lee Trammell, ad. by Jil and Jan.[2]  2:22
5. "Le temps de l’amour"  Lucien Morisse, André SalvetJacques Dutronc[3] 2:27
6. "Il est tout pour moi"     1:58
7. "On se plaît"     2:09
8. "Ton meilleur ami"     2:10
9. "J’ai jeté mon cœur"     2:33
10. "Il est parti un jour"     1:49
11. "J’suis d’accord"     2:05
12. "C’est à l’amour auquel je pense"     3:10
Total length:
 28:55

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mason, Stewart. Françoise Hardy at Allmusic. Retrieved October 14, 2012. Note: This review is of the American release entitled The "Yeh-Yeh" Girl from Paris!
  2. ↑ Pseudonyms of Gilbert Guenet and Jean Setti, cousins of Jacques Wolfsohn; they wrote some successful songs for Johnny Hallyday.
  3. ↑ SP Vogue (EPL 7966) : Barbara, Par le bout du Nez, Ray Charles, Le Temps de l'amour (Fort Chabrol).

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