Françoise Hardy (1968 album)

Françoise Hardy is a studio album by French singer-songwriter Françoise Hardy, released in 1968 by Disques Vogue. The album is commonly known by the name of the most successful song on the album, "Comment te dire adieu".

Françoise Hardy
Studio album by Françoise Hardy
Released	1968
Studio	CBE, Paris, France
Length	31:14
Label	Vogue
Françoise Hardy chronology
En anglais (1968) Françoise Hardy (1968) One-Nine-Seven-Zero (1969)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "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 composer as Jack Gold Orchestra, 1969 [3]
   French adaptation and arrangement by: Serge Gainsbourg
   Accompanist: Jean-Pierre Sabar
2. "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
3. "L’anamour" – 2:14
   Lyrics and music written by: Serge Gainsbourg
   Accompanist: Mike Vickers
4. "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
5. "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
6. "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
7. "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
8. "À quoi ça sert ?" – 3:31
   Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
   Accompanist: Jean-Pierre Sabar
9. "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
10. "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
11. "Étonnez-moi Benoît...!" – 3:03
    Lyrics by: Patrick Modiano
    Music written by: Hugues de Courson
    Accompanist: John Cameron
12. "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 the English-speaking world

•  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

1. Allmusic review