Françoise Hardy Sings in English

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Françoise Hardy Sings in English
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Studio album by Françoise Hardy
Released September 1966 (United Kingdom)
Recorded Studio Pye
London
Genre Pop
Length28:10
Language English
Label disques Vogue
Producer Jacques Wolfsohn
Françoise Hardy chronology
Françoise Hardy
(1965) Françoise Hardy1965
Françoise Hardy Sings in English
(1966)
La maison où j'ai grandi
(1966) La maison où j'ai grandi1966
Alternative covers

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Canadian cover (1966)

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French cover (1966)

Françoise Hardy Sings in English is a studio album of the French popular singer Françoise Hardy. It was released in United Kingdom in early September 1966, on LP, disques Vogue/Vogue international industries (VRL 3025), and in France, in the last week of the same month, on entitled LP, In English, disques Vogue/Vogue international industries (CLD 699. 30).

Contents


In 1965, the song "All Over The World" from this album reached the Top 50 in the United Kingdom, remaining in the Top 50 for 15 weeks and peaking at number 16 in the charts. In the English-speaking world, this may be Hardy's best-known song. [1]

Track listing

Hardy is accompanied by the Charles Blackwell orchestra.

  1. "This Little Heart" – 2:07
    Original title: "Ce petit cœur"
    Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
    English adaptation: More
  2. "All Over The World" – 2:29
    Original title: "Dans le monde entier"
    Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
    English adaptation: More
  3. "However Much" – 2:13
    Original title: "Et même"
    Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
    English adaptation: More
  4. "It's Getting Late" – 1:36
    Original title: "Il se fait tard"
    Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
    English adaptation: Meredith
  5. "Only Friends" – 2:18
    Original title: "Ton meilleur ami"
    Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
    English adaptation: Miller
  6. "Say It Now" – 2:13
    Lyrics and music written by: Robert Douglas Skelton
    First performed by: Bobby Skel (1964)
  7. "Just Call and I'll Be There" – 2:28
    Lyrics and music written by: Charles Blackwell
    First performed by: P.J. Proby (1964)
  8. "The Rose" – 2’ 15’’
    Original title: "Mon amie la rose"
    Lyrics by: Cécile Caulier
    Music written by: Cécile Caulier and Jacques Lacombe
    English adaptation: More
  9. "Only You Can Do It" – 2’ 51’’
    Lyrics and music by: Charles Blackwell
    First performed by: The Vernons Girls (1964)
  10. "It's My Heart" – 1:45
    Original title: "Tu peux bien"
    Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
    English adaptation: Meredith
  11. "Another Place" – 2:02
    Original title: "La nuit est sur la ville"
    Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
    English adaptation: More
  12. "Autumn Rendez-vous" – 2:40
    Original title: "Rendez-vous d'automne"
    Lyrics by: Jean-Max Rivière
    Music written by: Gérard Bourgeois
    English adaptation by: Meredith

Editions

LP records: first editions in the English-speaking world

Reissues on CD

Notes and references

  1. All Over the World, review, Allmusic. Accessed on line May 7, 2009.
  2. With six Bonus tracks.

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