Track Listing

1. Quoi
2. D�cadanse - Jane Birkin, Serge Gainsbourg
3. Mon Amour Baiser
4. Fuir le Bonheur de Peur Qu'il Ne Se Sauve
5. Yesterday Yes a Day
6. 69 Ann�e �rotique - Jane Birkin, Serge Gainsbourg
7. Ex-Fan des Sixties
8. Jane B
9. Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus - Jane Birkin, Serge Gainsbourg
10. Baby Alone in Babylone
11. Raccrochez C'est une Horreur
12. Lolita Go Home
13. Ballade de Johnny-Jane
14. En Rire de Peur d'�tre Oblig�e d'En Pleurer
15. Di Doo Dah
16. Baby Lou

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #404680 in Music
• Released on: 1994-01-01
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Import

Customer Reviews

Early 70s French vocal pop
This is a collection of French ballads and pop songs by the famous chanteuse of the sensual Je T'Aime (Moi Non Plus). There are three duets with Serge Gainsbourg - the aforementioned classic plus La Décadanse and 69 Année Erotique, while Gainsbourg had a hand in writing and/or arranging most of the tracks.

The opening number Quoi was the theme of the TV series Cinecitta and the breathy English song Yesterday Yes A Day comes from the soundtrack of the film Madame Claude. In the song Ex Fan Des Sixties, Birkin lists her favourite pop stars, including The Birds, The Doors and Jim Morrison, The Moody Blues, The Animals, the individual Beatles, Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Elvis, Otis Redding, Janis Joplin and T. Rex.

Je Taime is of course a gem and none of the other attempts at eroticism equals its timeless appeal. My favourites include the tuneful numbers La Décadanse, Mon Amour Baiser, Fuir Le Bonheur and Ballade De Johnny-Jane. Those who like late sixties and early seventies vocal pop like Mary Hopkin, Françoise Hardy and the early, folky Marianne Faithfull will enjoy the work of Jane Birkin.

With the exception of those I have mentioned, most songs unfortunately lack catchy tunes, rendering them less than memorable. But this album is still a pleasant listening experience and it is great to finally hear some of the other work of the moaning singer of Je T'Aime!