Track Listing

1. Tous Les Garcons Et Les Filles
2. J'suis D'accord
3. Le Temps De L'amour
4. Ton Meilleur Ami
5. La Fille Avec Toi
6. L'amour S'en Va
7. Je Pense A Lui
8. Qui Aime T'il Vraiment
9. Le Premier Bonheur Du Jour
10. Va Pas Prendre Un Tambour
11. J'aurais Voulu
12. Le Sais Tu
13. L'amour Ne Dure Pas Toujours
14. Pourtant Tu M'aimes
15. On Se Quitte Toujours
16. Tout Me Ramene A Toi
17. Apprends Le Moi
18. C'est La Passe
19. Je N'attends Plus Personne
20. Pas Gentille
21. Et Meme
22. Je Veux Qui'il Revienne
23. Mon Amie La Rose
24. La Nuit Est Sur La Ville
25. Nous Etions Amies
26. Dans Le Monde Entier
27. Dis Lui Non
28. Le Temps Des Souvenirs
29. J'ai Bien Du Chagrin
30. Bout De Lune
31. L'aimtie
32. Ce Petit Coeur
33. Non Ce N'est Pas Un Reve
34. Tout Ce Qu'on Dit
35. Il Se Fait Tard
36. Tu Peux Bien
37. Je T'aime
38. Quel Mal Y A T'il A Ca
39. La Maison Ou J'ai Grandi
40. Rendez Vous D'automne
41. Comme
42. Je Changerias D'avis
43. Peut Etre Que Je T'aime
44. Si Cest Sa
45. Je Serai La Pour Toi
46. Qu'ils Sont Heureux
47. Tu Es Un Peu A Moi
48. Voila
49. Les Petits Garcons
50. Qui Peut Dire

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3212 in Music
• Released on: 2001-01-27
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .28 pounds

CD Description
More so even than her countryman and fellow pop star Serge Gainsbourg did in the 1960s, Francoise Hardy synthesized mainstream pop and rock elements into her take on the French chanson tradition. Influenced by Phil Spector's girl-group sound and the loungy, orchestral pop of commercial radio, Hardy's music of the 1960s is dense and breezy at once, marked bylush, hip production and the chanteuse's measured, bittersweet vocals.
BMG's superb two-disc set, THE VOGUE YEARS, compiles Hardy's work for Vogue during the '60s. With a whopping 50 tracks, well-selected and arranged chronologically, the set provides an excellent overview of the singer's early work, and her maturation during this pivotal period. Everything else about the package--from the liner notes to the vintage photos to the immaculately remastered sound--shines too,making THE VOGUE YEARS the Francoise Hardy collection to have.

Customer Reviews

Indispensable!
This double CD collection covers Francoise Hardy's recording period with Vogue Records 1962-1967. Hardy was only 18 years old when she recorded the songs for her first album in 1962; so it was very unusual that she was allowed to record so much of her own material; great thing she was, because she was ( still is ) a very accomplished songwriter. In fact most of her biggest were written or co-written by Hardy herself.

The song selections concentrate on her first 5 albums ( 1962-66 ) and contemporary singles and EP tracks. Her 6th much-acclaimed Vogue album "Ma Jeunesse Fout le Camp" is only represented by "Qui Peut Dire" and "Voila". Most surprisingly that her last Vogue original album ( in Frech language ) "Comment te Dire Adieu" is not represented at all.

Never the less, this is a great compilation featuring the vast majority of her best songs of the period - obviously some great songs had to be left out; simply because lack of space. I can't help mentioning just a few songs that are missing ( seek them out elsewhere!) . The 1964 EP-track "Jaloux" is one of my favourites, which I have not yet been able to find on a CD. The album tracks "Avant de tn Aller" and "Je Pensais" would have been great additions as well.

These early recordings from Hardy which founded her reputation as the greatest French international pop-star of the 1960's have stood the test of time, and sound remarkably appealing after all these years; where the output by many of her contemporary colleagues like Cilla Black, Petula Clark, Connie Francis or even Marianne Faithful ( her sixties recordings!) often sound pretty dated.

If you are not familiar with the early years of Francoise Hardy's career this collection would be the ideal place to start getting to know her. Outstanding songs like "Le Premier Bonheur du Jour", "Le Maison Ou Ja Grandi", "Ce Petit Coeur" or "Rendezvous Automne" are more than likely to hit you - actually most of these songs are!

The 16 pages booklet features some nice pictures and a short biography, but only sparse information about the songs themselves; where they were first released etc. Personally I would have loved to have a little more information about the recordings, circumstances around them etc.

Still, until the 4 CD box featuring her complete Vogue recordings is available again, this CD is indispensable!

A fantastic collection of pure, beautiful talent.
Francoise Hardy signed to Vogue records in 1961 and delivered several albums of stunning material. This collection is the best of those recordings featuring orchestral contributions from Charles Blackwell, Johnny Harris, Jacques Denjean and Jacques Dutronc, and some of the best writing of French chanson, along with French interpretations of non French songs. The songs last only two or three minutes and are so accessible and instant that they come at you one after the other like beautifully presented bullets from a gun. Her voice sits as well with wonderful arrangements of sweeping strings and lush choirs, as it does with only a piano, guitar or harpsichord. This is a collection that is essential to anyone who is either not too familiar with French chanson and wants to be, or everyone who loves Francoise and wants to hear her presented in such a wonderful double album package. The booklet contains a great biography of Francoise written by Bob Stanley

Beautiful voice and generous selection of songs
I had only heard of Francoise Hardy after her duet with Damon Albarn on the track "to the end" on the 1993 parklife album, so I was curious enough to buy this album. I wasnt dissappointed with it either, these are 50 of the most chic and relaxing songs i have heard. There wasnt a single song on this 2 cd compilation that i didnt like. The fact that I cannot speak French wasnt a barrier to my enjoyment of the music and of her amazing voice. Also it is very good to have this on the car,when you are out driving in the summer months, brilliant!!