"" ("With time") is a 1970 song written, composed and sung by the French artist
Léo Ferré
Léo Ferré (24 August 1916 – 14 July 1993) was a French-born Monégasque poet and composer, and a dynamic and controversial live performer, whose career in France dominated the years after the Second World War until his death. He released s ...
. It was recorded in October 1970 for volume 2 of his ''
Amour Anarchie'' album, but the record label dismissed the song, seen as not suiting the general mood of others songs.
It was first released as a 45, then on a compilation LP in 1972 called '.
This tragic and beautifully sad love song, inspired by Ferré's own disenchantment and recent breakup, was an instant classic. It is one of his most famous songs (along with ''Paris canaille'', ', '), becoming with time the most constantly covered French song worldwide.
It was chosen by Arsene Wenger when he appeared on Desert Island Disks on 22 November 2020
Single cover
The cover photography is by the photographer .
Personnel
*
Danielle Licari: vocals (uncredited) on "".
* The orchestra consists of session musicians hired for the recording.
Production
* Arranger & conductor:
Jean-Michel Defaye
Jean-Michel Defaye (born 18 September 1932) is a French pianist, composer, arranger and conductor known for his collaboration with French poet and singer-songwriter Léo Ferré.
He was born in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne near Paris, on 18 Septemb ...
* Engineering:
* Executive producer: Richard Marsan
Covers and adaptations
''Avec le temps'' was performed, among others, by:
Céline Dion,
Bernard Lavilliers,
Hiba Tawaji,
Catherine Sauvage,
Dalida,
Philippe Léotard
Philippe Léotard (his full name was Ange Philippe Paul André Léotard-Tomasi; 28 August 1940 – 25 August 2001) was a French actor, poet and singer. Biography
He was born in Nice, one of seven children - four girls, then three boys, of whi ...
,
Renée Claude,
Henri Salvador,
Catherine Ribeiro,
Juliette Gréco,
Alain Bashung,
Michel Jonasz,
Belinda Carlisle,
Abbey Lincoln, ,
Bertrand Cantat,
Youn Sun Nah, the duet
Brad Mehldau and
Anne Sofie von Otter,
Johnny Hallyday, Benjamin Biolay,
Tony Hymas...
References
External links
English translation of ''Avec le temps''.Avec le temps(YouTube)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Avec le temps (Leo Ferre song)
Léo Ferré songs
Catherine Sauvage songs
Songs written by Léo Ferré
1971 singles
Barclay (record label) singles
1970 songs