''Clair-obscur'' ( en, twilight) is a 2000

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by Françoise Hardy, released in

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in May 2000 on LP and CD,

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(7243 8 492031 9) and (7243 8 492032 6).

Track listing

# "Puisque vous partez en voyage" (

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, Jean Nohain) duet with

Jacques Dutronc Jacques Dutronc (born 28 April 1943) is a French singer, songwriter, guitarist, composer, and actor. He married singer Françoise Hardy on 30 March 1981 and together they have a son (manouche jazz) guitarist Thomas Dutronc, born 1973); they sep ...

# "Tous mes souvenirs me tuent (Tears)" ( Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt, F. Hardy) # "Celui que tu veux" (Yonis Balmayer, Olivier Ngog) duet with Ol # "Clair-obscur" (Khalil Chahine, F. Hardy) # "Un Homme est mort" ( José María Cano, F. Hardy) # "Duck's Blues" (Alain Lubrano, F. Hardy) # " I'll Be Seeing You" (

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, Irving Kahal) duet with

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# "Tu ressembles à tous ceux qui ont eu du chagrin" (F. Hardy) # "La Pleine lune" (Alain Lubrano, F. Hardy) # "

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" ( Don Everly) duet with

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# "La Saison des pluies" (Christophe Rose, F. Hardy) # "Contre vents et marées" (

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, F. Hardy) # "La Vérité des choses" (Alain Lubrano, F. Hardy)

Personnel

*Françoise Hardy – vocals *Jean-Pierre Sabar – piano *Jean-Claude Dubois – orchestra director *Pierre-Alain Dahan – drums *Marc Perier – bass

Certifications and sales

References

Françoise Hardy albums 2000 albums 2000s French-language albums Virgin Records albums {{2000s-pop-rock-album-stub