''Comment te dire adieu'' is the ninth studio album by French singer-songwriter
Françoise Hardy, released in 1968 on
Disques Vogue
Disques Vogue was a jazz record company founded in France by Léon Cabat and Charles Delaunay in 1947, the year after the American Vogue label ceased.
They originally specialized in jazz, featuring American performers such as Sidney Bechet, D ...
. Like many of her previous records, it was originally released without a title and came to be referred to, later on, by the name of
its most popular song. The cover artwork was a drawing by
Jean-Paul Goude.
Track listing
# "
Comment te dire adieu" – 2:26
Original title: "It Hurts to Say Goodbye"
Lyrics by: Arnold Goland
Music written by: Jack Gold
First performed by:
Margaret Whiting
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, 1966
Also performed by its composer as Jack Gold Orchestra, 1969
French adaptation and arrangement by:
Serge Gainsbourg
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Accompanist: Jean-Pierre Sabar
# "Où va la chance ?" – 3:14
Original title: "
There But for Fortune"
Lyrics and music written by:
Phil Ochs
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First performed by:
Joan Baez, 1964
French adaptation by:
Eddy MarnayAccompanist:
Arthur Greenslade
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Greenslade was born in Northfle ...
# "L’anamour" – 2:14
Lyrics and music written by: Serge Gainsbourg
Accompanist:
Mike Vickers
# "
Suzanne" – 3:08
Lyrics and music by:
Leonard Cohen (English version)
First performed by:
Judy Collins
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, 1966
French adaptation by:
Graeme AllwrightFirst performed by: Graeme Allwright, 1967
Accompanist:
John Cameron
# "Il n’y a pas d’amour heureux" – 2:21
Lyrics: poem by
Louis AragonMusic written by:
Georges Brassens First performed by: Georges Brassens, 1953
Accompanist: Jean-Pierre Sabar
# "La mésange" – 2:16
Original title: "
Sabiá"
Lyrics by:
Antônio Carlos JobimMusic written by: Antônio Carlos Jobim and
Chico Buarque de Holanda
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First performed by: Antônio Carlos Jobim, 1968
French adaptation by: Franck Gérald
Accompanist: Mike Vickers
# "
Parlez-moi de lui "The Way of Love" is a song written by Jacques ("Jack") Dieval, with English lyrics by Al Stillman. It was originally a 1960 French song titled "J'ai le mal de toi", and it was first recorded in English by Kathy Kirby in 1965. The best-known Engli ...
" – 2:37
Original title: "The Way of Love"
Lyrics by:
Al StillmanMusic written by:
Jack DiévalFirst performed by:
Kathy Kirby, 1965
French adaptation by: Michel Rivgauche
First performed by:
Michèle Arnaud and
Dalida, 1966
Accompanist: Arthur Greenslade
# "À quoi ça sert ?" – 3:31
Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
Accompanist: Jean-Pierre Sabar
# "Il vaut mieux une petite maison dans la main, qu’un grand château dans les nuages" – 2:23
Lyrics by: Jean-Max Rivière
Music written by:
Gérard Bourgeois
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After ten years in the theater, Gérard Bourgeois bec ...
Accompanist: John Cameron
# "La rue des cœurs perdus" – 2:07
Original title: "
Lonesome Town"
Lyrics and music written by:
Baker KnightFirst performed by:
Ricky Nelson, 1958
French adaptation by:
Pierre DelanoëFirst performed by:
Richard Anthony, 1959
Accompanist: Arthur Greenslade
# "Étonnez-moi Benoît...!" – 3:03
Lyrics by:
Patrick ModianoMusic written by:
Hughes de CoursonAccompanist: John Cameron
# "La mer, les étoiles et le vent" – 1:51
Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
Accompanist: John Cameron
Editions
LP record
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s: first editions in the
English-speaking world
* , 1969: World Record (ORC 6036).
* , 1969:
Reprise Records
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(RSC 8003).
* , 1970:
Disques Vogue
Disques Vogue was a jazz record company founded in France by Léon Cabat and Charles Delaunay in 1947, the year after the American Vogue label ceased.
They originally specialized in jazz, featuring American performers such as Sidney Bechet, D ...
/Phono Vox (LPV 004).
* , 1970: ''A Portrait of Françoise'', Interfusion (SITFL 934.133).
Reissue on CD
* , 1995: ''Comment te dire adieu'', Ed. Kundalini/
Virgin Records (7243 8 40502 2 1).
Notes and references
{{DEFAULTSORT:Francoise Hardy (1968 album)
Françoise Hardy albums
1968 albums
French-language albums
Disques Vogue albums