''Françoise Hardy Sings in English'' is a
studio album
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of the
French
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popular singer
Françoise Hardy. It was released in
United Kingdom in early September 1966, on
LP, disques Vogue/Vogue international industries (VRL 3025), and in
France, in the last week of the same month, on entitled LP, ''In English'', disques Vogue/Vogue international industries (CLD 699. 30).
In 1965, the song "
All Over The World" from this album reached the Top 50 in the
United Kingdom, remaining in the Top 50 for 15 weeks and peaking at number 16 in the charts. In the English-speaking world, this may be Hardy's best-known song.
Track listing
Hardy is accompanied by the
Charles Blackwell Orchestra.
# "This Little Heart" – 2:07
Original title: "Ce petit cœur"
Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
English adaptation: Julian More
# "
All Over The World" – 2:29
Original title: "Dans le monde entier"
Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
English adaptation: Julian More
# "However Much" – 2:13
Original title: "Et même"
Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
English adaptation: Julian More
# "It's Getting Late" – 1:36
Original title: "Il se fait tard"
Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
English adaptation: Meredith (Fabian Bohn and Pieter Heijnen)
# "Only Friends" – 2:18
Original title: "Ton meilleur ami"
Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
English adaptation: Miller
# "Say It Now" – 2:13
Lyrics and music written by: Robert Douglas Skelton
First performed by: Bobby Skel (1964)
# "Just Call and I'll Be There" – 2:28
Lyrics and music written by:
Charles BlackwellFirst performed by:
P.J. Proby (1964)
# "The Rose" – 2’ 15’’
Original title: "Mon amie la rose"
Lyrics by: Cécile Caulier; Music written by: Cécile Caulier and Jacques Lacombe
English adaptation: Julian More
# "Only You Can Do It" – 2’ 51’’
Lyrics and music by:
Charles BlackwellFirst performed by:
The Vernons Girls (1964)
# "It's My Heart" – 1:45
Original title: "Tu peux bien"
Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
English adaptation: Meredith (Fabian Bohn and Pieter Heijnen)
# "Another Place" – 2:02
Original title: "La nuit est sur la ville"
Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
English adaptation: Julian More
# "Autumn Rendez-vous" – 2:40
Original title: "Rendez-vous d'automne"
Lyrics by: Jean-Max Rivière; Music written by: Gérard Bourgeois
English adaptation by: Meredith (Fabian Bohn and Pieter Heijnen)
Editions
LP record
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s: first editions in the
English-speaking world
* , 1966: ''Françoise Hardy Sings in English'', Phono Vox/
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 ...
(LPV 219).
* , 1966: ''Françoise Hardy Sings'', disques Vogue (VF 47025).
* , 1966: ''In English'', Disques Vogue/Vogue international industries (SVL 933.391).
* , 1966: ''Françoise Hardy Sings in English'', disques Vogue/Vogue international industries (VLG 7014).
* , 1967: ''In English'', disques Vogue (CLD 699-30), stereo.
Reissues on CD
* , 1990: ''Françoise Hardy Sings in English'', disques Vogue/Vogue international industries (CLD 699.30).
[With six Bonus tracks.]
* , 2009: ''In English'', disques Vogue/
Legacy Recordings
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Sony Music (8 86975 62462 1).
Notes and references
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Françoise Hardy albums
1966 albums
Disques Vogue albums