"Petite fille" () is a song by French singer

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. It was released in August 1967 on an EP and also appeared on Hallyday's that year's album ''Johnny 67''.

Writing and composition

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and Tommy Brown, respectively the guitarist and the drummer in Hallyday's accompanying band. The French lyrics were written by

Georges Aber Georges Poubennec (17 July 1930 – 16 March 2012), better known under the name Georges Aber, was a French singer-songwriter. Poubennec was born in Brest. During the 1960s, he adapted the lyrics of many popular songs from English into French. He ...

Track listing

7-inch EP Philips 437.371 (1967, France, Belgium, etc.) :A1. "Petite fille" (2:39) :A2. "Je n'ai jamais rien demandé" (2:52) :B1. "C'est mon imagination" (3:08) :B2. "Lettre de fans" (2:15) 7-inch single Philips 373,989 (1967, Canada) :A. "Petite fille" ("Julien Waites") :B. "Aussi dur que du bois" (" Knock on Wood") 7-inch promo single Philips B 370.462 F (1967, France) :A. "Petite fille" :B. "Pourquoi as-tu peur de la vie"

Charts

English version

In the same year 4 months later, Jones and Brown (as the band State of Micky & Tommy) released the song in English (under the title "Julien Waites").

References

External links

Johnny Hallyday – "Petite fille" (EP)
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