The Vogue Years [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Product Description
Super anthology of the famed French singer, digitally remastered. 50 classic tracks. Incredible packaging including rare original artwork from her Vogue E.P.'s. Compiled and annotated by St. Etienne's Bob Stanley.

Tracks:

Tous Les Garcons Et Les Filles
J'suis D'accord
Le Temps De L'amour
Ton Meilleur Ami
La Fille Avec Toi
L'amour S'en Va
Je Pense A Lui
Qui Aime T'il Vraiment
Le Premier Bonheur Du Jour
Va Pas Prendre Un Tambour
J'aurais Voulu
Le Sais-tu?
L'amour Ne Dure Pas Toujours
Pourtant Tu M'aimes
On Se Quitte Toujours
Tout Me Ramene A Toi
Apprends-le Moi
C'est Le Passe
Je N'attends Plus Personne
Pas Gentille
Et Meme
Je Veux Qu'il Revienne
Mon Amie La Rose
La Nuit Est Sur La Ville
Nous Etions Amies

Tracks:

Dans Le Monde Entier
Dis Lui Non
Le Temps De Souvenirs
J'ai Bien Du Chagrin
Bout De Lune
L'amitie
Ce Petit Coeur
Non Ce N'est Pas Un Reve
Tout Ce Qu'on Dit
Il Se Fait Tard
Tu Peux Bien
Je T'aime
Quel Mal Y A-t-il A Ca?
La Maison O J'ai Grandi
Rendez-vouz D'automne
Comme
Je Changerais D'avis
Peut Etre Que Je T'aime
Si C'est Ca
Je Serai La Pour Toi
Qu'ils Sont Heureux
Tu Es Un Peu A Moi
Voila
Les Petits Garcons
Qui Peut Dire?

Album Details

Super anthology of the famed French singer, digitally remastered. 50 classic tracks. Incredible packaging including rare original artwork from her Vogue E.P.'s. Compiled and annotated by St. Etienne's Bob Stanley.

Customer Reviews:

Music lover.......2007-01-09

Had her music in phonograph format collection. Compare audio quality from CD and my record player showed very similiar which indicated high quality reproduction. Recomment to anyone whose interest in it.

answering the Beatles.......2006-04-23

Back in the Sixties, Francoise Hardy (born in 1944) was France's answer to the wave of new stunning British popmusic.

Though her career lasted for many years afterwards, Francoise Hardy mainly lives on by this image. In particular outside France. The image also links us with the essence of Francoise's music: with her adequate voice she definitely captures the right mood.

It's all on this fine double-CD. Have yourself carried back to the exciting Sixties - Francoise Hardy still sounds as fresh as she did then.

Indispensable!.......2005-09-25

This double CD collection covers Francoise Hardy's recording period with Vogue Records 1962-1967. Hardy was only 18 years old when she recorded the songs for her first album in 1962; so it was very unusual that she was allowed to record so much of her own material; great thing she was, because she was ( still is ) a very accomplished songwriter. In fact most of her biggest were written or co-written by Hardy herself.

The song selections concentrate on her first 5 albums ( 1962-66 ) and contemporary singles and EP tracks. Her 6th much-acclaimed Vogue album "Ma Jeunesse Fout le Camp" is only represented by "Qui Peut Dire" and "Voila". Most surprisingly that her last Vogue original album ( in Frech language ) "Comment te Dire Adieu" is not represented at all.

Never the less, this is a great compilation featuring the vast majority of her best songs of the period - obviously some great songs had to be left out; simply because lack of space. I can't help mentioning just a few songs that are missing ( seek them out elsewhere!) . The 1964 EP-track "Jaloux" is one of my favourites, which I have not yet been able to find on a CD. The album tracks "Avant de tén Aller" and "Je Pensais" would have been great additions as well.

These early recordings from Hardy which founded her reputation as the greatest French international pop-star of the 1960's have stood the test of time, and sound remarkably appealing after all these years; where the output by many of her contemporary colleagues like Cilla Black, Petula Clark, Connie Francis or even Marianne Faithful ( her sixties recordings!) often sound pretty dated.

If you are not familiar with the early years of Francoise Hardy's career this collection would be the ideal place to start getting to know her. Outstanding songs like "Le Premier Bonheur du Jour", "Le Maison Ou Jaí Grandi", "Ce Petit Coeur" or "Rendezvous Automne" are more than likely to hit you - actually most of these songs are!

The 16 pages booklet features some nice pictures and a short biography, but only sparse information about the songs themselves; where they were first released etc. Personally I would have loved to have a little more information about the recordings, circumstances around them etc.

Still, until the 4 CD box featuring her complete Vogue recordings is available again, this CD is indispensable!

Beautiful French pop music.......2004-02-28

What can I say about this album. It's stunning, it's elegant and it's really a joy to listen to ( you probably thought for a minute there I was talking about her and not her music!)!

You have a fascinating little biography from Bob Stanley on her who speaks of her as a fan of her music and well what more can I say really. You need to hear this album and I mean that

Oh I should mention one thing is that I'm glad that these songs are all sung in French. It gives the songs a dimension of sensuality which I don't find in many English/American singers

French pop singer of the sixties and seventies.......2004-01-17

Some say that Francoise recorded her best music after she left Vogue in 1967, but this compilation covering her early music from 1962 to 1967 is of a consistently high quality with presentation to match. Regardless of the quality of her later music, the music here is what she is best remembered for. Francoise wrote most of her own material. Her voice had a limited range but Francoise knew that and wrote her songs accordingly and any lack of range was compensated by quality. She recorded English versions of some of her songs but none of those are included here. All fifty songs here are in French. Because I don't know any French, I don't understand the words but when music is this good, it's worth hearing anyway.

Francoise was clearly influenced by many different styles. Folk-pop is perhaps the main style but you will also hear elements of rock'n'roll, R+B and country here and there, as well as the influences of her own French heritage. The set opens with her debut hit, Tous les garcons et les filles, which sold over two million copes in France. In those days, France did not bother much with singles or albums - records were four-track EP's. Subsequent EP's all did well without matching the success of her debut. In 1964, Francoise moved to London and was rewarded with a UK top twenty hit - All over the world - here in its French version as Danse le monde entire, which opens the second CD. The Seekers also recorded the song and I wonder how big a hit it would have been if their version had been released as a single instead of Francoise's.

Tracks:

Tous Les Garcons Et Les Filles
J'suis D'accord
Le Temps De L'amour
Ton Meilleur Ami
La Fille Avec Toi
L'amour S'en Va
Je Pense A Lui
Qui Aime T'il Vraiment
Le Premier Bonheur Du Jour
Va Pas Prendre Un Tambour
J'aurais Voulu
Le Sais-tu?
L'amour Ne Dure Pas Toujours
Pourtant Tu M'aimes
On Se Quitte Toujours
Tout Me Ramene A Toi
Apprends-le Moi
C'est Le Passe
Je N'attends Plus Personne
Pas Gentille
Et Meme
Je Veux Qu'il Revienne
Mon Amie La Rose
La Nuit Est Sur La Ville
Nous Etions Amies

Tracks:

Dans Le Monde Entier
Dis Lui Non
Le Temps De Souvenirs
J'ai Bien Du Chagrin
Bout De Lune
L'amitie
Ce Petit Coeur
Non Ce N'est Pas Un Reve
Tout Ce Qu'on Dit
Il Se Fait Tard
Tu Peux Bien
Je T'aime
Quel Mal Y A-t-il A Ca?
La Maison O J'ai Grandi
Rendez-vouz D'automne
Comme
Je Changerais D'avis
Peut Etre Que Je T'aime
Si C'est Ca
Je Serai La Pour Toi
Qu'ils Sont Heureux
Tu Es Un Peu A Moi
Voila
Les Petits Garcons
Qui Peut Dire?

Album Description

UK 'Best Of' compilation for the French singer/songwriter/superstar, compiled from her recordings for the prestigious French record label Vogue. This definitive 50 track remastered collection includes her international million-selling hit, the self composed 'Tous Les Garcons Et Les Filles'. Includes extensivesleevenotes and rare photos. Slimline double jewel case housed in a slipcase.