Comment te dire adieu (album)
Comment te dire adieu | ||||
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French pop | ||||
Length | 31:14 | |||
Label | Vogue | |||
Françoise Hardy chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Comment te dire adieu is the ninth studio album by French singer-songwriter
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, 1966[2]
Also performed by its composer as Jack Gold Orchestra, 1969 [3]
French adaptation and arrangement by: Serge Gainsbourg
Accompanist: Jean-Pierre Sabar - "Où va la chance ?" – 3:14
Original title: "There But for Fortune"
Lyrics and music written by: Phil Ochs
First performed by: Joan Baez, 1964
French adaptation by: Eddy Marnay
Accompanist: Arthur Greenslade - "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, 1966
French adaptation by: Graeme Allwright
First performed by: Graeme Allwright, 1967
Accompanist: John Cameron - "Il n'y a pas d'amour heureux" – 2:21
Lyrics: poem by Louis Aragon
Music written by: Georges Brassens
First performed by: Georges Brassens, 1953
Accompanist: Jean-Pierre Sabar - "La mésange" – 2:16
Original title: "Chico Buarque de Holanda
First performed by: Antônio Carlos Jobim, 1968
French adaptation by: Franck Gérald
Accompanist: Mike Vickers - "Parlez-moi de lui" – 2:37, 1966
Original title: "The Way of Love"
Lyrics by: Al Stillman
Music written by: Jack Diéval
First performed by: Kathy Kirby, 1965
French adaptation by: Michel Rivgauche
First performed by: Michèle Arnaud and Dalida
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
Accompanist: John Cameron - "La rue des cœurs perdus" – 2:07
Original title: "Richard Anthony, 1959
Accompanist: Arthur Greenslade - "Étonnez-moi Benoît...!" – 3:03
Lyrics by: Patrick Modiano
Music written by: Hughes de Courson
Accompanist: John Cameron - "La mer, les étoiles et le vent" – 1:51
Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
Accompanist: John Cameron
Editions
LP records: first editions in the English-speaking world
- South Africa, 1969: World Record (ORC 6036).
- Canada, 1969: Reprise Records (RSC 8003).
- Australia, 1970: Disques Vogue/Phono Vox (LPV 004).
- New Zealand, 1970: A Portrait of Françoise, Interfusion (SITFL 934.133).
Reissue on CD
- France, 1995: Comment te dire adieu, Ed. Kundalini/Virgin Records (7243 8 40502 2 1).