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Hardy's 1996 album, Le Danger, was not great, but it was a respectable and, more importantly, fairly hard-rocking effort that did much to restore her credibility after a very desultory output in the 1980s. Her follow-up, 2000's Clair Obscur, unfortunately erases a good deal of the ground she regained with her previous record. It is, at least, not nearly as over-produced or bathed in mediocre period-pop production as her 1980s releases were, and her voice remains in astonishingly good shape. It is, however, mostly devoted to genteel, sentimental pop songs that bounce by amiably, but don't penetrate or inspire, either melodically or vocally. At times these sound like soundtrack pieces from the kind of French movies that make it to the arthouse circuit not because they're good, but because they're French and sentimental. Four duets are included, among them tracks on which she sings with fellow French stars Jacques Dutronc and Etienne Daho, the latter of those being an English-language cover of the Everly Brothers' "So Sad." More surprisingly, "I'll Be Seeing You" is a duet with Iggy Pop, though those expecting a rock-fest will be disappointed, as it's a lightweight -- "bouncy" is again the unavoidable adjective -- interpretation of the ancient pop standard, with an uncharacteristically reserved, straight vocal from the Igster. The more haunted and sad the tunes are, the better, as proven by "La Verite Des Choses" and "Contre Vents et Marees," but those songs aren't good enough to redeem the album.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Pierre-Alain Dahan, Drums - Françoise Hardy, Vocals, MainArtist - Jacques Dutronc, Vocals, MainArtist - Djoum, Mixer - Thomas Dutronc, Guitar - Jean-Pierre Sabar, Director, Piano - Mireille, Lyricist - Jean Nohain, Composer - Celmar Engel, Synthesizer Programming - Marc Périer, Bass - Dominique Poncet, Recorded by - Jean-Philippe Badoui, Recorded by
© 2000 Parlophone Music une division de Parlophone Music France Label Parlophone, ℗ 2000 Warner Music France
Françoise Hardy, Lyricist, Lead Vocals, Adapter, MainArtist - Django Reinhardt, Composer - Stephane Grappelli, Composer - Dominique Blanc-Francard, Mixer - Thomas Dutronc, Solo Guitar - Pascal Colomb, Recorded by - Babik Reinhardt, Director, Rhythm Guitar - Jean-Marc Jaffe, Bass - Florine Nieculescu, Violin
© 2000 Parlophone Music une division de Parlophone Music France ℗ 2000 Parlophone / Warner Music France
Françoise Hardy, Vocals, MainArtist - Dominique Blanc-Francard, Mixer - Alain Lubrano, Director, Programming - Oi, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, MainArtist - OLIVIER NGOG, Writer - YONIS BALMAYER, Composer
© 2000 Parlophone Music une division de Parlophone Music France ℗ 2000 Parlophone / Warner Music France
Françoise Hardy, Lyricist, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Djoum, Mixer - Khalil Chahine, Composer, Director, Guitar, Programming - Celmar Engel, Synthesizer - Didier Lozahic, Recorded by - Jean-Philippe Badoui, Recorded by
© 2000 Parlophone Music une division de Parlophone Music France ℗ 2000 Parlophone / Warner Music France
Françoise Hardy, Vocals, Adapter, MainArtist - Jose Maria Cano, Writer - Djoum, Mixer - Jean-Philippe Audin, Cello - Christophe Guiot, Violin - Jean-Pierre Sabar, Director, Piano - France Dubois, Violin - Dominique Poncet, Recorded by - Diederick Suys, Violin
© 2000 Parlophone Music une division de Parlophone Music France ℗ 2000 Parlophone / Warner Music France
Françoise Hardy, Lyricist, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Dominique Blanc-Francard, Mixer - Alain Lubrano, Composer, Director, Programming - Bernard Viguié, Bass
© 2000 Parlophone Music une division de Parlophone Music France ℗ 2000 Parlophone / Warner Music France
Vincent Pierins, Bass - Iggy Pop, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Françoise Hardy, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Costa, Drums - Sammy Fain, Composer - Irving Kahal, Lyricist - Djoum, Mixer, Recorded by - Rodolphe Burger, Director, Guitar - Michel Olivier, Recorded by
© 2000 Parlophone Music une division de Parlophone Music France ℗ 1997 Parlophone / Warner Music France
Françoise Hardy, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Djoum, Recording & Mixing - Rodolphe Burger, Director, Guitar, Wurlitzer - Arnaud Dieterlen, Drums
© 2000 Parlophone Music une division de Parlophone Music France ℗ 2000 Parlophone / Warner Music France
Françoise Hardy, Lyricist, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Dominique Blanc-Francard, Mixer - Alain Lubrano, Composer, Director, Recorder, Programming - Bernard Viguié, Bass
© 2000 Parlophone Music une division de Parlophone Music France ℗ 2000 Parlophone / Warner Music France
Don Everly, Writer - Françoise Hardy, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Robert Johnson, Guitar - Jean-Louis Pierot, Keyboards - Les Valentins, Director - Etienne Daho, Director, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Pascal Colomb, Recording & Mixing - Fabien Waltman, Programming - Saint Marcello B., Bass
© 2000 Parlophone Music une division de Parlophone Music France ℗ 2000 Parlophone / Warner Music France
Françoise Hardy, Lyricist, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Laurent Vernerey, Bass - Dominique Blanc-Francard, Director, Guitar, Recording & Mixing - Laurent Faucheux, Drums - Christophe Cravero, Keyboards - Christophe Rose, Composer
© 2000 Parlophone Music une division de Parlophone Music France ℗ 2000 Parlophone / Warner Music France
Eric Clapton, Writer - Françoise Hardy, Lead Vocals, Adapter, MainArtist - Michel Bernholc, Director, Orchestral Conductor - Thomas Dutronc, Guitar
© 2000 Parlophone Music une division de Parlophone Music France ℗ 2000 Parlophone / Warner Music France
Françoise Hardy, Lyricist, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Dominique Blanc-Francard, Mixer - Alain Lubrano, Composer, Director, Recorded by, Programming
© 2000 Parlophone Music une division de Parlophone Music France ℗ 2000 Parlophone / Warner Music France
Albumbeschreibung
Hardy's 1996 album, Le Danger, was not great, but it was a respectable and, more importantly, fairly hard-rocking effort that did much to restore her credibility after a very desultory output in the 1980s. Her follow-up, 2000's Clair Obscur, unfortunately erases a good deal of the ground she regained with her previous record. It is, at least, not nearly as over-produced or bathed in mediocre period-pop production as her 1980s releases were, and her voice remains in astonishingly good shape. It is, however, mostly devoted to genteel, sentimental pop songs that bounce by amiably, but don't penetrate or inspire, either melodically or vocally. At times these sound like soundtrack pieces from the kind of French movies that make it to the arthouse circuit not because they're good, but because they're French and sentimental. Four duets are included, among them tracks on which she sings with fellow French stars Jacques Dutronc and Etienne Daho, the latter of those being an English-language cover of the Everly Brothers' "So Sad." More surprisingly, "I'll Be Seeing You" is a duet with Iggy Pop, though those expecting a rock-fest will be disappointed, as it's a lightweight -- "bouncy" is again the unavoidable adjective -- interpretation of the ancient pop standard, with an uncharacteristically reserved, straight vocal from the Igster. The more haunted and sad the tunes are, the better, as proven by "La Verite Des Choses" and "Contre Vents et Marees," but those songs aren't good enough to redeem the album.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:04
- Main artists: Françoise Hardy
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone (France)
- Genre: Wereldmuziek Europa Franse chansons
© 2000 Parlophone Music une division de Parlophone Music France ℗ 2000 Parlophone Music, a Division of Parlophone Music France.
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