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Sung (except for one track) in English, this 1972 album (originally titled just Françoise Hardy) was reissued on CD by Virgin France in 2000 under the title If You Listen, and issued in some foreign territories under yet different titles in the 1970s. However it was titled, it was a good, tasteful, and subdued set of folk-rock- and singer/songwriter-influenced covers (though the one French song, "Brulure," was the sole original Hardy composition). It's no surprise that the mood here is dignified rainy-day sorrow. But that was Hardy's forte, and the arrangements, emphasizing acoustic guitar and light strings, seem to indicate she was doing some listening to British folk-rock and American singer/songwriters. So does the choice of covers, including songs by Buffy Sainte-Marie, Neil Young ("Till the Morning Comes"), Beverley Martyn, and Randy Newman ("I Think It's Gonna Rain Today"). There's also the quite obscure "The Garden of Jane Delawnay," a misspelled interpretation of "The Garden of Jane Delawney" by the British folk-rock band the Trees; "Let My Name Be Sorrow," originally done by Mary Hopkin; and a couple of tunes co-written by Mick Jones, later of Foreigner. None of songs rate among her best work, but it's still a good album, often overlooked even by Hardy fans and notable in that just one of the English songs ("Bown Bown Bown") was also recorded by Hardy in a French version. It's also much superior to her album of English cover versions of just three years before, Françoise Hardy en Anglais, which was over-produced and far heavier on the syrup.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Michael Jones, Composer - Françoise Hardy, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Thomas Brown, Lyricist
© 2000 Hypopotam, licence exclusive Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company Licence exclusive Parlophone / Warner Music France, ℗ 1972, 2016 Kundalini
Françoise Hardy, Performance, MainArtist - Beverley Martin, Writer
© 2000 Hypopotam, licence exclusive Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1971 Kundalini Under Exclusive Licence to Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
Françoise Hardy, Performance, MainArtist - Buffy Sainte-Marie, Writer
© 2000 Hypopotam, licence exclusive Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company Licence exclusive Parlophone / Warner Music France, ℗ 1972, 2016 Kundalini
Bias Boshell, Writer - Françoise Hardy, Performance, MainArtist
© 2000 Hypopotam, licence exclusive Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company Licence exclusive Parlophone / Warner Music France, ℗ 1971, 2016 Hypopotam
Françoise Hardy, Performance, MainArtist - Alan Taylor, Writer
© 2000 Hypopotam, licence exclusive Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company Licence exclusive Parlophone / Warner Music France, ℗ 1971, 2016 Hypopotam
Bernard Estardy, Composer - Françoise Hardy, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Georges Chatelain, Lyricist - Marie Habib, Adapter
© 2000 Hypopotam, licence exclusive Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company Licence exclusive Parlophone / Warner Music France, ℗ 1972, 2016 Kundalini
Françoise Hardy, Writer, Performance, MainArtist
© 2000 Hypopotam, licence exclusive Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company Licence exclusive Parlophone / Warner Music France, ℗ 1971, 2016 Hypopotam
Françoise Hardy, Performance, MainArtist - Beverley Martin, Writer
© 2000 Hypopotam, licence exclusive Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company Licence exclusive Parlophone / Warner Music France, ℗ 1971, 2016 Hypopotam
Randy Newman, Writer - Françoise Hardy, Performance, MainArtist
© 2000 Hypopotam, licence exclusive Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company Licence exclusive Parlophone / Warner Music France, ℗ 1971, 2016 Kundalini
Françoise Hardy, Performance, MainArtist - Buffy Sainte-Marie, Writer
© 2000 Hypopotam, licence exclusive Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company Licence exclusive Parlophone / Warner Music France, ℗ 1971, 2016 Hypopotam
Michael Jones, Composer - Françoise Hardy, Performance, MainArtist - Tommy Brown, Writer
© 2000 Hypopotam, licence exclusive Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1971 Hypopotam Under Exclusive Licence to Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
Neil Young, Writer - Françoise Hardy, Performance, MainArtist
© 2000 Hypopotam, licence exclusive Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company Licence exclusive Parlophone / Warner Music France, ℗ 1971, 2016 Hypopotam
Albumbeschreibung
Sung (except for one track) in English, this 1972 album (originally titled just Françoise Hardy) was reissued on CD by Virgin France in 2000 under the title If You Listen, and issued in some foreign territories under yet different titles in the 1970s. However it was titled, it was a good, tasteful, and subdued set of folk-rock- and singer/songwriter-influenced covers (though the one French song, "Brulure," was the sole original Hardy composition). It's no surprise that the mood here is dignified rainy-day sorrow. But that was Hardy's forte, and the arrangements, emphasizing acoustic guitar and light strings, seem to indicate she was doing some listening to British folk-rock and American singer/songwriters. So does the choice of covers, including songs by Buffy Sainte-Marie, Neil Young ("Till the Morning Comes"), Beverley Martyn, and Randy Newman ("I Think It's Gonna Rain Today"). There's also the quite obscure "The Garden of Jane Delawnay," a misspelled interpretation of "The Garden of Jane Delawney" by the British folk-rock band the Trees; "Let My Name Be Sorrow," originally done by Mary Hopkin; and a couple of tunes co-written by Mick Jones, later of Foreigner. None of songs rate among her best work, but it's still a good album, often overlooked even by Hardy fans and notable in that just one of the English songs ("Bown Bown Bown") was also recorded by Hardy in a French version. It's also much superior to her album of English cover versions of just three years before, Françoise Hardy en Anglais, which was over-produced and far heavier on the syrup.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:22
- Main artists: Françoise Hardy
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone (France)
- Genre: Wereldmuziek Europa Franse chansons
© 2000 Hypopotam, licence exclusive Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1972, 2016 Hypopotam, licence exclusive Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
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