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francoise hardy - international

Françoise Hardy war in den 1960s ein internationaler Star; heute ist ihre Popularität in frankophone Ländern beheimatet. Sie spricht mehrere Sprachen (übrigens: ihre deutschen Sprachkenntnisse sind ausgezeichnet!) - und sie nahm Songs auch in Englisch, Deutsch und Italienisch auf.

In the 1960s Françoise was an international star; today she is more popular in francophone countries. She speaks several foreign languages (her knowledge of German is excellent!) - and she sang songs in English, German and Italian.

All over the world

Françoise Hardy: "All over the world", Vogue France, 1995, 74321258032

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Frrag den Abendwind

Françoise: "Frag den Abendwind", Ariola Deutschland, 2001, CD 4037057 AAD, 1962-86

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FH 3, 1963: All Italian songs

Françoise Hardy in English, 1966

Françoise Hardy en Anglais, 1969

If you listen, 1972

Françoise Hardy, 1970, spanish

More .... Her German albums

There is no doubt, that Françoise celebrated her greatest years of international success in the 1969s. It was during the era of beat music with its center in London. No wonder that Françoise moved to the Engish capital. In the time between 1964 abd 1969 she recorded most of her albums in Britisch studios with British orchestras: Charles Blackwell, John paul Jones (later Led Zeppelin), Mickey Baker, Mickey Jones, Arthur Greenslade.

In 1966 she produced her first all-English album - "In English"; it is selection of songs which were translated from the French original. - The lp "En Anglais" followed in 1969, "If you listen" in 1972. She has since that time sung English songs again and again, inclusively on her latest album "Tant de belles choses".

In England she not was recognized as as singer (with her sad timbre like in France and Germany), but also as a star. She was considered the female "pendant" for Mick Jagger. A movie project was thought of with Francoise and Mick, a remake of Jean Cocteau's "Enfants terribles", but it was given up only little time before its realization, because the career of the Stones had been rolling all over the globe.

In Germany she broke all the records! Truck Branss, formaly innovative tv producer for popular music programs invited her serveral times to come to the German tv.

Superstar in Germany? Serious speaking, this epoche was rather short. Highlight: The readers of the Germany magazin BRAVO elected her on the 2nd rang of the scale of popularity in 1966. - However, "Frag den Abendwind" was one of the greatest hits in the mid-1960s, and many people still remember that song.

Hint for collectors: There are quite a few Spanish record pressings, which - not like said on their covers - are sung in French and not in Spanish. Françoise has only interpreted two song in Spanish: "El telefono corte" and "Sol".

Françoise 4 Italian moments:

Françoise international. Auf der CD "All over the world" singt Françoise in drei Sprachen: Englisch, Deutsch und Italienisch. Insbesondere die deutschen und italienischen Aufnahmen sind heute absolute Raritäten. Auffallend und bezaubernd: Der Charme besonders der italienischen Interpretationen. Man kann Françoise quasi wieder ganz neu entdecken!

Fazit: Eine sehr gelungene Compilation! 

Françoise international. On the CD "All over the world" she sings in 3 languages: English, German and Italian. Specially the German and Italian recordings are absolute rarities today. Striking and magic: The charming Italian interpretations. You can rediscover Francoise completely new!

Conclusion: A very interesting compilation!

Das Besondere an der CD "Frag den Abendwind" ist, dass Francoise hier deutsch singt, Lieder die seit dreißig (!)Jahren nicht mehr neu veröffentlicht worden waren. Von den 26 Titeln dieser CD sind 12 deutsche Schlager. Auch die französischen Lieder stammen aus ihren Anfangszeiten. Schön für Nostalgiker.

The special part of the CD "Frag den Abendwind" is the fact, that Francoise sings German, songs which had no more been published since more than 30 years. There are 12 German songs among the 26 tracks on this album. The French songs, too, date back from the 1960s. Nice for Oldie-Fans.

Mit Sicherheit eine besten Sampler ist "Messages Personnels" vom Juni 2003, eine Auswahl von Liedern, die Francoise selbst zusammengestellt hat.

It is certain, that the CD "Messages Personnels" from June 2003 is one of the best compilations, a selection of songs that Francoise herself has chosen.