Françoise Hardy Sings in English

Françoise Hardy Sings in English
Studio album by Françoise Hardy
Released	September 1966 (United Kingdom)
Recorded	Studio Pye London
Genre	Pop
Length	28:10
Language	English
Label	disques Vogue
Producer	Jacques Wolfsohn
Françoise Hardy chronology
Françoise Hardy (1965) Françoise Hardy Sings in English (1966) La maison où j'ai grandi (1966)
Alternative covers
Canadian cover (1966)
French cover (1966)

Françoise Hardy Sings in English is a studio album of the French popular singer Françoise Hardy. It was released in United Kingdom in early September 1966, on LP, disques Vogue/Vogue international industries (VRL 3025), and in France, in the last week of the same month, on entitled LP, In English, disques Vogue/Vogue international industries (CLD 699. 30).

In 1965, the song "All Over The World" from this album reached the Top 50 in the United Kingdom, remaining there for 15 weeks. In the English-speaking world, this may be Hardy's best-known song.^[1]

Track listing

Hardy is accompanied by the Charles Blackwell orchestra.

1. "This Little Heart" – 2:07
   Original title: "Ce petit cœur"
   Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
   English adaptation: More
2. "All Over The World" – 2:29
   Original title: "Dans le monde entier"
   Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
   English adaptation: More
3. "However Much" – 2:13
   Original title: "Et même"
   Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
   English adaptation: More
4. "It's Getting Late" – 1:36
   Original title: "Il se fait tard"
   Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
   English adaptation: Meredith
5. "Only Friends" – 2:18
   Original title: "Ton meilleur ami"
   Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
   English adaptation: Miller
6. "Say It Now" – 2:13
   Lyrics and music written by: Robert Douglas Skelton
   First performed by: Bobby Skel (1964)
7. "Just Call and I'll Be There" – 2:28
   Lyrics and music written by: Charles Blackwell
   First performed by: P.J. Proby (1964)
8. "The Rose" – 2’ 15’’
   Original title: "Mon amie la rose"
   Lyrics by: Cécile Caulier
   Music written by: Cécile Caulier and Jacques Lacombe
   English adaptation: More
9. "Only You Can Do It" – 2’ 51’’
   Lyrics and music by: Charles Blackwell
   First performed by: The Vernons Girls (1964)
10. "It's My Heart" – 1:45
    Original title: "Tu peux bien"
    Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
    English adaptation: Meredith
11. "Another Place" – 2:02
    Original title: "La nuit est sur la ville"
    Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
    English adaptation: More
12. "Autumn Rendez-vous" – 2:40
    Original title: "Rendez-vous d'automne"
    Lyrics by: Jean-Max Rivière
    Music written by: Gérard Bourgeois
    English adaptation by: Meredith

Editions

LP records: first editions in anglosphere

•  Australia, 1966: Françoise Hardy Sings in English, Phono Vox/disques Vogue (LPV 219).
•  Canada, 1966: Françoise Hardy Sings, disques Vogue (VF 47025).
•  New Zealand, 1966: In English, Disques Vogue/Vogue international industries (SVL 933.391).
•  South Africa, 1966: Françoise Hardy Sings in English, disques Vogue/Vogue international industries (VLG 7014).
•  Hong Kong, 1967: In English, disques Vogue (CLD 699-30), stereo.

Reissues on CD

•  United Kingdom, 1990: Françoise Hardy Sings in English, disques Vogue/Vogue international industries (CLD 699.30).^[2]
•  France, 2009: In English, disques Vogue/Legacy Recordings/Sony Music (8 86975 62462 1).

Notes and references

1. All Over the World, review, Allmusic. Accessed on line May 7, 2009.
2. With six Bonus tracks.