La maison où j'ai grandi (album)

La maison où j'ai grandi
Studio album by Françoise Hardy
Released	October 1966 (France)
Recorded	Studio Pye London, United Kingdom
Genre	French pop
Length	29:45
Language	French
Label	Disques Vogue
Producer	Claude Wolfsohn
Françoise Hardy chronology
Françoise Hardy Sings in English (1966) La maison où j'ai grandi (1966) Ma jeunesse fout le camp… (1967)

La maison où j'ai grandi is a studio album of the French popular singer Françoise Hardy. It was released in France in November 1966, on LP, Disques Vogue/Vogue international industries (CLD 702-30). Published without title, except for the word Françoise on the cover, but has become known by the title of the most successful song on the album, "La maison où j'ai grandi" ("The House where I Grew Up").

Tracklist

Except as noted, words and music were written by Françoise Hardy, and she is accompanied by the Johnny Harris orchestra.^[1]

1. "Je changerais d’avis" – 2:53
   Original title: "Se telefonando"
   Lyrics: Ghigo De Chiara, Maurizio Costanzo
   Music written by: Ennio Morricone
   First sung by: Mina, 1966
   French adaptation by: Jacques Lanzmann and Françoise Hardy
2. "Si c’est ça" – 2:09
3. "Rendez-vous d’automne" – 2:40
   Lyrics: Jean-Max Rivière
   Music written by: Gérard Bourgeois
   Accompanists: Charles Blackwell orchestra
4. "Je serai là pour toi" – 2:24
5. "Peut-être que je t’aime" – 2:12
6. "Il est des choses" – 2:31
   Original title: "Ci sono cose più grandi"
   Lyrics: Eliana de Sabata
   Music written by: Edoardo Vianello
   First sung by: Tony Renis, 1966
   French adaptation by: Françoise Hardy
   Accompanists: Charles Blackwell orchestra
7. "Comme" – 1:54
8. "Mes jours s’en vont" – 2:26
9. "Qu’ils sont heureux" – 2:21
   Lyrics: Eddy Marnay
   Music written by: André Popp
10. "Surtout ne vous retournez pas" – 2:20
11. "Tu es un peu à moi" – 2:14
12. "La maison où j'ai grandi" – 3:39
    Original title: "Il ragazzo della via Gluck"
    Lyrics: Luciano Beretta and Michele "Miki" Del Prete
    Music written by: Adriano Celentano
    First sung by: Adriano Celentano, 1966
    French adaptation: Eddy Marnay
    Accompanists: Charles Blackwell orchestra

LP records: first editions in anglosphere

 South Africa, 1966: LP, Vogue (VGL 7022).

 United Kingdom, 1966: LP, Vogue/Vogue international industries (VRL 3028).

 Australia, 1968: Vogue (SVL 933.540).

 Canada, 1968: La maison où j'ai grandi, Vogue/Vogue international industries (VC 6024).

 New Zealand, 1968: Vogue (SVL 933-540).

Reissues on CD

•  France, 1996: Disques Vogue/Sony BMG (7 43213 80052 3).
•  United States, October 16th, 2015: CD, La maison où j'ai grandi, Light in the Attic Records/Future Days Recordings (FDR 618).

Reissue on 180g Vinyl

 United States, January 2016: La maison où j'ai grandi, Light in the Attic Records/Future Days Recordings (FDR 618).

Notes and references

1. Maison Ou J'ai Grandi - overview, Allmusic. Accessed on line May 1, 2009.