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Comment te dire adieu (album)

Comment te dire adieu is the ninth studio album by French singer-songwriter Françoise Hardy, released in 1968 on Disques Vogue. Like many of her previous records, it was originally released without a title and came to be referred to, later on, by the name of its most popular song. The cover artwork was a drawing by Jean-Paul Goude.

Track listing

  1. "Comment te dire adieu" – 2:26<br />Original title: "It Hurts to Say Goodbye"<br />Lyrics by: Arnold Goland<br />Music written by: Jack Gold<br />First performed by: Margaret Whiting, 1966<br />Also performed by its composer as Jack Gold Orchestra, 1969 <br /> French adaptation and arrangement by: Serge Gainsbourg<br />Accompanist: Jean-Pierre Sabar
  2. "Où va la chance ?" – 3:14<br />Original title: "There But for Fortune"<br />Lyrics and music written by: Phil Ochs<br />First performed by: Joan Baez, 1964<br />French adaptation by: Eddy Marnay<br />Accompanist: Arthur Greenslade
  3. "L'anamour" – 2:14<br />Lyrics and music written by: Serge Gainsbourg<br />Accompanist: Mike Vickers
  4. "Suzanne" – 3:08<br />Lyrics and music by: Leonard Cohen (English version)<br />First performed by: Judy Collins, 1966<br />French adaptation by: Graeme Allwright<br />First performed by: Graeme Allwright, 1967<br />Accompanist: John Cameron
  5. "Il n'y a pas d'amour heureux" – 2:21<br />Lyrics: poem by Louis Aragon<br />Music written by: Georges Brassens<br /> First performed by: Georges Brassens, 1953<br />Accompanist: Jean-Pierre Sabar
  6. "La mésange" – 2:16<br />Original title: "Sabiá"<br />Lyrics by: Antônio Carlos Jobim<br />Music written by: Antônio Carlos Jobim and Chico Buarque de Holanda<br />First performed by: Antônio Carlos Jobim, 1968<br />French adaptation by: Franck Gérald<br />Accompanist: Mike Vickers
  7. "Parlez-moi de lui" – 2:37<br />Original title: "The Way of Love"<br />Lyrics by: Al Stillman<br />Music written by: Jack Diéval<br />First performed by: Kathy Kirby, 1965<br />French adaptation by: Michel Rivgauche<br />First performed by: Michèle Arnaud and Dalida, 1966<br />Accompanist: Arthur Greenslade
  8. "À quoi ça sert ?" – 3:31<br />Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy<br />Accompanist: Jean-Pierre Sabar
  9. "Il vaut mieux une petite maison dans la main, qu'un grand château dans les nuages" – 2:23<br />Lyrics by: Jean-Max Rivière<br />Music written by: Gérard Bourgeois<br />Accompanist: John Cameron
  10. "La rue des cœurs perdus" – 2:07<br />Original title: "Lonesome Town"<br />Lyrics and music written by: Baker Knight<br />First performed by: Ricky Nelson, 1958<br />French adaptation by: Pierre Delanoë<br />First performed by: Richard Anthony, 1959<br />Accompanist: Arthur Greenslade
  11. "Étonnez-moi Benoît...!" – 3:03 <br />Lyrics by: Patrick Modiano<br />Music written by: Hughes de Courson<br />Accompanist: John Cameron
  12. "La mer, les étoiles et le vent" – 1:51<br />Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy<br />Accompanist: John Cameron

Editions

LP records: first editions in the English-speaking world

  • , 1969: World Record (ORC 6036).
  • , 1969: Reprise Records (RSC 8003).
  • , 1970: Disques Vogue/Phono Vox (LPV 004).
  • , 1970: A Portrait of Françoise, Interfusion (SITFL 934.133).

Reissue on CD

  • , 1995: Comment te dire adieu, Ed. Kundalini/Virgin Records (7243 8 40502 2 1).

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