Ma jeunesse fout le camp... is the seventh studio album by French singer-songwriter Françoise Hardy, released in November 1967 on Disques Vogue. The title is highly idiomatic, but its general meaning in English is 'My youth is slipping away'.
The album was released halfway between her early years in the yé-yé phenomenon and her later, more singer-songwriter focused albums like La question. It has been described as "her farewell to the yéyé years."
Track list
Except as noted, words and music were written by Françoise Hardy, and she is accompanied by the Charles Blackwell orchestra.
- "Ma jeunesse fout le camp" â 3:05<br />Lyrics and music written by: Guy Bontempelli<br />First performed by: Michèle Arnaud, 1962
- "Viens là" â 2:25
- "Mon amour adieu" â 2:20<br />Music written by: Hasell
- "La Fin de l'été" â 2:35<br />Original title: "àla fin de l'été⦠(Tu sais)"<br />Lyrics by: Jean-Max Rivière<br />Music written by: Gérard Bourgeois<br />First performed by: Brigitte Bardot, 1964
- "En vous aimant bien" â 2:15<br />Accompanied by: John Paul Jones
- "Qui peut dire?" â 2:05<br />Accompanied by: Jacques Dutronc
- "Des ronds dans l'eau" â 2:25<br />Lyrics by: Pierre Barouh<br />Music written by: Raymond Le Sénéchal<br />First performed by: Nicole Croisille and Annie Girardot, 1967
- "Il n'y a pas d'amour heureux" â 2:20<br />Lyrics: poem by Louis Aragon<br />Music written by: Georges Brassens<br /> First performed by: Georges Brassens, 1953
- "Il est trop loin" â 3:40<br />Original title: "Sorrow"<br />Lyrics and music written by: Peter Yarrow and Noel "Paul" Stookey<br />First performed by: Peter, Paul and Mary, 1962<br />French adaptation by: Daniel Hortis and Danyel Gérard
- "Mais il y a des soirs" â 2:10<br />Accompanied by: John Paul Jones
- "Voilà" â 3:20<br />Accompanied by: Jacques Denjean
- "C'était charmant" â 1:55
Editions
- , 1968: Ma jeunesse fout le camp..., World Record Club (ORL 6016).
- , 1968: Ma jeunesse fout le camp..., Phono Vox (LPV 005).
- , 1968: Ma jeunesse fout le campâ¦, Disques Vogue/Vogue international industries (VC 6020).
- , 1968: Il nâÂÂy a pas dâÂÂamour heureux, United Artists Records (ULP 1191).
- , 1968: Ma jeunesse fout le campâ¦, Phono Vox (LPV 005).
- , 1969: Mon Amour Adieu, Reprise Records (RS 6345).
Reissue on CD
- , 1995: Ma jeunesse fout le camp..., Kundalini/Vogue/Virgin Records (7243 8 40501 2 2).
Notes and references