Françoise Hardy's first record of the '80s was, like the last of the '70s, produced by Gabriel Yared.
Hardy's songs were mostly ballads, and if they possessed more character than the great majority of the era's French pop, they still rarely made much of an impression.
The opener "Jazzy Retro Satanas" is one of the exceptions to the ballads rule, a breezy up-tempo number that moved from shades of jazzy improv to sleek, brassy disco with a complement of shrieking backing vocalists.
"Bosse Bossez Bossa" was one of the weakest songs she had ever recorded, an annoyingly repetitive toss-off that mentions the bossa nova nearly every five seconds yet never references it musically.
Françoise Hardy was still capable of brilliance -- "Si C'est Vraiment Vraiment Vrai" is one of her few strong ballads of the era -- but the bland arrangements and weak material foiled most of her attempts at artistry.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jazzy Retro SatanasBernard Ilous, Gabriel Yared | Françoise Hardy | Play | 02:47 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Branche CasséeJean-Claude Vannier | Françoise Hardy | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Ame S'trame Drame | Françoise Hardy | Play | 02:31 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Si C'est Vraiment, Vraiment VraiMichel Jonasz | Françoise Hardy | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Bosse Bossez BossaMichel Jonasz, Gabriel Yared | Françoise Hardy | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Gin TonicFrançoise Hardy, Gabriel Yared | Françoise Hardy | Play | 01:58 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Juke BoxMichel Jonasz, Gabriel Yared | Françoise Hardy | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Seule Comme une Pomme | Françoise Hardy | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Chanson OuverteGabriel Yared | Françoise Hardy | Play | 02:24 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Minuit MinuitMichel Jonasz, Gabriel Yared | Françoise Hardy | Play | 02:45 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Que Tu M'EnterresMichel Jonasz, Gabriel Yared | Françoise Hardy | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 33 mins | 76 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fredrich Cantor | Photography |
| 2 | Françoise Hardy | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 3 | Bernard Ilous | Composer |
| 4 | Michel Jonasz | Composer |
| 5 | Verso A. Longeau | Photography |
| 6 | Jean-Claude Vannier | Composer |
| 7 | Gabriel Yared | Composer, Digital Layout, Orchestration |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |