Hardy moved toward a more adult, sedate form of orchestrated pop balladry on this 1967 album.
Nothing wrong with that per se; what makes it less exciting than her previous work, though, was that in general the material lacked the bounce and melodic strength of her best recordings.
"Il N'y a Pas D'Amour Heureux" ("There is No Happy Love") she sings in one of the tracks, and that sets the mournful tone for much of the tunes (half of which were written by herself), which often deal with sentimental themes of sad farewells.
Still, it's delivered with classy grace and ornate period production, and the uplifting "Voila" (easily the best cut here) is one of her top classics.
John Paul Jones (presumably the future Led Zeppelin bassist) was one of the arrangers.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ma Jeunesse Fout le CampGuy Bontempelli | Françoise Hardy | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 2 | La Fin de l'ÉtéGérard Bourgeois, Jean-Max Rivière | Françoise Hardy | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 3 | En Vous Aimant BienFrançoise Hardy | Françoise Hardy | Play | 02:18 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 4 | Des Ronds Dans l'EauPierre Barouh | Françoise Hardy | Play | 02:25 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 5 | Il N'Y a Pas d'Amour HeureuxLouis Aragon, Georges Brassens | Françoise Hardy | Play | 02:25 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 6 | Il Est Trop LoinPhilippe Gerard | Françoise Hardy | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 7 | Mais Il y a des SoirsFrançoise Hardy | Françoise Hardy | Play | 02:13 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 8 | C'était CharmantFrançoise Hardy | Françoise Hardy | Play | 01:55 | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| 9 | Viens | Francoise Hardy | Play | 02:30 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 10 | Mon Amour Adieu | Francoise Hardy | Play | 02:25 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 11 | Qui Peut Dire | Francoise Hardy | Play | 02:07 | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| 12 | Voila | Francoise Hardy | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 31 mins | 72 MB | |||||
| 31 mins | 173 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louis Aragon | Composer |
| 2 | Pierre Barouh | Composer |
| 3 | Charles Blackwell | Conductor |
| 4 | Guy Bontempelli | Composer |
| 5 | Gérard Bourgeois | Composer |
| 6 | Georges Brassens | Composer |
| 7 | Philippe Gerard | Composer |
| 8 | Françoise Hardy | Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 9 | Jean-Max Rivière | Composer |
| 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. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |