French teen idol and pop icon Françoise Hardy returned to record shelves in 2006 with Parenthèses, a collection of 12 duets.
Longtime collaborators like Henri Salvador and husband Jacques Dutronc join some up-and-comers to offer up a slew of some of Hardy's favorites.
Among the selections, the intimate and lilting duet with Dutronc, the eerie "My Beautiful Demon" with Ben Christophers and "Le Fou de la Reine" (with the perpetually smooth Henri Salvador) are highlights.
Keeping production tricks and mixing slick-ery to a tasteful minimum, Hardy manages to capture quite a bit of the magic that made earlier efforts (like 1971's Question) so uncluttered and engaging.
Even Julio Iglesias seems to get into the groove, turning in a fine rendition of Dutronc's aching "Partir Quand Même..." that's neither flashy nor overtly sexy -- just comfortable -- and that's a good overall description of the album as well.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Partir Quand Même...Jacques Dutronc, Françoise Hardy | Françoise Hardy, Julio Iglesias | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | My Beautiful DemonBen Christophers | Françoise Hardy, Ben Christophers | Play | 05:11 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Cet Enfant Que Je T'Avais FaitBrigitte Fontaine, Jacques Higelin | Françoise Hardy, Rodolphe Burger | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Les Sédiments...Alain Lubrano | Françoise Hardy, Arthur H | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | La Valse des RegretsJohannes Brahms | Françoise Hardy, Hélène Grimaud | Play | 01:59 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Que reste t-il de nos amours ? | Françoise Hardy, Alain Bashung | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Modern Style (feat. Alain Delon) | Françoise Hardy, Alain Delon | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Amours toujours, tendresse, caresses (feat. Jacques Dutronc) | Françoise Hardy, Jacques Dutronc | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Soleil (feat. Alain Souchon) [2006] | Françoise Hardy, Alain Souchon | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Le fou de la reine (feat. Henri Salvador) [2006] | Françoise Hardy, Henri Salvador | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | La rue du babouin (feat. Maurane) | Françoise Hardy, Maurane | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Des lendemains qui chantent (feat. Benjamin Biolay) | Françoise Hardy, Benjamin Biolay | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | So Sad | Françoise Hardy, Etienne Daho | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Celui que tu veux | Françoise Hardy, Trịnh Nhật Minh | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 51 mins | 118 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur H | Primary Artist |
| 2 | Gildas Arzel | Guitar |
| 3 | Alain Bashung | Primary Artist |
| 4 | Eric Benzi | Arranger, Clavier, Guitar, Mixing, Programming, Realization, Ukulele |
| 5 | Benjamin Biolay | Composer, Guitar, Primary Artist, Realization |
| 6 | Dominique Blanc-Francard | Mixing, Realization |
| 7 | Johannes Brahms | Composer |
| 8 | Rodolphe Burger | Clavier, Guitar, Primary Artist, Realization |
| 9 | André Ceccarelli | Drums |
| 10 | Régis Ceccarelli | Drums |
| 11 | Khalil Chahine | Arranger, Bandoneon, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Realization |
| 12 | Stéphane Chandelier | Drums |
| 13 | Severine Chavrier | Piano |
| 14 | Ben Christophers | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 15 | Michel Coeuriot | Piano, Realization |
| 16 | Thomas Coeuriot | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 17 | Vincent Debruyine | Alto |
| 18 | Frédéric Delestré | Drums |
| 19 | Alain Delon | Primary Artist |
| 20 | Arnaud Dieterlen | Drums |
| 21 | Jacques Dutronc | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 22 | Thomas Dutronc | Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Rhythm), Photography, Realization, Soloist |
| 23 | Celmar Engel | Programming |
| 24 | Laurent Faucheux | Drums |
| 25 | Nicolas Fiszman | Basse |
| 26 | Brigitte Fontaine | Composer |
| 27 | Michel Fugain | Composer |
| 28 | Laurence Fumet | Production Executive |
| 29 | Patrick Goraguer | Drums |
| 30 | Anne Gravolin | Violone |
| 31 | Hélène Grimaud | Main Personnel, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 32 | Françoise Hardy | Adaptation, Composer, Primary Artist |
| 33 | Jacques Higelin | Composer |
| 34 | Julio Iglesias | Primary Artist |
| 35 | Diego Imbert | Contrabass |
| 36 | Daniel Jea | Guitar |
| 37 | Raphaël Jonin | Mastering |
| 38 | Jacques Lanzmann | Composer |
| 39 | Gildas Lointier | Engineer, Mixing |
| 40 | Didier Lozahic | Engineer |
| 41 | Alain Lubrano | Choeurs, Composer, Guitar, Piano, Realization |
| 42 | Maurane | Primary Artist |
| 43 | Sylvain Papiri | Engineer |
| 44 | Jean-Marie Périer | Photography |
| 45 | Lionel Pierres | Programming |
| 46 | Thierry Planelle | A&R |
| 47 | Louis Poterat | Adaptation |
| 48 | Hubert Salou | Engineer |
| 49 | Henri Salvador | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 50 | Bénédicte Schmitt | Engineer |
| 51 | Alain Souchon | Primary Artist |
| 52 | Mathilde Sternat | Cello |
| 53 | Mathias Tranchant | Violone |
| 54 | Charles Trénet | Composer |
| 55 | Jean Claude Vareille | Engineer, Mixing |
| 56 | Laurent Vernerey | Basse |
| 57 | Margot Vignat | Choeurs |
| 58 | Bernard Viguie | Basse |
| 59 | Christophe Wallemme | Contrabass |
| 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. |