L'amitié
Studio album by
Françoise Hardy
ReleasedOctober 1965 (France)
StudioStudio Pye
London, United Kingdom
GenreFrench pop
Length26:40
LanguageFrench
LabelDisques Vogue
ProducerJacques Wolfsohn
Françoise Hardy chronology
In Deutschland
(1965)		 L'amitié
(1965)		 Françoise Hardy Sings in English
(1966)
Alternative cover
American cover (1966)

L'amitié is the fifth studio album by French singer-songwriter Françoise Hardy, released in November 1965 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 album includes several French adaptations of English-language songs, along with Hardy's own compositions.[1]

Track listing

Hardy is accompanied by the Charles Blackwell orchestra. Except as noted, lyrics and music were written by her.[2]

  1. "Ce petit cœur" – 2:10
  2. "Il se fait tard" – 1:42
  3. "Tout ce qu'on dit"
    Music written by: Tommy Brown
  4. "L'Amitié" – 2:23
    Lyrics by: Jean-Max Rivière
    Music written by: Gérard Bourgeois
  5. "En t'attendant" – 1:46
  6. "Je t'aime" – 2:00
    Music written by: Mick Jones
  7. "Ce n'est pas un rêve" – 3:00
    Original title: "Don't Come Any Closer"
    Lyrics and music written by: Charles Blackwell
    First performed by Samantha Jones, 1964
    French adaptation by: Françoise Hardy
  8. "Quel mal y a-t-il à ça?" – 2:36
    Original title: "When I Get Through With You"
    Lyrics and music written by: Harlan Howard
    First performed by: Patsy Cline, 1962
    French adaptation by: Françoise Hardy
  9. "Tu peux bien" – 1:48
  10. "Le temps des souvenirs" – 2:31
    Original title: "Just Call And I'll Be There"
    Lyrics and music written by: Charles Blackwell
    First performed by: P.J. Proby, 1964
    French adaptation by: Jacques Datin and Maurice Vidalin
  11. "Je pensais" – 2:04
  12. "Dis-lui non" – 2:26
    Original title: "Say It Now"
    Lyrics and music written by: Robert Douglas Skelton
    First performed by: Bobby Skel,[3] 1964
    French adaptation by: Françoise Hardy

Editions

LP records: first editions in the English-speaking world

  •  Australia, 1966: The Warm Romantic Voice of Françoise Hardy, Disques Vogue (SVL 933.201).
  •  Canada, 1966: L’Amitié, Disques Vogue (VC 6022).
  •  New Zealand, 1966: The Warm Romantic Voice of Françoise Hardy, Disques Vogue (SVL 933.201).
  •  South Africa, 1966: Disques Vogue (VGL 7010).
  •  United Kingdom, 1966: Disques Vogue (VRL 3021).
  •  United States, 1966: Françoise … Françoise Hardy, 4 Corners/Kapp Records (mono FCL-4231), (stéréo FCS-4231).

Reissues on CD

Reissue on 180g Vinyl

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork(7.5/10)[4]
Record Mirror[5]

References

  1. ↑ Ariza Lázaro, Sergio (17 January 2017). "Las 10 mejores canciones de Françoise Hardy" (in Spanish). Diariocrítico.com. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. ↑ Françoise Hardy (1965), Allmusic. Accessed on line 8 May 2009.
  3. ↑ Pseudonym of the composer.
  4. ↑ Cills, Hazel (21 October 2015). "Tous Les Garçons Et Les Filles / Le Premier Bonheur Du Jour / Mon Amie La Rose / L'Amitié / La Maison Ou J'Ai Grandi". Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  5. ↑ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (19 February 1966). "Francoise Hardy: Francoise Hardy" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 258. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
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