Length 26:00 Producer Jacques Wolfsohn Release date October 1963 Genre French popular music | ||
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Françoise Hardy is the second studio album of the French popular singer Françoise Hardy, released in October 1963 on LP by French label Disques Vogue (FH 1). Like of Hardy's earlier album, the album was released with no title, except for her name on the cover, and this album colloquially become known by the title of its most successful song, "Le Premier Bonheur du jour" ("The First Joy of the Day").
Contents
- Track listing
- LP records first editions in the English speaking world
- Reissues on CD
- Reissue on 180g Vinyl
- Songs
- References
The Brazilian band Os Mutantes later covered "Le premier bonheur du jour" on their debut 1968 album, and decades lateron the 2014 album Dream a Little Dream by Pink Martini and The von Trapps.
Track listing
Except as noted, lyrics and music were written by Françoise Hardy.
- "Le Premier Bonheur du jour" – 1:53
Lyrics by: Franck Gérald
Music written by: Jean Renard - "Va pas prendre un tambour" – 2:50
Lyrics by: Maurice Vidalin
Music written by: Jacques Dutronc - "Saurai-je?" – 2:05
- "Toi je ne t'oublierai pas" – 2:24
Lyrics by: André Salvet and Claude Carrère
Music written by: Jean-Pierre Bourtayre - "Avant de t'en aller" – 1:57
Original title: "Think About It"
Lyrics and music by: Paul Anka
First performed by: Paul Anka, 1963
French adaptation by: Françoise Hardy - "Comme tant d'autres" – 2:35
- "J'aurais voulu" – 2:10
- "Nous tous" – 1:43
- "L'Amour d'un garçon" – 2:10
Original title: "The Love of a Boy"
Lyrics by: Hal David
Music written by: Burt Bacharach
First performed by: Timi Yuro, 1962
French adaptation by: Françoise Hardy - "Le sais-tu ?" – 1:44
- "L'Amour ne dure pas toujours" – 1:45
- "On dit de lui" – 2:42’’
Original title: "It's Gonna Take Me Some Time"
Lyrics and music written by: Christopher, Sterling, Temkin
First performed by: Connie Francis, 1962
French adaptation by: Françoise Hardy
LP records: first editions in the English-speaking world
Reissues on CD
Reissue on 180g Vinyl
Songs
1Le premier bonheur du jour1:53
2Va pas prendre un tambour2:50
3Saurai-je2:05
References
Françoise Hardy (1963 album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA