Language French Release date 5 November 2012 | Length 37:00 Label EMI | |
 | ||
Similar French pop music albums, Other albums | ||
L’Amour fou (Crazy Love) is the 27th and last studio album of the French popular singer Françoise Hardy. Released in France on November 5, 2012 on CD Virgin/EMI (5099997278726), and December 3, 2012 on LP Virgin/EMI (5099997278719).
Contents
It was published in Great Britain on April 15, 2013 on CD, Virgin/EMI (5099997278726).
The ultimate album
The album L’Amour fou (Crazy Love) contains ten original songs where Hardy sings over ambient piano and the Macedonian Radio Symphonic Orchestra’s string arrangements. This album marks 50 years of the singer's musical career (her debut album was released in November 1962), appearing simultaneously with a book also called L’Amour fou.
“My publisher wanted another book after my autobiography which met some success,” she says, “and I had these stories originally written for myself many years ago. Stories exploring the pain of love. He encouraged me to rewrite them and they came out in conjunction with the album.” On the album, Hardy swings a literary connection by turning a Victor Hugo poem into lyrics. “I liked the melody, and while I generally do not like poems, this one was a marvel of simplicity. It goes: ‘Why are you coming to see me if you have nothing to tell me?’ I like that. […] The album did not find a wide audience when issued in France. Radio did not play it. Radio only plays music for kids, and for an artist like myself who does not tour, well, I need radio.”
In 2015, in interviews given to various media after a serious illness in March, Françoise Hardy announced that she has decided to put an end to her musical career. L’Amour fou is her last album.
Background
Songs
1L’Amour fou2:31
2Les Fous de Bassan3:48
3Mal au cœur3:09