Françoise Hardy Sings in English

Françoise Hardy Sings in English
Studio album by Françoise Hardy
Released	September 1966 (United Kingdom)
Recorded	Studio Pye London
Genre	Pop
Length	28:10
Language	English
Label	disques Vogue
Producer	Jacques Wolfsohn
Françoise Hardy chronology
Françoise Hardy (1965) Françoise Hardy Sings in English (1966) La maison où j'ai grandi (1966)
Alternative covers
Canadian cover (1966)
Alternative cover
French cover (1966)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Record Mirror	[1]

Françoise Hardy Sings in English is a studio album of the French popular singer Françoise Hardy. It was released in United Kingdom in early September 1966, on LP, disques Vogue/Vogue international industries (VRL 3025), and in France, in the last week of the same month, on entitled LP, In English, disques Vogue/Vogue international industries (CLD 699. 30).

In 1965, the song "All Over The World" from this album reached the Top 50 in the United Kingdom, remaining in the Top 50 for 15 weeks and peaking at number 16 in the charts. In the English-speaking world, this may be Hardy's best-known song.[2]

Track listing

Hardy is accompanied by the Charles Blackwell Orchestra.

1. "This Little Heart" – 2:07
   Original title: "Ce petit cœur"
   Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
   English adaptation: Julian More
2. "All Over The World" – 2:29
   Original title: "Dans le monde entier"
   Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
   English adaptation: Julian More
3. "However Much" – 2:13
   Original title: "Et même"
   Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
   English adaptation: Julian More
4. "It's Getting Late" – 1:36
   Original title: "Il se fait tard"
   Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
   English adaptation: Meredith (Fabian Bohn and Pieter Heijnen)
5. "Only Friends" – 2:18
   Original title: "Ton meilleur ami"
   Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
   English adaptation: Miller
6. "Say It Now" – 2:13
   Lyrics and music written by: Robert Douglas Skelton
   First performed by: Bobby Skel (1964)
7. "Just Call and I'll Be There" – 2:28
   Lyrics and music written by: Charles Blackwell
   First performed by: P.J. Proby (1964)
8. "The Rose" – 2’ 15’’
   Original title: "Mon amie la rose"
   Lyrics by: Cécile Caulier; Music written by: Cécile Caulier and Jacques Lacombe
   English adaptation: Julian More
9. "Only You Can Do It" – 2’ 51’’
   Lyrics and music by: Charles Blackwell
   First performed by: The Vernons Girls (1964)
10. "It's My Heart" – 1:45
    Original title: "Tu peux bien"
    Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
    English adaptation: Meredith (Fabian Bohn and Pieter Heijnen)
11. "Another Place" – 2:02
    Original title: "La nuit est sur la ville"
    Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
    English adaptation: Julian More
12. "Autumn Rendez-vous" – 2:40
    Original title: "Rendez-vous d'automne"
    Lyrics by: Jean-Max Rivière; Music written by: Gérard Bourgeois
    English adaptation by: Meredith (Fabian Bohn and Pieter Heijnen)

Editions

LP records: first editions in the English-speaking world

•  Australia, 1966: Françoise Hardy Sings in English, Phono Vox/disques Vogue (LPV 219).
•  Canada, 1966: Françoise Hardy Sings, disques Vogue (VF 47025).
•  New Zealand, 1966: In English, Disques Vogue/Vogue international industries (SVL 933.391).
•  South Africa, 1966: Françoise Hardy Sings in English, disques Vogue/Vogue international industries (VLG 7014).
•  Hong Kong, 1967: In English, disques Vogue (CLD 699-30), stereo.

Reissues on CD

•  United Kingdom, 1990: Françoise Hardy Sings in English, disques Vogue/Vogue international industries (CLD 699.30).[3]
•  France, 2009: In English, disques Vogue/Legacy Recordings/Sony Music (8 86975 62462 1).

Notes and references

1. Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (14 May 1966). "Francoise Hardy: Sings in English" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 270. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
2. All Over the World, review, Allmusic. Accessed on line May 7, 2009.
3. With six Bonus tracks.