Description
Françoise Hardy first French studio album produced under Hypopotam was Soleil , was released in the spring of 1970. It featured numerous arrangers, including Bernard Estardy, Jean-Claude Vannier, Jean-Pierre Sabar, Mick Jones, Saint-Preux, Simon Napier-Bell, and Tommy Brown from Nero and the Gladiators. In the summer of 1970, Hardy released her penultimate Italian-language single, “Lungo il mare”, written by Giuseppe Torrebruno, Luigi Albertelli and Donato Renzetti. Both this and the next Italian single, which included translated versions of “Soleil” (“Sole ti amo”) and “Le crabe” (“Il granchio”), were unsuccessful. She also recorded in Spanish for the first time, for a single that contained translated versions of “Soleil” (“Sol”) and “J’ai coupé le téléphone” (“Corté el teléfono”). In the spring of 1971, Hardy released singer-songwriter Patrick Dewaere’s single “T’es pas poli”, having been impressed by his performances at the Café de la Gare in Paris. Dewaere and Hardy performed the song on several television shows to promote it, but it was not a success.
In 1970 Hardy met Tuca (Valeniza Zagni da Silva), a Brazilian singer and guitarist based in Paris, and they became close friends, Hardy made an album with Tuca after attending the Festival Internacional da Canção in Rio de Janeiro and discovering the music of Brazil This was the first time in her career that she had worked on material with another songwriter before going into the studio. She was also able to participate in the choice of string arrangements.
Video: Françoise Hardy – Comment Te Dire Adieu ? (1968)
Tracklist:
| Ma Jeunesse Fout L’Camp (1967) | |||
| 1-1 | Ma Jeunesse Fout L’Camp | 3:05 | |
| 1-2 | Viens Là | 2:25 | |
| 1-3 | Mon Amour Adieu | 2:20 | |
| 1-4 | La Fin De L’Été | 2:35 | |
| 1-5 | En Vous Aimant Bien | 2:15 | |
| 1-6 | Qui Peut Dire | 2:05 | |
| 1-7 | Des Ronds Dans L’eau | 2:25 | |
| 1-8 | Il N’y A Pas D’amour Heureux | 2:20 | |
| 1-9 | Il Est Trop Loin | 3:40 | |
| 1-10 | Mais Il Y A Des Soirs | 2:10 | |
| 1-11 | Voilà | 3:20 | |
| 1-12 | C’était Charmant | 1:55 | |
| Comment Te Dire Adieu (1968) | |||
| 2-1 | Comment Te Dire Adieu ? | 2:23 | |
| 2-2 | Où Va La Chance ? | 3:10 | |
| 2-3 | L’Anamour | 2:10 | |
| 2-4 | Suzanne | 3:05 | |
| 2-5 | Il N’y A Pas D’amour Heureux | 2:20 | |
| 2-6 | La Mésange | 2:14 | |
| 2-7 | Parlez Moi De Lui | 2:34 | |
| 2-8 | A Quoi Ca Sert ? | 3:28 | |
| 2-9 | Il Vaut Mieux Une Petite Maison Dans La Main Qu’un Grand Château Dans Les Nuages | 2:20 | |
| 2-10 | La Rue Des Coeurs Perdus | 2:03 | |
| 2-11 | Etonnez-Moi, Benoît… ! (Version Single) | 3:00 | |
| 2-12 | La Mer, Les Etoiles Et Le Vent | 1:51 | |
| Soleil (1970) | |||
| 3-1 | Point | 2:45 | |
| 3-2 | San Salvador | 2:16 | |
| 3-3 | Fleur De Lune | 3:02 | |
| 3-4 | Effeuille-Moi Le Coeur | 2:04 | |
| 3-5 | Un Petit Sourire, Un Petit Mot | 2:45 | |
| 3-6 | Le Crabe | 2:45 | |
| 3-7 | Mon Monde N’Est Pas Vrai | 2:45 | |
| 3-8 | Tu Ressembles A Tous Ceux Qui Ont Eu Du Chagrin | 2:01 | |
| 3-9 | L’Ombre | 2:10 | |
| 3-10 | Soleil | 3:40 | |
| 3-11 | Je Fais Des Puzzles | 2:50 | |
| 3-12 | Dame Souris Trotte | 1:35 | |
| La Question (1971) | |||
| 4-1 | Viens | 2:11 | |
| 4-2 | La Question | 3:00 | |
| 4-3 | Même Sous La Pluie | 2:01 | |
| 4-4 | Chanson D’O | 3:14 | |
| 4-5 | Le Martien | 2:44 | |
| 4-6 | Mer | 2:04 | |
| 4-7 | Oui Je Dis Adieu | 4:02 | |
| 4-8 | Doigts | 1:42 | |
| 4-9 | La Maison | 2:51 | |
| 4-10 | Si Mi Caballero | 3:00 | |
| 4-11 | Bati Mon Nid | 2:55 | |
| 4-12 | Rêve | 3:00 | |
| Et Si Je M’En Vais Avant Toi (1972) | |||
| 5-1 | L’Éclairage | 2:42 | |
| 5-2 | Pardon | 2:39 | |
| 5-3 | La Berlue | 1:47 | |
| 5-4 | Bruit De Fond | 2:42 | |
| 5-5 | Le Soir | 2:27 | |
| 5-6 | Cafard | 2:45 | |
| 5-7 | Ou Est-Il ? | 3:38 | |
| 5-8 | Prisons | 2:39 | |
| 5-9 | Quand Mon Amour Va Prendre L’Air | 2:28 | |
| 5-10 | Ma Vie Intérieure | 2:23 | |
| 5-11 | Bowm, Bowm, Bowm | 3:53 | |
| 5-12 | Et Si Je M’En Vais Avant Toi | 2:57 |
