The decades go by, and Francoise Hardy remains my favorite female pop singer. This CD, which is a recent offering by this great star, has some true gems on it, and is what “easy listening” should be; relaxing but at the same time immensely interesting…this is a CD that will not go stale on you.
Hardy sings 4 duets:
2 are in English; the oldie “I’ll Be Seeing You” with Iggy Pop, and the Everly Brothers hit “So Sad” with Etienne Daho, and I find them both charming.
“Celui que tu veux” is with Ol, a French-Cameroonese singer-songwriter, and this track has a marvelous funky sound, with Ol also on guitar, and “Puisque vous partez en voyage”, is with her husband Jaques Dutronc, and has some deliciously smooth and sultry spoken parts.
“Une homme est mort”, which she adapted from the original by Jose-Maria Cano is a big favourite, as is the title song, which she co-wrote with Kahil Chahine, who also did the soft, exquisite instrumentation.
Hardy co-wrote 3 other tracks, with Alain Lubrano: “Duck’s blues”, “La verite des choses”, and the most experimental piece on the CD, “La pleine lune”.
The booklet insert has all the lyrics in French, and total time is 48’14.
Mellow and fine through and through, there isn’t a song on this album that isn’t a delight…yet another winner from this exceptional artist.