Ma jeunesse fout le camp... is the seventh studio album by French singer-songwriter Françoise Hardy, released in November 1967 on Disques Vogue. The title is highly idiomatic, but its general meaning in English is 'My youth is slipping away'.
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| Released | November 1967 | |||
| Recorded | Paris, France Studio Pye, London, United Kingdom | |||
| Genre | French pop | |||
| Length | 31:30 | |||
| Language | French | |||
| Label | Disques Vogue | |||
| Producer | Asparagus Production:
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The album was released halfway between her early years in the yé-yé phenomenon and her later, more singer-songwriter focused albums like La question.[2] It has been described as "her farewell to the yéyé years."[3]
Track list
editExcept as noted, words and music were written by Françoise Hardy, and she is accompanied by the Charles Blackwell orchestra.[4]
- "Ma jeunesse fout le camp" – 3:05
Lyrics and music written by: Guy Bontempelli
First performed by: Michèle Arnaud, 1962 - "Viens là" – 2:25
- "Mon amour adieu" – 2:20
Music written by: Hasell[5] - "La Fin de l'été" – 2:35
Original title: "À la fin de l'été… (Tu sais)"
Lyrics by: Jean-Max Rivière
Music written by: Gérard Bourgeois
First performed by: Brigitte Bardot, 1964 - "En vous aimant bien" – 2:15
Accompanied by: John Paul Jones - "Qui peut dire?" – 2:05
Accompanied by: Jacques Dutronc - "Des ronds dans l'eau" – 2:25
Lyrics by: Pierre Barouh
Music written by: Raymond Le Sénéchal
First performed by: Nicole Croisille and Annie Girardot, 1967[6] - "Il n'y a pas d'amour heureux" – 2:20
Lyrics: poem by Louis Aragon
Music written by: Georges Brassens
First performed by: Georges Brassens, 1953 - "Il est trop loin" – 3:40
Original title: "Sorrow"
Lyrics and music written by: Peter Yarrow and Noel "Paul" Stookey
First performed by: Peter, Paul and Mary, 1962
French adaptation by: Daniel Hortis and Danyel Gérard[7] - "Mais il y a des soirs" – 2:10
Accompanied by: John Paul Jones - "Voilà" – 3:20
Accompanied by: Jacques Denjean - "C'était charmant" – 1:55
Editions
editLP records: first editions in the English-speaking world
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South Africa, 1968: Ma jeunesse fout le camp..., World Record Club (ORL 6016).
Australia, 1968: Ma jeunesse fout le camp..., Phono Vox (LPV 005).
Canada, 1968: Ma jeunesse fout le camp…, Disques Vogue/Vogue international industries (VC 6020).
United Kingdom, 1968: Il n’y a pas d’amour heureux, United Artists Records (ULP 1191).
New Zealand, 1968: Ma jeunesse fout le camp…, Phono Vox (LPV 005).
United States, 1969: Mon Amour Adieu, Reprise Records (RS 6345).[8]
France, 1995: Ma jeunesse fout le camp..., Kundalini/Vogue/Virgin Records (7243 8 40501 2 2).
Notes and references
edit- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Ariza Lázaro, Sergio (January 17, 2017). "Las 10 mejores canciones de Françoise Hardy" (in Spanish). Diariocrítico.com. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
- ^ Trodaec, Michel (April 8, 2020). "Les trésors de nos discothèques. Françoise Hardy a chanté tant de belles choses". Ouest-France (in French).
- ^ Ma Jeunesse Fout Le Camp, overview, Allmusic. Accessed on line May 7, 2009.
- ^ Instrumental entitled "Baby Goodbye".
- ^ Song from the film Vivre pour vivre of Claude Lelouch. Sung in French by Annie Girardot and in English by Nicole Croisille: "Now you want to be loved" (Sonny Miller), Disc' AZ (EP1144), 1967.
- ^ Danyel Gérard was the first performer of the French version titled "Elle est trop loin", Disc' AZ, (EP 941 Medium), 1963.
- ^ Les titres "Qui peut dire ?" et "Voilà" sont remplacés par "Je ne sais pas ce que je veux" et "Avec des si".