Anthologie, Vol. 5 [Import] [Original recording remastered]

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Remastered reissue of the fourth volume of French recordings by the British pop icon. 27 tracks recorded between 1966 & 1968 including, 'Mon Amour', 'Que Reste-T'il?', 'L'amour Avec Un Grand 'A'', 'Si Tu Prenais Le Temps' & 'La Mer Est Comme Toi'. Standard jewlcase housed in a slipcase. 2000 release.

Tracks:

Mon Amour [My Love]
Que Reste-T-Il? [Where Did You Go?]
Amour Avec un Grand "A" [Non Mi Gaurdi Mai]
Si Tu Prenais le Temps [A Sign of the Times]
Mer Est Comme Toi
Agent Secret
Pauvre Che
C'Est Ton Affaire [Your Way of Life]
Hello Mister Brown
Pierrot Pendu
Tout le Monde Veut Aller au Ciel Mais Personne Ne Veut Mourir ...
Plastic Roses
C'Est Ma Chanson [From Film LA Contesse de Hong Kong]
Tu M'As Quit
Pourquoi Dis-Tu Pourquoi?
M Encore Maintenant
Signe un Ami
Rebecca
Longtemps [In un Fiore]
Derni Valse [The Last Waltz] - Petula Clark
Lune
e de France
Absents Pour Raison d'Amour - Petula Clark
Amour Viendra (My Own True Love) [from Film "Autant en Emporte le Ven
Dixieland
Aide Toi, le Ciel T'Aidera
Tu Renviendras Vers Ta Maison [Am I That Easy to Forget]

Album Description

Remastered reissue of the fourth volume of French recordings by the British pop icon. 27 tracks recorded between 1966 & 1968 including, 'Mon Amour', 'Que Reste-T'il?', 'L'amour Avec Un Grand 'A'', 'Si Tu Prenais Le Temps' & 'La Mer Est Comme Toi'. Standard jewlcase housed in a slipcase. 2000 release.

Album Details

At Least, the Fifth Volume of 'Anthology' Series. CD Reissue: 27 Remastered Songs, in French, Recorded Between 1966 / 1968.

Customer Reviews:

Petula sings about murder, James Bond - and love.......2002-10-15

Petula was at the peak of her career when these songs were recorded, mostly in 1966, whith some from 1967 and 1968. There is a lot of variety, including some songs which many Americans will recognise from their English versions. Among these are Mon amour (My love), Que reste t-il (Where do you go?), Si tu prenais le temps (A sign of the times), C'est ma chanson (This is my song), La derniere valse (The last waltz), L'amour viendra (My own true love - from Gone with the wind) and Tu reviendras vers ta maison (Am I that easy to forget). Petula fans may also recognise C'est ton affaire - a song she co-wrote and recorded an English version (Your way of life) which can be found on the twofer My love / I couldn't live without your love.

All these tracks are interesting - some actually sound better sung in French - but there are some other great tracks here, for which no English versions exist. Hello Mister Brown (a French song despite it's title) was a big French hit. L'agent secret was a song Petula wrote based on James Bond. Unlike Shirley Bassey, Petula never got the chance to do a James Bond theme song, but if this one had been translated into English, it would have been one of the best. Rebecca is a song about a woman who takes Petula's man, but Petula kills her - you can hear the gunshot.

So, a highly entertaining collection with plenty of variety, and you don't need to understand French to enjoy it, though you can find translations of some of the songs on Petula's official website.

PETULA CLARK . . . EN FRANCAIS.......2000-09-16

Although most Americans think of Petula Clark as "the Downtown girl from England", die-hard fans know her as an international song-stylist whose French hits outsold Piaf at a time when foreigners were making barely a dent in France's hit parade. Some of Clark's biggest U.S. hits - including "My Love", "A Sign of the Times", and the hugely successful international smash, "This Is My Song" - are given the Gallic touch here, with 24 other tracks completing the collection. Possibly the best of the lot is a superb rendition of the theme from "Gone With the Wind", Clark's lush vocal - filled with emotion - flashing us back to Scarlett and her determination never to go hungry again. Anyone hungry for a taste of pop music at its very best should invest in this 5-star release.

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Anthologie Vol 5: 1966-68
Petula Clark
Manufacturer: Msi Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004RJN2
Release Date: 2004-01-01

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