Anthologie 3: 1963-1964 [Import]

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Album Description
The hit British pop vocalist's best French recordings in 1963-64, all digitally remastered. Includes 'Hello! Dolly', 'Les James Dean', 'Ceus Qui On Un Coeur' ('Anyone Who Had A Heart') and 'O o Sheriff' (written by Serge Gainsbourg), plus five bonus tracks, 'J'Ai Tout Oublie', 'Maintenant Tu Veux Partir', 'La Frontiere', 'Oublie, Oublie Tout' and 'Un Doigt De Champagne'. 29 tracks in all. Comes packaged in a standard jewel case within a full color slipcase cover. 1999 release.

Tracks:

Je Me Sens Bien (Auprde Toi) (Dance On)
Elle Est Finie (La Bella Histoire)
Que Ton Cur Me Soit Fid (Second Fiddle Girl)
Tu Perds Ton Temps (Please Please Me)
Plaza de Toros (The Lonely Bull)
J'Ai Tout Oubli
Il y a Tellement de Filles
Mon Bonheur Danse (Foot Tapper)
Entre Nous il Est Fou (She's a Fool)
Est-Ce l'Amour Qui Veut (Never Will I/Tell Me That It's Love)
Train des Neiges
Nuit N'En Finit Plus (Needles and Pins)
Ceux Qui Ont un Coeur (Anyone Who Had a Heart)
Walter
Prends Garde Toi
Il N'A Chantu'un Soir
Hello, Dolly!
Pourquoi Papa?
Viola Temps des Vacances (It's Party Time)
Toi, Tu Joues L'Amour (I'm Looking at the World Through Tear Drops)
O O Sheriff
J'Ai Pas le Temps (No Go Showboat)
James Dean
Toi Qui M'As Fait Pleurer (He Was a Friend of Mine)
J'Ai Tout Oubli
Maintenant Tu Veux Partir (Mi Vuoi Lasciare)
Fronti (Frontiera)
Oublie, Oublie Tout (Judy, Judy, Judy)
Doigt de Champagne (Can't Get Over (The Bossa Nova))

Album Description

The hit British pop vocalist's best French recordings in 1963-64, all digitally remastered. Includes 'Hello! Dolly', 'Les James Dean', 'Ceus Qui On Un Coeur' ('Anyone Who Had A Heart') and 'O o Sheriff' (written by Serge Gainsbourg), plus five bonus tracks, 'J'Ai Tout Oublie', 'Maintenant Tu Veux Partir', 'La Frontiere', 'Oublie, Oublie Tout' and 'Un Doigt De Champagne'. 29 tracks in all. Comes packaged in a standard jewel case within a full color slipcase cover. 1999 release.

Customer Reviews:

Brilliant selection of Petula's French music.......2002-10-09

This collection of songs recorded in 1963 and 1964 is typical in many ways of most of Petula's French music of the sixties, containing a mix of translated British and American songs with songs written in French, including some Petula co-wrote.

Having established herself initially as a rock'n'roll singer, Petula was already moving away from that, something that would be even more evident on her Hello Paris double album (the subject of a separate CD in this series). On this set, there is a great mix of the rocking and the romantic.

There are four extremely famous songs here - Please please me, Needles and pins, Anyone who had a heart and Hello Dolly - all sung superbly in French by Petula. Less well known translated songs are Second fiddle girl (Barbara Lynn), She's a fool (Lesley Gore), No go showboat (Beach boys), He was a friend of mine (Bobby Bare), Can't get over the bossa nova (Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme), Judy Judy Judy (Johnny Tillotson), It's party time, The lonely bull and I'm looking at the world through teardrops.

British fans will recognise two Shadows instrumentals (Dance on and Foot tapper) with French words added. Kathy Kirby did an English vocal version of Dance on, but I don't ever remember hearing Foot tapper with English lyrics - perhaps it never had any, as it was written by two of the Shadows.

Of the French songs, Petula co-wrote nine of them, demonstrating the she could write as well as sing. Yet, for me, the outstanding French song (written by Serge Gainsbourg) is O O Sheriff, a very saucy song about a sheriff learning how to love. Even if (like me) you don't know any French, you get a clear idea from the tone of the song. An English translation of this and other songs can be found on Petula's official website.

If you love Petula's English recordings, you don't need to understand French to enjoy these 29 magical tracks.

Anthologie Vol 3 (1963/1964)
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Anthologie Vol 3 (1963/1964)

Manufacturer: Msi Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | International | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0002DR0LW
Release Date: 2004-01-01

Product Description

French only collection of Petula's Vogue recordings. Focusing on her output between 1963 & 1964, this collection feature 29 tracks including five bonus cuts. Includes the original sleeve, full colour booklet and is digitally remastered. Standard jewel case housed in a slipcase.

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