Comment te dire adieu (album)


Comment te dire adieu is the ninth studio album by French singer-songwriter Françoise Hardy, released in 1968 on Disques Vogue. Like many of her previous records, it was originally released without a title and came to be referred to, later on, by the name of Comment te dire [adieu (song)|its most popular song]. The cover artwork was a drawing by Jean-Paul Goude.

Track listing

  1. "Comment te dire adieu" – 2:26
Original title: "It Hurts to Say Goodbye"
Lyrics by: Arnold Goland
Music written by: Jack Gold
First performed by: Margaret Whiting, 1966
Also performed by its composer as Jack Gold Orchestra, 1969
French adaptation and arrangement by: Serge Gainsbourg
Accompanist: Jean-Pierre Sabar
  1. "Où va la chance ?" – 3:14
Original title: "There But for Fortune"
Lyrics and music written by: Phil Ochs
First performed by: Joan Baez, 1964
French adaptation by: Eddy Marnay
Accompanist: Arthur Greenslade
  1. "L'anamour" – 2:14
Lyrics and music written by: Serge Gainsbourg
Accompanist: Mike Vickers
  1. "Suzanne" – 3:08
Lyrics and music by: Leonard Cohen
First performed by: Judy Collins, 1966
French adaptation by: Graeme Allwright
First performed by: Graeme Allwright, 1967
Accompanist: John Cameron
  1. "Il n'y a pas d'amour heureux" – 2:21
Lyrics: poem by Louis Aragon
Music written by: Georges Brassens
First performed by: Georges Brassens, 1953
Accompanist: Jean-Pierre Sabar
  1. "La mésange" – 2:16
Original title: "Sabiá"
Lyrics by: Antônio Carlos Jobim
Music written by: Antônio Carlos Jobim and Chico Buarque de Holanda
First performed by: Antônio Carlos Jobim, 1968
French adaptation by: Franck Gérald
Accompanist: Mike Vickers
  1. "Parlez-moi de lui" – 2:37
Original title: "The Way of Love"
Lyrics by: Al Stillman
Music written by: Jack Diéval
First performed by: Kathy Kirby, 1965
French adaptation by: Michel Rivgauche
First performed by: Michèle Arnaud and Dalida, 1966
Accompanist: Arthur Greenslade
  1. "À quoi ça sert ?" – 3:31
Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
Accompanist: Jean-Pierre Sabar
  1. "Il vaut mieux une petite maison dans la main, qu'un grand château dans les nuages" – 2:23
Lyrics by: Jean-Max Rivière
Music written by: Gérard Bourgeois
Accompanist: John Cameron
  1. "La rue des cœurs perdus" – 2:07
Original title: "Lonesome Town"
Lyrics and music written by: Baker Knight
First performed by: Ricky Nelson, 1958
French adaptation by: Pierre Delanoë
First performed by: Richard Anthony, 1959
Accompanist: Arthur Greenslade
  1. "Étonnez-moi Benoît...!" – 3:03
Lyrics by: Patrick Modiano
Music written by: Hughes de Courson
Accompanist: John Cameron
  1. "La mer, les étoiles et le vent" – 1:51
Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy
Accompanist: John Cameron

Editions

[LP record]s: first editions in the [English-speaking world]