En direct de l'Olympia


En direct de l'Olympia was the first album released by French singer Mireille Mathieu after her television amateur contest success in November 1965, and debut performance at the Paris Olympia in December.
The arrangements and musical direction for this album were provided by the orchestra leader and composer Paul Mauriat. Together with songwriter André Pascal, they contributed "Mon credo", "Pourquoi mon amour" and "Viens dans ma rue".
The album was published in the United States under the name The Fabulous New French Singing Star in 1961. The American edition contains five unpublished titles never released in France: "Quelque chose de merveilleux", "Je suis là", "Messieurs les musiciens", "Mr Jack Hobson" and "Je veux".
The album was awarded in HiFi Stereo Review's 1967 Record of the Year Awards, in the popular category. The prize recognized purely artistic achievements, selected by the magazine's critics based on the intrinsic merit of the works, independent of commercial success.

Critical reception

The Cash Box magazine review said: "A masterful album from 19-year-old Mireille Mathieu, a relative newcomer to the French recording scene 'Mon Credo,' 'Messieurs les musiciens,' 'Qu'elle est belle,' and 'Je suis la' are blue ribbon tracks. Set should be a fast moving item."

Track listing

;Original edition
  1. "Mon Credo" – 2:48
  2. "Celui que j'aime" – 2:53
  3. "Est-ce que tu m'aimeras" – 2:07
  4. "Pourquoi mon amour" – 2:35
  5. "Le funambule" – 3:17
  6. "Et merci quand même" – 2:21
  7. "Viens dans ma rue" – 2:28
  8. "Un homme et une femme" – 2:53
  9. "Ne parlez plus" – 2:48
  10. "C'est ton nom" – 2:19
  11. "Ils s'embrassaient" – 2:38
  12. "Qu'elle est belle" – 2:34
;American edition
  1. "Mon Credo" – 2:48
  2. "Le funambule" – 3:17
  3. "C'est ton nom" – 2:19
  4. "Ne parlez plus" – 2:48
  5. "Quelque chose de merveilleux" – 3:08
  6. "Messieurs les musiciens" – 2:10
  7. "Pourquoi mon amour" – 2:35
  8. "Qu'elle est belle" – 2:34
  9. "Je suis là" – 3:20
  10. "Ils s'embrassaient" – 2:38
  11. "Mr. Jack Hobson" – 2:23
  12. "Je veux" – 2:44