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disque du jour
ma jeunesse fout le camp
Although this album is on the Vogue Records label, it was the first release of Productions Asparagus, Françoise's production company or "maison de disque". Productions Asparagus was a move by FranFrancoiseccedil;oise to take a more active role in the decisions of her career and the production of her material.
Aptly titled, "ma jeuness faut le camp" ("My Youth Has Gone to the Dogs" is a polite way to translate) is a farewell to the subject matter and sound of her earlier career. Although Françoise wrote most of her own material, the orchestrations and arrangements of her six albums were really under the control of Vogue who, in 1964, sent FranFrancoiseccedil;oise to England to record with Charles Blackwell. Blackwell was a celebrated English producer who did a trememdous amount of work during the early sixties.
Blackwell arranged eight of the twelve songs on the album. And it would be their final collaboration together. The other cuts were arranged by John Paul Jones (Led Zep) and Jacques Denjean. Jacques Dutronc, the father of FranFrancoiseccedil;oise's child, did the arrangement for the first single on the album "Voila" one of her biggest hits.
The album starts with the title track. Sad orchestra is articulated with accoustic guitar pluckings. The subject matter is that of an old man pondering the passing of time. The song is an adaptation of a traditional French ballad by singer Guy Bontempellli whose work is better known through other artists. The album ends with "C'etais charmant", ("It was charming") a bitterless farewell song to a love affaire or Françoise's goodbye to disque Vogue? Je n'ai pas sur. Almost all the songs are aobut the end of a relationship between lovers.
Its the perfect record for late summer afternoons sipping Campari and watching the sunset as a warm mediterainean breeze distracts you from your thoughts.
A slightly different version of the album was released in America under the title "Mon Amour Dieu". Unfortunately it is missing the Dutronc track "Voila" and "Qui peut dire" which was produced by John-Paul Jones. Both these songs are penned by Françoise and are the strongest cuts on the album. They both appear on the Reprise follow-up album simply titled Françoise Hardy. (Françoise possibly holds the record for self-titled releases!). However, there are two slightly rare cuts on Mon amour adieu: "Avec des si" and "Je ne sais pas ce que je veux", that, in France at the time, were only released on an EP and show up in later Françoise compilations though.
Although this album is on the Vogue Records label, it was the first release of Productions Asparagus, Françoise's production company or "maison de disque". Productions Asparagus was a move by FranFrancoiseccedil;oise to take a more active role in the decisions of her career and the production of her material.
Aptly titled, "ma jeuness faut le camp" ("My Youth Has Gone to the Dogs" is a polite way to translate) is a farewell to the subject matter and sound of her earlier career. Although Françoise wrote most of her own material, the orchestrations and arrangements of her six albums were really under the control of Vogue who, in 1964, sent FranFrancoiseccedil;oise to England to record with Charles Blackwell. Blackwell was a celebrated English producer who did a trememdous amount of work during the early sixties.
Blackwell arranged eight of the twelve songs on the album. And it would be their final collaboration together. The other cuts were arranged by John Paul Jones (Led Zep) and Jacques Denjean. Jacques Dutronc, the father of FranFrancoiseccedil;oise's child, did the arrangement for the first single on the album "Voila" one of her biggest hits.
The album starts with the title track. Sad orchestra is articulated with accoustic guitar pluckings. The subject matter is that of an old man pondering the passing of time. The song is an adaptation of a traditional French ballad by singer Guy Bontempellli whose work is better known through other artists. The album ends with "C'etais charmant", ("It was charming") a bitterless farewell song to a love affaire or Françoise's goodbye to disque Vogue? Je n'ai pas sur. Almost all the songs are aobut the end of a relationship between lovers.
Its the perfect record for late summer afternoons sipping Campari and watching the sunset as a warm mediterainean breeze distracts you from your thoughts.
A slightly different version of the album was released in America under the title "Mon Amour Dieu". Unfortunately it is missing the Dutronc track "Voila" and "Qui peut dire" which was produced by John-Paul Jones. Both these songs are penned by Françoise and are the strongest cuts on the album. They both appear on the Reprise follow-up album simply titled Françoise Hardy. (Françoise possibly holds the record for self-titled releases!). However, there are two slightly rare cuts on Mon amour adieu: "Avec des si" and "Je ne sais pas ce que je veux", that, in France at the time, were only released on an EP and show up in later Françoise compilations though.
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