Femmes de Paris, Vol. 2

by Femmes de Paris, Vol. 2

Overview

Femmes de Paris, Vol. 2 follows the same format as volume one: French-sung, female-sung pop/rock of the 1960s. Indeed, the 19 tracks include performances by some of the same artists featured on the first volume, among them Jacqueline Taieb, Adele, Liz Brady, Elisabeth, and Brigitte Bardot. Bardot's the only name that will be familiar to the average '60s pop fan, with the exception of Petula Clark, who was British of course, but did spend much time in France and often recorded in French (as she did with the track on this CD, a French-language cover of "Needles and Pins"). It probably won't insult fans of this style to note that this isn't particularly deep stuff; even in comparison with the best French female pop/rock singers of the 1960s, it's on the frivolous and fluffy side. If you're in the mood for a dose of that, however, this predictably delivers the goods, with enough variety to ensure that anyone with a taste for the genre will like some of the tracks (and probably dislike some too). Besides Clark, no one stands out as a particularly good vocalist, but they usually sing with engaging joie de vivre on tunes that range from go-go ye-ye music to the occasional fairly tough rocker (Cleo's "Et Moi et Toi Et Soie," Liz Brady's Bo Diddley-ish "Hey O Daddy O"), bouncy pop with a British mod influence, and the insufferably cloying (Elisabeth's "Madame Superman," which has repartee with a grating, roaring male voice). Bardot's "Ecoute Le Temps" is the classiest track here, both for its expectedly sexy vocal and its nicely graceful pop-easy listening tune and arrangement. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	11/10/2023
Label:	Fgl / Universal
UPC:	3700403520101
Rank:	76968

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Cosette   Primary Artist
Patricia   Primary Artist
Stella   Primary Artist
Elisabeth   Primary Artist
Cleo   Primary Artist
Brigitte Bardot   Primary Artist
Jacqueline Taieb   Primary Artist
Christie Laume   Primary Artist
Adele   Primary Artist
Ici Paris   Primary Artist
Liz Brady   Primary Artist
Petula Clark   Primary Artist
Arlette Zola   Primary Artist
Christine Delaroche   Primary Artist
Jean Claudric et Son Orchestre   Accompaniment
Jean Bouchety   Musical Direction
Jean Musy   Musical Direction
Francois de Roubaix   Musical Direction

Technical Credits

Jacques Plante   Adaptation
Sonny Bono   Composer
Jacques Denjean   Direction
Hubert Rostaing   Direction
Christian Eudeline   Text
Herve Roy   Direction
Jean Bouchety   Direction,Arranger
Jean Musy   Arranger
Lionel Aknine   Promotions Director
Hubert Ithier   Composer
Francois de Roubaix   Arranger
Jack Nitzsche   Composer
Thierry Wolf   Producer