An early cover version of Tous les garçons et les filles.
(SP Panorama, MH 123) (France) (1962)

An orchestra and chorus version of Le temps de l'amour.
(SP Panorama, MH 127) (France) (1962)

C'est à l'amour auquel je pense seen here as a single, but also released on an EP.
(SP Panorama, MH 134) (France) (1962)

Tous les garçons et les filles appears on the Canadian singer's self titled first LP.
(LP Apex, ALF-1555) (Canada) (1962)

Tous les garçons et les filles and J'ai jeté mon coeur were recorded in a mixture of French and Italian as "Quelli Della Mia Età" and "Ho Scherzato Con Il Cuore", and released on this single.
"Quelli Della Mia Età" also appeared on one of a series of compilation CDs entitled "Nostalgia Italiana".
(SP Ricordi, SRL 10-323) (Italy) (1962)

L'amour s'en va, C'est à l'amour auquel je pense, Tous les garçons et les filles, J'suis d'accord - instrumental versions, played on accordion and organ by Aimable.
(EP Vogue, EPS 1344) (France) (1963)

On dit de lui - an instrumental version of the song, by the group formed in 1961, and at that time, included in their line-up a guitarist, Jacques Dutronc.
(EP Vogue, EPL 8117) (France) (1963)

Tous les garçons et les filles - a Portuguese version "A Idade Do Amor" by the Brazilian singer.
(SP Mocambo, 1.021) (Brazil) (1964)

Tous les garçons et les filles and J'suis d'accord appear on the LP "Personalidade", the first release by this Brazilian politician and amateur singer.
(LP Chantecler, CMG-2326) (Brazil) (1965)

Françoise's All over the world is one of four songs covered on this Hungarian EP.
(EP Qualiton, EP 7346) (Hungary) (1965)

An instrumental version of Françoise's L'amitié is one of four songs on this EP played in the Latin American style.
(EP Vogue) (France) (1965)

Mon amie la rose is on the 'B' side of this 3 track EP featuring a cover of France Gall's Eurovision entry - "Poupée de cire, poupée de son".
(EP Tiercé Panorama 3338M) (France) (1965)

Le premier bonheur du jour features on this album "Intimite slow" by saxophonist Tony Danieli. Jaloux is another of the tracks, but is it the song recorded originally by Françoise? A UK release, but probably originally released in France. This is followed by...
(LP Vogue, VRL 3018) (UK) (1965)

... another album of saxophone items by Tony Danieli. This one includes Et même and L'amitié. Released originally on the Vogue label, so probably a French production like the one above, but this edition was released in Brazil.
(LP Mocambo, 40328) (Brazil) (1966)

La maison où j'ai grandi - an English version "The story of a country boy" by the French group, originally released on an EP of all English songs, but shown here on a single, released later.
(SP Palette, PB 40.257) (France) (1966)

All over the world is covered on "Come the day", the Australian group's fifth album.
(LP EMI, SCX 6093) (Australia) (1966)

"Tar and cement", an English version of La maison où j'ai grandi, reached number 1 in the charts in Australia and also charted in USA. The version shown here is on an Australian EP.
(EP Capitol, EAP-1-20855) (Australia) (1966)

Des ronds dans l'eau - one of the songs from the film "Vivre pour vivre", on a film soundtrack EP, Nicole accompanied on this track by Annie Girardot, but also released later the same year as a solo version.
(EP DiscAZ, EP 1144) (France) (1967)

"Cerchi nell'acqua" an Italian version of Des ronds dans l'eau is on the 'B' side of "Vivere per vivere".
(SP Disque Carosello, CI.20190) (Italy) (1967)

Only friends, sung part in Mandarin, part in English appears on this EP on which Rita Chao is accompanied by The Quests.
(EP Happy Record, HEP 021) (Singapore) (1967)

"Lyckliga Gatan" - a Swedish version of "Il ragazzo della via Gluck" recorded by Françoise as La maison où j'ai grandi, and then...
(SP Metronome, J 45-760) (Sweden) (1967)

... "Immer am Sonntag" - a German version of La maison où j'ai grandi.
(SP Metronome, M 25 037) (Sweden) (1968)

Le premier bonheur du jour - a very interesting version (in French) by the Brazilian band, released on the LP "Os Mutantes", now available on CD.
(LP Polydor, 829 498-2) (Brazil) (1968)

Originally released in 1968 on an LP entitled "Est-ce qu'il neige?", Les ronds dans l'eau now appears on "Les feuilles mortes", a compilation CD released in 2002.
(LP CBS, 63003) (France) (1968)

This untitled album includes songs by Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin including the well known "Je t'aime... moi non plus", but it is Serge singing L'anamour that interests us here.
(LP Fontana, 885 545) (France) (1969)

Comment te dire adieu, recorded in Swedish as "Så synd du måste gå" by Anni-Frid before the ABBA years.
The song also appears on a compilation CD, pictured here.
(SP) (Sweden) (1969)

On the album "Olympia 71", Thierry le Luron imitates Françoise singing Comment te dire adieu?.
(CD Pathé Marconi, 2C 062-11521) (France) (1972)

Ma jeunesse fout le camp and Comment te dire adieu appear on this Czechoslovakian album, as "Bože muj, já chci zpět" and "Rýmováni o životě".
(LP) (Czechoslovakia) (1973)

"Be my man" is an English version of Je suis moi.
(SP Atlantic, 10457) (France) (1974)

"Les Fous du Rock'n'Roll" is a live musical comedy recorded live at the theatre Patriote de Ste-Agathe-des-Monts in Québec on the 15th July 1997, and released on double CD. Tous les garçons et les filles is part of Medley 3.
(CD Musicor, JACCD-2-473) (Canada) (1977)

Le temps de l'amour. Zany, as always, this version is totally different to the way Françoise sings it. But I suppose Jacques is entitled to sing the song how he wants - he wrote the music... The song was originally an instrumental, "Fort Chabrol", recorded by Les Fantômes in 1962.
(SP Gaumont, 751 806) (France) (1980)

On the album "À Bobino", Yves Lecoq imitates Françoise with extracts from Tous les garçons et les filles.
(CD Polydor, 2473912) (Frannce) (1980)

"Messaggio personale", an Italian version of Message personnel appears on the 'B' side of the single "Quale appuntamento..." by the Italian film star Eleonora Giorgi.
(SP Dischi Ricordi, SRL 10945) (Italy) (1981)

Je veux qu'il revienne. This song by the French punk band was included on a compilation album "Inédits 77-81" by Elli and Jacno.
(LP Vogue/Celluloid, 529 810) (France) (1981)

Rêve de starlett is the 'B' side of the single "Sex appeal".
(SP Flarenash 721644) (France) (1981)

The song "Age tendre" on this single includes the following lines: -

"Si le général parcourait les villes
Guy Lux et Zitrone faisaient Interville
et moi je voulais aimer pour de vrai
connaître quelqu'un lui dire mes secrets
puis j'ai vu un soir de référendum
Françoise qui chantait du fond de son âme
tous les garçons et les filles de mon âge
se sont retrouvés dans le paysage"

(SP Volubilis, 51147) (France) (1982)

Patrick presents his version of L'amour s'en va on this album, and there is a second track, "En 1962", dedicated to Françoise.
(LP Philips/Phonogram, 6313324) (France) (1982)

Et si je m'en vais avant toi, is one of the tracks on the CD "La notte, la notte".
Etienne is a fan of Françoise Hardy, and with Jérôme Soligny, wrote the book "Superstar et Ermite", a biography of Françoise.
Etienne Daho and Françoise Hardy have also recorded this track as a duet.
(CD Virgin, 8404882) (France) (1984)

"All the girls and boys", an upbeat version of Tous les garçons et les filles, is the 'B' side of this single by the French/American actress, dancer and choreographer.
(SP WEA, 24 9421-7) (France) (1984)

Tous les garçons et les filles was released on the "B" side of their single "It's alright - (Baby's coming back)" in many countries, but not available, as far as I know, on CD.
(SP RCA, PB40533) (France) (1985)

On his first solo album "Sous influence divine", written and produced in collaboration with Jacno, Daniel Darc (ex Taxi Girl), includes a version of Comment te dire adieu.
(CD Play it again Sam, PIAS 111) (Belgium) (1987)

Fais-moi une place was co-written by Françoise Hardy and Julien Clerc, and appears on the CD of the same name.
(CD Virgin, 7868562) (France) (1989)

Comment te dire adieu was a UK chart success.
(CD single London, LONCD 241) (UK) (1989)

En résumé... en conclusion was written by Françoise Hardy and Jean-Noël Chaléat for Jean-Pierre Mader and released on the album "Midi à minuit" (1991). Featured here on a single, the song was later recorded by Françoise herself. Jean-Pierre Mader also wrote the music for "Dire tout" which Françoise sings on the album "Décalages".
(SP Polydor, 889 836-7) (France) (1989)

Qui aime-t-il vraiment? released as a single, but taken from the album "Coeur Fragile & Prince Charmant."
(SP WEA, 247155-7) (France) (1989)

L'amour ne dure pas toujours is the last track on "Duelle", a CD of French songs by the Belgian singer. Well worth a listen.
(CD WEA, 9031 71266) (Belgium) (1990)

Tous les garçons et les filles - another Portuguese version, "Alguem para amar", (different words to the 1964 Eny Mara version) released on the album "Paquitas". The group formed originally as helpers and backing singers for the Brazilian superstar "Xuxa".
(LP) (Brazil) (1991)

La berlue is one of the tracks on the CD "Paris Ailleurs"
Etienne Daho was one of those responsible for persuading Françoise Hardy to return to the studio to record the album "Le Danger".
(CD Virgin, 7866392) (France) (1991)

Clair-obscur is the only vocal piece on guitarist Khalil Chahine's album "Turkoise". The song is sung by Serge Ponsar.
(CD Transat, TRT 9003-3) (France) (1991)

On the album "Mes poisons délicieux" Viktor Lazlo sings Clair-obscur and on another version of the album ("My delicious poisons") sings the English version - "Light and dark".
(CD Polydor, 513096-2) (France) (1991)

On this compilation CD single, the title track, "A place for me", is an English version of Fais-moi une place.
(CD single Virgin, 30453) (France) (1991)

The CD "Frame for the blues" by jazz organist Rhoda Scott is all instrumental, apart from Partir quand même.
(CD Verve, 513294-2) (France) (1992)

La maison où j'ai grandi recorded in Flemish as "Het Huis dat tussen Rozen stond". Also available on a CD single.
(SP RCA, 74321 133607) (Netherlands) (1993)

In the reverse situation to "En résumé... en conclusion", Dire tout was written by Jean-Pierre Mader and Françoise, released in 1989 on Françoise's album "Décalages" and later recorded and released by Jean-Pierre Mader on the album "J'aère".
(CD Polydor, 517 630-2) (France) (1993)

Although Michel Berger recorded Message Personnel in 1973, it was not released until 1994 on the CD "Celui qui chante", available as a CD (shown here) or double CD.
(CD WEA, 4509-98232-2) (France) (1994)

Première rencontre is one of 3 songs on this CD single. The lead singer is now known as Calogero, for whom Fraçoise wrote the song "Une dernière chance".
(CD Klaxon, 853 707-2) (France) (1994)

Le temps de l'amour was released on the CD "Chick Habit"
With a voice very reminiscent of France Gall in the 1960's, the CD also includes covers of songs sung originally by France Gall, Gillian Hills and Serge Gainsbourg.
(CD Sympathy for the Record Industry, SFTRI 398) (USA) (1995)

Le premier bonheur du jour, released on the CD "Indescribable Night".
(CD All Saints Records, ASCD25) (UK) (1995)

La maison où j'ai grandi is a track on the CD "Désir, Plaisir, Soupir".
A Canadian born singer, now based in France, Diane has also added her own music to several other songs written by Françoise Hardy, including "Faire à nouveau connaissance".
(CD Columbia, COL 481381-2) (Canada) (1995)

Message Personnel and Tu verras are included on the CD "J'aime".
(CD MUSIDISC, 172632) (France) (1995)

Viens is covered on their CD "Tokyo Drifter" by French based band Spring. The song can be heard on the atrecordings website.
(CD Elefant, ER 1011) (France) (1995)

On the album "Les Enfoirés à l'opéra comique", Laurent Voulzy and Carla Bruni sing their version of Tous les garçons et les filles.
(CD TSR, 481623-2) (France) (1995)
See Les Enfoirés below.

A group calling themselves Génération YéYés recorded Tous les garçons et les filles and Parlez-moi de lui on the CD "Les années YéYés", available only in Canada and USA.
(CD Copellia, OL12-1262) (Canada) (1995)

Le temps des souvenirs - not a cover at all, but samples taken from this song can be heard on the track "Something wicked this way comes" on the CD "Oedipus Schmoedipus".
(CD Mute, STUMM 134) (UK) (1996)

Ces petits riens, Comment te dire adieu and L'anamour were recorded for the CD "Versions Jane", an album of songs written by Serge Gainsbourg.
(CD Philips, 5321402) (France) (1996)

L'anamour appears on CD "J'voudrais voir les îles".
(CD Philips, 5321062) (France) (1996)

Le temps de l'amour, from the self titled CD by the French boy band.
(CD BMG, 74321 43625 2) (France) (1996)

Message Personnel is on this CD single taken from the CD "France", an album of Michel Berger songs.
(CD single WEA, 0630-16862-9) (France) (1996)

Qui peut dire? appears on the CD "Stereo Action Rent Party" by the American band. All songs on the CD are cover versions of hits from a wide variety of international stars.
(CD Third Gear, 3G 014-2) (USA) (1996)

Tous les garçons et les filles and Le temps de l'amour were both recorded by Marie Myriam and released on compilations of French hits from 1962 and 1963, re-recorded by different artistes. Marie Myriam sang the song "L'oiseau et l'enfant" winning the Eurovision Song Contest for France in 1977.
(CD Atlas, FRA CD 001/FRA CD 002) (France) (1996)

Better known for her song "Le pull-over blanc", Graziella de Michele sings Message personnel on the CD "Les plus belles chansons françaises 1973".
(CD Atlas, FRA 012) (France) (1996)

Nostalgia Italiana 1963 and 1964. On the 1963 CD, Catherine Spaak sings "Quelli Della Mia Età" (Tous les garçons et les filles) and Ornella Vanone sings "Coccodrillo" (On dit de lui). On the 1964 CD, Little Tony sings "Non aspetto nessuno" (Je n'attends plus personne) and there is an orchestral version of "L'amore va" (L'amour s'en va).
1963 (CD BMG, 74321 37347 2)
1964 (CD BMG, 74321 37348 2) (France) (1996)

Oh, oh, chéri - a weird version in German, "Ach, ach, Liebling", released on the group's first album "Monokini". The CD, like the band, is a mixture of German, French and Italian.
(CD Bungalow, bung 011-2) (Germany) (1997)

The LP "Paroles et musique No 6 - Toc Toc Toqué" presents songs written by Michel Jonasz with music by Gabriel Yared, and includes Que tu m'enterres.
(LP RCA, 37.332) (France) (1997)

12 Françoise Hardy songs, mainly from the 1960s, are featured on this CD, "Playbacks Vol 117". Each song appears once sung by Sara Micheau, and once with a backing track only, so you can sing your own version of all the songs you know so well.
(CD Pluriel, PL.97017.CD) (France) (1997)

On the album "Le Zénith des enfoirés" we hear Elsa, Emmanuelle Béart, Laurent Voulzy and Pascal Obispo sing Message personnel and Marc Lavoine and Emmanuelle Béart sing Fais-moi une place.
(CD BMG, 742321533682) (France) (1997)
See Les Enfoirés below.

Comment te dire adieu? by Véronique Galo is one of the songs on the CD "Coups de coeur années 60 Vol 1".
(CD Atlas, CD 048) (France) (1997)

On the CD "Coups de coeur années 60 Vol 2", Edwige Chandelier sings L'amitié and Canadian Fabienne Thibault sings Mon amie la rose.
(CD Atlas, CD 049) (France) (1997)

Et même appears on the CD "Classée X" by this English band. A 1990s arrangement, sounding very much like Blur's "Parklife", but the album was produced by ex Pulp member, Russell Senior. The majority of the remaining tracks are Serge Gainsbourg songs.
(CD Dishy, 33CD) (UK) (1998)

Rêve is sampled in the song "A letter to Lulu-Mae" on the album "Tattoo".
(CD BMG, 74321 57338 2) (1998)

For the CD "À la légère", Jane Birkin called on different songwriters for each of the 12 songs. Initially, the CD was sold with a video cassette showing Jane meeting with the songwriters and composers, including Françoise Hardy and Alain Lubrano who wrote La pleine lune for her. Françoise later recorded the song herself. The digipak version is shown, but the CD is also available in crystal case format.
(CD Mercury, 538 045-2) (France) (1998)

Les Tubes compèred the show "Max Lounge" on Musimax, a Quebec TV channel. In the show, people danced to the rhythms of 60s songs, sung by Les Tubes. On this CD, "Boulevard des Tubes", they sing Comment te dire adieu?, which also appears on their 2nd CD.
(CD Copellia, OL12-1289) (Canada) (1998)

A tribute CD to Michel Berger who died in 1992, "Hommage : Ils chantent Berger", includes Juliette Gréco's version of Message personnel.
(CD Atlas, 6227 202) (France) (1998)

Lana Cantrell, from Australia, includes Now you want to be loved, Françoise's English version of "Des ronds dans l'eau" amongst 15 film themes, a selection by Lana herself from her albums originally recorded between 1967 and 1970.
(CD Balamara) (Australia) (1998)

Mon amie la rose - released on the January 1999 album "Gedida", but also available on a single (pictured here). The song is sung in a distinctly Arabic style by Natacha who grew up in the Moroccan suburbs of Brussels, but has also performed with several English groups.
(CD Mantra) France) (1999)

"Quelli della mia età" - the Italian version of Tous les garçons et les filles - appears on the album entitled "Il meglio".
(CD MR Music, 4186) (Italy) (1999)

"Ultimate versions", an album of cover versions of 70s French hits includes Françoise's J'écoute de la musique saoûle. Dear Garçon is really Karen Chéryl who released many records under her own name through the 70s and 80s, and who is also known as Isabelle Morizet...
(CD RIC2-9990) (France) (1999)

Pardon by The Hang-Ups is one of 11 covers of French songs on this US released CD which also includes "Jeanne" by Air and Françoise Hardy, and L'anamour performed by Ivy.
(CD Emperor Norton Records, EMN 7011-2) (USA) (1999)

From the late 1960s, Renée Martel had great success in Canada, including several cover versions of popular British and American songs. This CD, "Volume 1 - Liverpool", collects together her early releases which include a version of Parlez-moi de lui, originally the 'B' side of a 1969 single, and Quand un bateau passe, which Françoise recorded, but was never released.
(CD Disques Mérite, 22-2421) (Canada) (1999)

Jean-Claude Pascal won the Eurovision Song Contest for Luxembourg in 1961 with "Nous les amoureux". On this CD "Le Meilleur de Jean-Claude Pascal", he sings Ma jeunesse fout l'camp and Le temps de l'amour.
(CD EMI) (France) (1999)

Find me a boy features on this album "The misadventures of Saint Etienne" (the soundtrack of the film "The misadventures of Margaret") released only in Japan. Parts of the song are almost unrecognisable from Françoise's original, many of the words having been changed, but the chorus is unmistakable.
(CD L'Appareil-photo, bis 02) (Japan) (1999)

Yet another version of Le temps de l'amour is featured here. The band are from New York, and have been described as "raunchy faux-French rock and roll that's both a sendup of and a tribute to the dark tunes of late-period Serge Gainsbourg and punchy ye-ye girl pop".
An MP3 of the track can be downloaded.
(CD DISQUES ESCARGO, GO) (USA) (1999)

On the CD "D'un papillon à une étoile", an album of Michel Berger songs, Message personnel appears as a bonus track on a limited edition release. Also released on a limited edition CD single.
(CD WEA, 06398 42916721) (France) (1999)

On the album "Dernière édition avant l'an 2000" Alain Souchon and Laetitio Casta sing their version of La maison où j'ai grandi.
(CD BMG, 74231703612) (France) (1999)
See Les Enfoirés below.

"Time to Change" - Michel Montecrossa sings Françoise Hardy and himself. Versions of Pouce au revoir, Rêve, Première rencontre, Je suis moi, Rêver le nez en l'air, Que vas-tu faire? translated into English by Michel Montecrossa himself, and the well known English versions of Message personnel and The rose are included on this CD. Calling his music "New Style", it is folk-influenced with guitar and harmonica featuring and a heavy beat. The CD also includes an Mpeg Video, images and lyrics.
(CD-Plus Mira Sound, MCD-332) (Germany) (2000)

On the CD "Elles chantent...", a collection of songs by comediennes, Danièle Laurin sings Comment te dire adieu?. In the sleeve notes to this CD, each singer comments on their choice of song. Danièle Laurin says "Things sometimes happen without difficulty or effort... I had in my mind to perform one of Gainsbourg's melancholic songs, quite simply and modestly, and fate set its heart on this one. It has its flavour and its meaning and is much more than pop rock'n'roll!"
(CD STR-CO-8119) (Canada) (2000)

The album "Impermeable" includes a Spanish version of A Vannes, entitled A Cannes, telling the story of a mediocre cinema director who wants to show his films in Cannes.
(CD Elefant, ER-1082) (Spain) (2001)

The album "Monokini" includes versions of Le temps de l'amour by The Fur Ones, a Los Angeles band, and Comment te dire adieu by Belleatec from Brazil as well as covers of other French songs from the 1960s.
(CD Monochrome, 04) (USA) (2001)

The album "2001 : L'odyssée des Enfoirés" is a double CD. On the second CD, songs are grouped in themes, and in a medley about time, Elsa, Julien Clerc, Isabelle Boulay and Sandrine Kiberlain sing an extract from Le temps de l'amour.
(CD BMG, 743218353123) (France) (2001)
See Les Enfoirés below.

On this CD of 60s songs, "Les années YéYé", Génération Boomer sing Tous les garçons et les filles amongst others.
(CD Musiplex, MPXCD-8905) (Canada) (2001)

Il n'y a pas d'amour heureux by Tanger and Keren-Ann shown here on a one track promo CD single, is taken from the CD "Les oiseaux de passage", a CD of songs written by Georges Brassens.
(CD single Mercury, 9831) (France) (2001)

Olivia of Star Academy sings Message personnel on "L'album".
(CD Universal, 5866932) (France) (2001)

Released originally in 1999, this re-issue of "Payday" includes Only you can do it as a bonus track. Worth a listen.
(CD Yukon, 49104-2) (USA) (2001)

Isabelle Huppert sings Message personnel and Danielle Darrieux sings Il n'y a pas d'amour heureux on this CD, the soundtrack from the film "8 femmes", released in France in February 2002.
(CD WEA, 0927430275-WE 8830) (France) (2002)

"Light of wonder" - Michel Montecrossa sings Françoise Hardy (again). This album includes versions of Merveilleux, Regarde-toi, Mer, Je ne suis que moi, All over the world (Oh no! What have they done to my song?), Voilà, Fin d'après-midi, Star, Berceuse and Bob Dylan's poem "For Françoise Hardy at the Seine's edge" set to the music of Michel Montecrossa and 5 of his own original songs. The CD also includes a video and...
(CD-Plus Mira Sound, MCD-407) (Germany) (2002)

The Bakelite All Stars are a 10 piece "orchestra", based in Caen, France, and play music in the Caribbean style. Their first recording, a 4 track CD entitled "13 minutes de bonheur" includes a version of Le temps de l'amour. The CD is self-produced and can be ordered from their web site. Worth a listen.
(CD Formidable, BAS 001) (France) (2002)

L'amour nu dure pas toujours is one of 2 bonus songs only appearing on the UK release of the CD "Let it die" by the Canadian singer. This song will grow on you
(CD Polydor, 9818878) (UK) (2004)

"The World of Lola Dutronic". Produced by Richard Citroen, with vocals by Frankie (Francoise) Hart, this album is made up of modern electronic versions of some well known songs from the 60s, 70s & 80s, including Ma jeunesse fout le camp and La fin de l'été, and some original compositions of their own in French and English. Fascinating! More details (and how to order) from the Bongo Beat website. Available from 7th September 2004, but strangely, a 2005 copyright date on the sleeve.
(CD Bongo Beat, 7 6700 01970 2 3) (Canada) (2005)