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After a stay on the Côte d'Azur, Claude François moved to Paris in 1961. Determined to take the Capital, the young performer recorded new songs for the Fontana label. A few months later, the stunning success of “Belles! Belles! Belles! is soon followed by that of “Si j’avais un marteau”, an adaptation by folk songwriter Pete Seeger. At the dawn of the 1960s, Claude François joined the closed circle of yé-yés idols. Appeared under the pen of the sociologist Edgar Morin, the name "yéyé" designated a generational movement inspired by Anglo-Saxon pop culture. Adored by post-war baby boomers, his protagonists caused a veritable popular tidal wave and shake up the charts. Here starts the yé-yé revolution, and the legend of Claude Francois.
Tracklist
Side A :
1. Belles belles belles
2. Si j'avais un marteau
3. Marche tout droit
4. La ferme du bonheur
5. Pauvre petite fille riche
Side B :
1. Même si tu revenais
2. Chaque jour c'est la même chose
3. Le jouet extraordinaire
4. J'y pense et puis j'oublie
5. Donna Donna