Various Artists

Tres Chic! More French Girl Singers Of The 1960s

  • Released: 2013
  • Label: Ace
  • Genre: 60sPop

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Très Chic! is the sequel to C'est Chic! , the top-selling celebration of French girl singers of the 1960s released on the Ace International imprint a couple of years back. The collection spans the years 1964 to 1969 and is available in 24-track CD and 12-track deluxe vinyl album formats. Serge Gainsbourg, eminence grise of Gallic girl pop, is represented on the vinyl version via Attends Ou Va-T en by France Gall, Comment Te Dire Adieu by Françoise Hardy and Sous Le Soleil Exactement by iconic singing actress Anna Karina. Other highlights include Tut, Tut, Tut, Tut , a cool French cover of US girl group the Lollipops Busy Signal by Roger Vadim discovery Gillian Hills, and Jacqueline Taïeb's 7 AM , the rare English language version of her celebrated 7 Heures Du Matin . Hand-picked titles by Annie Philippe, Elsa, Violaine, Pussy Cat, Brigitte Bardot, Delphine and Liz Brady complete the set. The record is pressed on 180g coloured vinyl and comes in a heavy duty gatefold sleeve featuring an illustrated track commentary by the in-house yé-yé fanatics Mick Patrick and Malcolm Baumgart..

Tracklist

1 On M'a Toujours Dit - Annie Philippe
2 Ecoutez - Elsa
3 J'ai Des Problèmes Décidément - Violaine
4 Hymne Au Soleil - Pussy Cat
5 Attends Ou Va-T'en - France Gall
6 Comment Te Dire Adieu - Françoise Hardy
7 Tut, Tut, Tut, Tut - Gillian Hills
8 Je Danse Donc Je Suis - Brigitte Bardot
9 La Fermeture-Éclair - Delphine
10 7 Am - Jacqueline Taïeb
11 Comme Tu Es Jeune - Liz Brady
12 Sous Le Soleil Exactement - Anna Karina