Francoise Hardy

franoise hardy's dreamy, languid, melancholy, angelic, elegant and seductive 1962 debut album featured the winsome 'tous les garcons et les filles' (all the boys and girls), a hit single all across europe that sold more than two million copies. franoise was just eighteen when she recorded this remarkable collection of (mostly) original songs. the public were captivated by her charm, responding in part to some of the same qualities they had found in the emerging bossa nova; a singular, understated voice, intensity, intelligence, the simplicity and sophistication of the songs. here, the original classic album is augmented by italian versions of these and other songs recorded under the auspices of ezio leoni.