Tres Chic! (LP)
“Très Chic!” is the sequel to “C’est Chic!”, the top-selling celebration of French girl singers of the 1960s released on our 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 CD version via ‘Attends Ou Va-T’en’ by France Gall, ‘Comment Te Dire Adieu’ by Françoise Hardy, ‘Au Risque De Te Deplaire’ by Marie-Blanche Vergne, ‘Les Papillons Noirs’ by Michèle Arnaud 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, Liz Brady, Valérie Lagrange and Violaine complete the set. The accompanying 20-page booklet features an illustrated track commentary by Ace’s in-house yé-yé fanatics Mick Patrick and Malcolm Baumgart. Track Listing: Side A: On M'a Toujours Dit - Annie Philippe Ecoutez – Elsa J'ai Des Problèmes Décidément – Violaine Hymne Au Soleil - Pussy Cat Attends Ou Va-T'en - France Gall Comment Te Dire Adieu - Françoise Hardy Tomorrow Is Another Day - Gillian Hills Bravo - Jacqueline Taïeb Au Risque De Te Déplaire - Marie-Blanche Vergne Le Même Jour - Valerie Lagrange Tut, Tut, Tut, Tut - Gillian Hills Je Danse Donc Je Suis - Brigitte Bardot La Fermeture-Éclair – Delphine Pas De Taxi - Annie Philippe Look At Them - Gillian Hills Jazz À Gogo - France Gall Ce N'est Pas Une Vie - Pussy Cat 7 Am - Jacqueline Taïeb Il Voyage - Françoise Hardy Il N’a Que Des Chansons – Violaine Sans Avoir Rien Donné - Anne Kern Les Papillons Noirs –Michèle Arnaud Comme Tu Es Jeune - Liz Brady Sous Le Soleil Exactement - Anna Karina