If You Listen [Import]

Francoise Hardy | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 23, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Virgin France
• ASIN: B00004XQGL
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #300,735 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

French exclusive compilation features covers of Neil Young's 'Till The Morning Comes', Buffy Ste-Marie's-'Until It's Time For You To Go' and 'Take My Hand A While' and Randy Newman's 'I Think It's Gonna Rain Today'. Originally released in 1971. 1995 release. Limited edition digipak.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Underrated Folk-Psych Jewel, March 27, 2006

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a music fan (Portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: If You Listen (Audio CD)

This record doesn't get much respect from Francoise Hardy fans. Maybe it's because it's mostly in English, maybe because it's mostly covers, maybe because it isn't like her 1960's orchestral pop hits. Still, this is one of her records that I listen to the most. If you skip the saccharine "Until It's Time For You To Go" -- the only real dud on the record -- what's left is a beautiful, hypnotic mixture of folk-psych and orchestral folk songs. There's a real strangeness about most of these recordings, whether it's the weird instrumental interlude on "If You Listen", the over-the-top background vocals on "Let My Name Be Sorrow", the backwards guitar on "Take My Hand For A While", or the gong on "Bown Bown Bown". The title track is a psych-folk masterpiece, similar to Pink Floyd's pastoral accoustic songs like "Grandchester Meadows", but with sexier vocals.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, August 23, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: If You Listen (Audio CD)

One of my favorite Francoise albums. Better then any other female singing at that time.

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Nice..., February 3, 2011

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Donna D. Braendel "banseabhag" (Mat Valley, AK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: If You Listen (MP3 Download)

Well guess what... My favorite on this album is "Until it's Time for You to Go", and is possibly the best version that I have heard..But then, I rather like the song to begin with. The voice and the simple acoustic guitar are lovely. I was not familiar with this artist, but I will look for more of her music..