Les Mots: Best of [Import, Original recording remastered]

Mylene Farmer | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 12, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Polydor Import
• ASIN: B00005RD56
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,815 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #79 in Music > Pop > Dance Pop > Euro Dance
  • #85 in Music > Pop > Euro Pop > General

Track Listings

1. Maman A Tort

2. Plus Grandir

3. Libertine

4. Sans Contrefacon

5. Ainisi Soit-Je

6. Pourvu Quelles Soient Douces

7. Sans Logique

8. A Quoi Je Sers

9. La Veuve Noire

10. Desenchantee

11. Regrets

12. Je Taime Melanchloie

13. Beyond My Control

14. Que Mon Coeur Lache

15. Les Mots

16. California

17. XXL

18. Linstant X

19. Comme Jai Mal

20. Rever

See all 29 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

French exclusive release for the highly collectable French artist. On the release of this 2001 best of album, a special night was organized at the Virgin Megastore on the Champs-Elysees & people were fighting to get this limited edition gatefold digipak with 24 page booklet. 30 remastered tracks.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Myléne: Simply Irresistible, November 13, 2002

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Fernando Silva "fedo" (Santiago de Chile.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Les Mots: Best of (Audio CD)

When this cd came out, I thought: Having all of her albums, will this one be worth buying??...and having indulged in finally buying it, in spite of its expensiveness, the answer is YES!!, no regrets at all....this release is worth every dollar!

Featuring most of her greatest songs on this double cd collection makes the album really a must!... Both cd's have been constantly played in my stereo, discman and car, especially cd number two, which includes three new gorgeous never-released-before songs, all consecutively released as cd singles in France, most notably "Pardonne-Moi" (the third single), a melancholic, sensuous, lush, ballad in the trend of her latest studio album, the excellent "Innamoramento"...."Les Mots" (the first single), a duo with Seal, sung half in french & english....and "C'est une belle journée" (the second single), a happy, tuneful, infectious pop song, sort of in the style of "L'Histoire D'Une Fee, C'est...", the song Myléne created for the "Rugrats in Paris" soundtrack, which is also included. If you have the chance of watching the videoclips of the three aforementioned singles, they're fantastic (I watched them on TV5's international signal).

Besides, this wonderful collection includes new versions for "Maman a Tort", excellent remastered (but sometimes shorter) versions of "Beyond my Control", "Je t'aime Melancolie", et al....and such rarities, not included in her studio albums, like "Effets Secondaires", which ends with "great sound effect", "A Quoi Je sers", "La Veuve Noire".....

The CD Booklet has great photos of Mylene in various moods....In all, you won't be disappointed, a great experience. Buy it!!

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Poetic, lush, unique., March 15, 2002

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John Harris Stevenson "tranquileye" (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Les Mots: Best of (Audio CD)

For those of you who are familiar with Mylene Farmer, one of France's most popular pop singers, no introduction is required. At times compared to everyone from Kate Bush to Tori Amos to Madonna, Mylene's lyrics are poetic and unique, while the music is lush, well-produced, and varied euro-pop.

"Le Mots" is a greatest hits collection of sorts, remastered material starting with her first 1985 single, as well as some new and rare material on disque 2. The title track is a very good bilingual duet with British singer Seal.

I recommend this set for anyone with an interest in Mylene but who doesn't own her CDs; for the diehard Mylene fan there's new stuff and some wonderful photos.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't stay away from it, my new best friend !!, February 1, 2004

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Amre the king (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Les Mots: Best of (Audio CD)

I only knew 2 of mylene's songs that I heard on a european ststion when I was in medical school, I thought she was great!. But by no stretch of immagination did I think she had this massive great talent as a singer and song writer!

I admit I am still overwhelmed by the double CD set, I'm lost for words to describe the impact this album has on me.

There are 30 magnifisant songs, I can't say that one is better than the other , She will take you on a journey of ballades, pop and nearly classic on occasions.

I can't get over the beautiful ballade "pardonne-moi", where she sings her emotions out to princes of different countries, without having to shout or squeele like others do, you can feel the true emotion and the glory of her singing and writing talents, My God!!!!, it's mind blowing, also"les mots" such a beautiful ballade and one of my favourites has to be "Je te rends ton amour", the clarity and beauty of her voice and the beautiful music of Lourent Boutonant makes an unmissable piece of art!

And on a sunny day or a night out and in the car, "Sans cotrefacon" and "Pourvu qu'elle soint douce" are a great example of how far her talent goes for feel good probably danceable (for those who dance) pop music.

The sound quality and the grace and glory of her voice places her on top of my list of favourite singers, she is number one! and I'm talking about english and french singers!

If you don't have any french CD's start with this , you won't be able to get it out of your head.