''En anglais'' is a

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by popular French singer

Françoise Hardy Françoise Madeleine Hardy (; 17 January 1944 – 11 June 2024) was a French singer-songwriter, actress, and author. She was known for singing melancholic, sentimental ballads. Hardy rose to prominence in the early 1960s as a leading figure in F ...

. It was originally released in United Kingdom in October 1968, on LP by Asparagus Productions/

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(ULP 1207) in mono and stereo (SULP 1207) formats. The LP saw a French release in December 1968 by Asparagus Productions/

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/Vogue international industries (CLD 729) in a ''stéréo universelle'' format.

Jean-Marie Périer Jean-Marie Périer (; born 1 February 1940) is a French photographer and film director. On 22 June 1963, the magazine '' Salut les copains'' organised a concert on Place de la Nation in Paris, with singers such as Johnny Hallyday, Richard Anth ...

was credited for the cover photography.

Track listing

Françoise Hardy is accompanied by orchestras directed by Charles Blackwell (1-2-3-11),

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(4-5-7-8-9),

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(6-12) and Jean-Pierre Sabar (10).

Editions

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s: first editions in the
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* , 1968: ''Françoise - The Second English Album'', World Records Co (ORC 6024). * , 1968: ''Loving'', Reprise Records (RS 6318). * , 1969: ''Françoise Hardy in Anglais'' ic Production Asparagus/Phono Vox Records, coll. “Celebrity Series”, Vol. 2 (LPV 001). * , 1969: ''Loving'',

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(RS 6318). * , 1969: ''Will You Love Me Tomorrow'', Interfusion (SITFL 934.135).

Reissues

* , 1990: CD (Jewel case), ''En anglais'',

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(ESCA 5191). * , 2016: LP, ''En anglais'',

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(190295 989590). * , 2016: CD (digipack), ''En anglais'', Parlophone/Warner Music (190296 997488).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:En anglais Françoise Hardy albums 1968 albums albums recorded at Olympic Sound Studios