Les Valentins

-desole je ne parle que français et anglais.
-sorry I only speak French and English.
-(žalostan Ja ne govorim da i francuski i na engleskom jeziku) ? ili ?
-(žao mi samo govori francuski i engleski jezik)
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LES VALENTINS
Since launching their career in the mid-80s, male/female duo Les Valentins have put out a string of critically-acclaimed albums and earned a cutting-edge reputation for their songwriting, arrangements and production work.
BIOGRAPHY
Edith Fambuena and Jean-Louis Pierot, the two musicians who make up Les Valentins, were both born in the 60s in the Aix-en-Provence region in the south of France. Edith, the daughter of local shopkeepers and Jean-Louis, whose parents were teachers, were both fired by a passion for music from an early age.
Edith and Jean-Louis met in their early teens. Discovering that they shared the same musical tastes, which at that time largely revolved around the Velvet Underground, they teamed up with Gérald Gardrinier (future French music star De Palmas) in 1985 and formed their own band, les Max Valentins. The group featured Edith on bass and Jean-Louis on keyboards.
The group's career took off in 1987 when France was in the grip of "Dahomania" and Etienne Daho, the king of French pop, visited Aix in the course of a national tour. Daho hooked up with Les Max Valentins in a local night-club post-concert and immediately hit if off with Edith and Jean-Louis. Indeed, Daho ended up signing Les Max Valentins to his label, Satori Song, and went on to put out the group's first singles, "les Maux-dits" and "Printemps parapluie".
Unfortunately, neither of these singles met with any commercial success. And, a few months later, Gérald, who had been experiencing major musical differences with Edith and Jean-Louis, left Les Max Valentins to pursue a solo career.




FROM THREE TO TWO
The trio thus disappeared from circulation in the summer of 1988. However, shortening their name to Les Valentins, Edith and Jean-Louis re-emerged as a duo in 1989. Meanwhile, the two musicians were both busy working with other people. Edith joined Etienne Daho in the studio to play guitar on his 1988 album "Pour nos vies martiennes" (for which, incidentally, she wrote the track "Caribbean Sea"). As for Jean-Louis, he was busy with his own collaborations, working with Daniel Darc (the ex-Taxi Girl) and UK musician Bill Pritchard.
Edith and Jean-Louis soon went into the studio on their own account, however, to work on their debut album, "le Café des deux mondes". Released in 1990, the duo's first album scored a big hit with French music critics, but failed to take off with the record-buying public. (This scenario has, in fact, been repeated many times throughout the Valentins' career).
In 1991 Edith and Jean-Louis went on to record part of the soundtrack for Francesca Comencini's film "Annabelle partagée" alongside Etienne Daho. The duo also embarked upon their first major national tour later the same year.
1992 found Les Valentins teaming up with Etienne Daho once again, joining the Rennes-born star in the studio to co-produce his new album "Paris ailleurs" (which, needless to say, turned out to be another best-seller). Later that year Edith and Jean-Louis also accompanied Daho when he embarked upon an extensive national and international tour to promote his new album. On their return, Les Valentins also collaborated on "Dans la lune", the solo album released by Nicola Sirkis (lead singer of cult French group Indochine).

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FRANCOISE HARDY "IN ENGLISH"

Françoise Hardy in English is a 1966 studio album of the French popular singer Françoise Hardy.
The song "All Over The World" from this album reached the Top 20 in the United Kingdom, remaining there for 15 weeks.
In the Anglophone world, this may be Hardy's best-known song.

Françoise Hardy is accompanied by the Charles Blackwell orchestra.

1."This Little Heart" – 2:07 Original title: "Ce petit cœur"
Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy , English adaptation: More
2."All Over The World" – 2:29 Original title: "Dans le monde entier"
Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy , English adaptation: More
3."However Much" – 2:13 Original title: "Et même"
Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy , English adaptation: More
4."It's Getting Late" – 1:36 Original title: "Il se fait tard"
Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy , English adaptation: Meredith
5."Only Friends" – 2:18 Original title: "Ton meilleur ami"
Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy , English adaptation: Miller
6."Say It Now" – 2:13 French title: "Dis lui non"
Lyrics and music written by: Robert Douglas Skelton , First performed by: Bobby Skel (1964)
7."Just Call and I'll Be There" – 2:28 French title: "Le Temps Des Souvenirs"
Lyrics and music written by: Charles Blackwell , First performed by: P.J. Proby (1964)
8."The Rose" – 2:15 Original title: "Mon amie la rose"
Lyrics by: Cécile Caulier Music written by: Cécile Caulier and Jacques Lacombe , English adaptation: More
9."Only You Can Do It" – 2:51 French title: "Je Veux Qu'il Revienne"
Lyrics and music by: Charles Blackwell , First performed by: The Vernons Girls (1964)
10."It's My Heart" – 1:45 Original title: "Tu peux bien"
Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy , English adaptation: Meredith
11."Another Place" – 2:02 Original title: "La nuit est sur la ville"
Lyrics and music written by: Françoise Hardy , English adaptation: More
12."Autumn Rendez-vous" – 2:40 Original title: "Rendez-vous d'automne"
Lyrics by: Jean-Max Rivière Music written by: Gérard Bourgeois , English adaptation by: Meredith

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DOGS

The group is so called in reference to the numerous titles of songs which he liked containing the word dog. While taking back titles of Flamin ' Groovies, Kinks, or Velvet Underground, they begins fast to write their own personal compositions in English. The first concerts take place to the casino of Saint-Valery-en-Caux, and diverse places of the Norman coast.
In 1974, Dogs passes in the "Golf Drouot" in Paris, where their participation is relatively enlivened. In this opportunity, Philippe Manœuvre writes enthusiastically the first laudatory article in the "Rock and folk" musical magazine on this famous concert.
Others concert take place in Little Bob Story's first part, then the other illustrious representative of the high-Norman rock scene.
In January, 1978, they register their first one 45 rpm ( 3 title) with Charlie was a good boy, No Way, Nineteen, on the label in Rouen Melodies Massacres.
( There was the other one 45 rpm of the label Melody Massacres in 1978. One 5 titles named "Go where you want to go" with "Teenage fever, Go where you want to go, Here come my baby, My life, You' re gonna loose me..."
During the next years, Dogs occurs essentially in France, in Europe and in Japan, and realize about ten albums studios. They are determinedly situated except fashion during all these years, composing a rock and roll without concessions sung in English. Dominique Laboubée will make also diverse collaborations (among others on the Louise Féron's magnificent album), productions and writing for the other artists (Cesium, Tony Truant, Chainsaw).
In 2001 takes out a public recording (shorts, Fast and Tight). Their sales of records always remained average in France, but their reputation and their influence on the French rock scene was very important, claimed by Thugs, for example.
On October 9th, 2002, Dominique Laboubée, creator, singer, composer, instrumentalist of the group, collapses on stage during a tour in the United States, to Worcester, Massachusetts, and dies at 45 years old.
In 2006 appears a collection of twenty two new Stories of The Dogs - Stories for Dominique, tribute to Dominique Laboubée and to Dogs through news and narratives inspired by their directory and written by authors of whodunit (editions Krakoen). At the same time a double CD of forty eight occasions of the directory of Dogs completes this tribute Stories Of The Dogs - Songs For Dominique (http: // tributedogs.emotropie.info).
Since July 12th, 2007, the place of the street Massacres in Rouen, situated in front of the former record dealer "Melodies Massacre" is named " Place Dominique Laboubée, composer-songwriter, 1957-2002 ".

DOGS Shakin' with the Dogs lp 1989 Epic records 128 kbps - 51,4Mo

Shakin' with Linda / Too much class for the neighborhood / M.A.U.R.E.E.N. / Can't find my way / The most forgotten french boy / Little Johnny Jet / Home is where I want to be / Shout / Secrets / Poison in my heart / Down at Lulu's / Somebody / Back on my mind / Waiting for a miracle / Is it the wind / Jungle of lies

discography:

1979 - Different (Philips, 33 T)
1980 - Walking Shadows (Philips, 33 T)
1982 - Too Much Class for The Neighbourhood (Epic, 33 T)
1983 - Legendary Lovers (Epic, 33 T)
1985 - Shout! (Epic, 33 T)
1986 - More more more (Epic, 33 T)
1989 - Shakin' with the Dogs - Compilation (Epic, 33 T/CD)
1989 - A million ways of killing time (Mix It, 33 T/CD)
1993 - Three is a crowd (Skydog, CD)
1998 - 4 of a kind (Jour & Nuit, CD)
1999 - A different kind (4 of a kind vol. 2) (Jour & Nuit, CD)
2001 - Short, fast & tight - live (Hacienda, Double CD)

Members:
(1973-1975)
Dominique Laboubée - chant, guitare
Paul Pechenaert - guitare, chant
François Camuzeaux - basse
Michel Gross - batterie

(1976-1977)
Dominique Laboubée - chant, guitare
Hugues Urvoy de Portzamparc - basse, chant
Michel Gross - batterie

(1977-1978)
Dominique Laboubée - chant, guitare
Jean-Yves Garin - guitar, chant
Hugues Urvoy de Portzamparc - basse, chant
Michel Gross - batterie

(1978-1981)
Dominique Laboubée - chant, guitare
Hugues Urvoy de Portzamparc - basse, chant
Michel Gross - batterie

(1981-1987)
Dominique Laboubée - chant, guitare
Antoine Massy-Perrier - chant, guitare
Hugues Urvoy de Portzamparc - basse, chant
Michel Gross - batterie

(1988-1992)
Dominique Laboubée - chant, guitare
Antoine Massy-Perrier - chant, guitare
Gene Clarksville - clavier
Christian Rosset - basse, chant
Bruno Lefaivre - batterie

(1993-1996)
Dominique Laboubée - chant, guitare
Christian Rosset - basse, chant
Bruno Lefaivre - batterie

(1996-2002)
Dominique Laboubée - chant, guitare
Laurent Ciron - chant, guitare
Christian Rosset - basse, chant
Bruno Lefaivre - batterie

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