French pop singer of the sixties
Peter Durward Harris | Leicester England | 04/18/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This compilation of Richard's music contains mostly cover versions of British and American songs. He sings Ya ya twist and You've lost that loving feeling entirely in English, while there are other songs that he sings partly in English and partly in French, but most of the songs here are entirely in French.Among the songs of which you can find his French versions here are When (Kalin twins), Dream lover (Bobby Darin), Broken hearted melody (Sarah Vaughan), Itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini (Brian Hyland), Poetry in motion (Johnny Tillotson), Let's twist again (Chubby Checker), Hit the road Jack (Ray Charles), 500 miles (Peter Paul and Mary), Take five (Dave Brubeck), Crying in the rain (Everly brothers), Rhythm of the rain (Cascades), It's my party (Lesley Gore), Then he kissed me (Crystals), I only want to be with you (Dusty Springfield), Blowing in the wind (Bob Dylan), The girl from Ipanema (Astrud Gilberto), Catch the wind (Donovan), What's new pussycat (Tom Jones), Monday Monday (Mamas and Papas), Sunny (Bobby Hebb), Ruby Tuesday (Rollin Stones), Let's go to San Francisco (Flowerpot men), Little arrows (Leapy Lee), Lily the pink (Scaffold), In the year 2525 (Zager and Evans) and MacArthur Park (Richard Harris).Also here is a French version of the Italian song Il mondo mio, the English version of which is You're my world, a song that was a British number one and an American top thirty hit for Cilla Black.Richard's music will appeal to fans of Tom Jones, Engelbert Humperdinck, Andy Williams and others like them, who are looking for French covers of famous songs."
Track Listings (49) - Disc #1