Audio CD review:
Brigitte Bardot - Best of BB

Brigitte Bardot - Best of BB

Band: Brigitte Bardot Title: Best of BB Rating: Release Date: 1996-10-15 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: L' Appareil à Sous - Brigitte Bardot, Gainsbourg, Serge 2: La Madrague - Brigitte Bardot, Riviere, Jean-Max 3: Je Me Donne à Qui Me Plaît - Brigitte Bardot, Gainsbourg, Serge 4: Moi Je Joue - Brigitte Bardot, Riviere, Jean-Max 5: Une Histoire de Plage - Brigitte Bardot, Riviere, Jean-Max 6: Ça Pourrait Changer (Don't You Ever Change Your Mind) - Brigitte Bardot, Barratt, B. 7: Ne Me Laisse Pas l'Aimer - Brigitte Bardot, Rivat, J.M. 8: Maria Ninguen (Maria l'Amour) - Brigitte Bardot, Lyra, Carlos 9: Je Danse Donc Je Suis - Brigitte Bardot, Massoulier, J.C. 10: Ciel de Lit - Brigitte Bardot, Riviere, Jean-Max 11: Bonnie and Clyde - Brigitte Bardot, Gainsbourg, Serge 12: Bubble Gum - Brigitte Bardot, Gainsbourg, Serge 13: Le Soleil - Brigitte Bardot, Riviere, Jean-Max 14: Harley Davidson - Brigitte Bardot, Gainsbourg, Serge 15: Contact - Brigitte Bardot, Gainsbourg, Serge 16: Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus - Brigitte Bardot, Gainsbourg, Serge 17: Oh! Qu'il Est Vilain - Brigitte Bardot, Riviere, Jean-Max 18: Nue au Soleil - Brigitte Bardot, Schmitt, J. 19: Te Veux Ou Tu Veux Pas (Nem Vem Que Nas Tem) - Brigitte Bardot, Imperial, Carlos 20: Le Soleil de Ma Vie (You Are the Sunshine of My Life) - Brigitte Bardot, Wonder, Stevie

Pour commencer avec BB Une tres belle photo sur la couverture, "La Madrague", les grands classiques attendus ecrits par Gainsbourg y compris la version originale de "Je t'aime moi non plus", quelques perles ici et la au gout de chacun, que demander de plus ?. Lightweight pop of the sixties and seventies On this album, there are two duets with Serge Gainsbourg. Brigitte was better known as an actress and it would be fair to say that she was not a great singer - but she was good enough to make lightweight pop that is worth an occasional listen. Je t'aime moi non plus was intended for release as a single but it remained in the vaults - I think Brigitte decided she didn't want it released. In any case, Serge then recorded it with Jane Birkin. That version was released as a singe but was quickly banned in France. The singles were shipped across to the UK, where it was banned by the BBC but allowed to go on sale. It sold well, eventually reaching number one on the UK charts - a rare achievement for a record sung in a foreign language. The other duet between Serge and Brigitte is an original song about Bonnie and Clyde. There is also a duet with Sacha Distel - a cover of Stevie Wonder's You are the sunshine of my life. Like everything else here, it is sung in French. It occurs to me that this is an ideal song for a duet although I've never heard any other duet version of this song. Among the solo recordings, highlights are L'appareil a sous, La Madrague and Harley Davidson. There are liner notes in English - this is a British compilation. Brigitte's music is not essential, even if you are building a collection of French pop music, but it is worth an occasional listen, especially for Je t'aime moi non plus. Harley Davidson. Need I say more? And god bless the French for it, I reckon. Brigitte Bardot, the blonde-haired international Sex symbol of the 1960's and beyond, orginated from France where it is possible to have a hugely successful recording career without being able to sing. But Brigitte, as was her style, pouts, purrs and moans her way through this collection of songs which spannes her recording career from the early 60's to the early 70's. And everything is done so seductively. Some of the songs on this album will be nothing more than background music, but when Serge Gainsbourg starts to get involved in this album, things really spice up. Songs like "Bonnie and Clyde" "Contact" "Je t'aime. . . moi non plus" and of course the absolute classic "Harley Davidson" are truly amazing. Other standout numbers include "Le soleil de ma vie" (done with that irresistable Sacha Distel) "Tu veux ou tu veux pas" and "Je danse donc je suis". If you need a huge fix of 1960's French music, then come to the Queen of French entertainment at the time, Brigitte, and her incorrigable lover, Serge. Buy this CD at once ! The result is an incredible authenticity. What makes a great deal of a difference between BRIGITTE BARDOT and other actresses who are into singing is that each and every song of BARDOT's was written for her, by the same people who were also her friends. BRIGITTE BARDOT loved to sing even more than she loved to act: she would spend whole nights in recording studios, then she would rush at dawn to be on time at the movies studios. She wrote in her recent Mémoires that she never felt tired when singing (while she grew tired of acting), and it sure shows when listening to her records. If you like different kinds of music, you'll love this CD even more: you'll find calypso, twist, pop, mambo, charleston, chanson. . . This CD is also great for people who are learning French: BARDOT has such a personal way to pronounce words, detaching them from each other, which makes it very easy to understand the lyrics. In a sociological and historical way, BRIGITTE BARDOT is what THE 50's and the 60's in France were all about. She is part of our collective memory. Buy this CD: you can't be disappointed !. Love this CD! Gainsbourg wrote some wonderful songs for her, and they're mostly all here, Harley Davidson, Je T'Aime, L'Appareil a Sous etc. This Cd is fantastic, how many musical genres can you fit on one 20-track CD? There's cutesy pop, Gainsbourg's classics, and the adorable but cheesy Tu es le soleil de ma vie. You can hear she's having a lot of fun on these songs. If you like Bardot, buy it, it's a classic. Great photos too. You can see a complete list of all Brigitte Bardot discography, or go back to the Brigitte Bardot tabs