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"Mon amie la rose" is a poem written by Cécile Caulier and Jacques Lacome, originally performed in song by French singer Françoise Hardy in 1964. It became one of Hardy's most popular songs, and was collected on her album Mon amie la rose.
"Mon amie la rose" | |
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Single by Françoise Hardy | |
from the album Mon amie la rose | |
B-side | "Je n’attends plus personne (Non aspetto nessuno)" |
Released | 1964 |
Recorded | Studio Pye, London, England |
Genre | French pop |
Length | 5:26 |
Label | Disques Vogue |
Songwriter(s) | Cécile Caulier, Jacques Lacome |
Producer(s) | Jacques Wolfsohn |
Music video | |
"Mon amie la rose" (French TV, 1965) on YouTube |
Françoise | |
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![]() French edition | |
EP by | |
Released | 1964 |
Recorded | Studio Pye, London, England |
Genre | French pop |
Length | 9:12 |
Label | Disques Vogue |
Producer | Jacques Wolfsohn |
Alternative cover 1966 | |
![]() English edition's front cover | |
Alternative cover | |
![]() English edition's label of side 2 [1] |
The song was written in response to the death of actress Sylvia Lopez from leukemia in 1959. It was first presented by Cécile Caulier on the French variety series Le Petit Conservatoire de la chanson. Françoise Hardy then contacted Caulier and offered to record the song for her 1964 album.[2][3]
"Mon amie la rose" | ||||
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Single by Natacha Atlas | ||||
from the album Gedida | ||||
B-side | "Bastet" | |||
Released | 1999 | |||
Genre | Electronica, world music | |||
Length | 3:29 | |||
Label | Mantra | |||
Songwriter(s) | Cécile Caulier, Jacques Lacome | |||
Producer(s) | Transglobal Underground | |||
Natacha Atlas singles chronology | ||||
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An electronic–world music version performed by British-Belgian singer Natacha Atlas was released in 1999. The song was produced by Transglobal Underground for Atlas' third album Gedida (1999).
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Mon Amie La Rose" by Natacha Atlas.
Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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French Singles Chart[4] | 16 |
In 2021, Jarvis Cocker released a cover version on his album Chansons d'Ennui Tip-Top.[5]
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