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Sylvie Vartan is a French pop institution, as popular
today as when she first took the y -y scene by storm
in 1962 with the first of a half century-worth of hits. The
vivacious and always stylish Vartan was also a pioneer
amongst the new breed of French female artists,
crossing the Atlantic several times in the early 60s to
record. She proved remarkably adept at tackling
material in English, which resulted in many superb
recordings chanted in a husky, compelling accent.
? Sylvie's main foreign release in that era was the USonly
album "Gift Wrapped In Paris". It combined tracks
from the 1963 "Sylvie a Nashville" LP along with new
sessions cut in New York in late 1964 with a crack
session crew and the likes of Ellie Greenwich on
backing vocals. Later on Sylvie recorded in England
and utilised the talents of her husband Johnny
Hallyday's in-house writers, Tommy Brown and Mick
Jones, the latter later to become famous in the band
Foreigner.
? "En Anglais ...et en Am ricain" compiles the best
moments from Sylvie's 1960s English language
releases, such as the uptown R&B of 'Gonna Cry' and 'I
Made My Choice,' girl-group nuggets like 'I Can't Make
Him Look At Me' and 'I Heard Somebody Say' and the
groovy 'Thinking About You' and 'Run For The Sun.'
We also delve deep into the vault to find previously
unheard gems such as 'You Please Me So' and
'Whirlpool.' With superior remastered sound and an
extensive, heavily illustrated sleeve note that tells the
full story behind Vartan's experiments singing in
English, "En Anglais... et en Am ricain" is a must-have
for both her ardent admirers and any fan of the
classiest 60s girls.