Johnny Hallyday - Hello Johnny / Nous Les Gars Nous Les Filles [New CD

NEW MINI-LP PAPERSLEEVE GATEFOLD REPLICA WITH OBIINCLUDES A BONUS ALBUM + 8 BONUS TRACKSJohnny Hallyday (1943-2017) was France’s first and only full-fledged rockstar. While a number of his contemporary artists were also influenced by rock & roll, such as Claude François, Eddy Mitchelland Jerry Williams, none of them were as beholden to the original sources, or as enduringly successful, as Hallyday. His appropriations of Elvis Presley and James Dean captured the French imagination, but – language barrier aside – they were often too stylized and imitative to resonate with audiences used to the genuine article. Hallyday never achieved recognition in the United States or Britain as a large part of his repertoire consisted of French-language covers of early American twist and rock & roll hits. However, he remains the only authentic French rock & roller – the only stage performer, above all, to hold his fans in the palm of his hand like his idols across the Atlantic. France needed its own national rock singer, and it got Johnny.JOHNNY HALLYDAY, vocals and guitarON TRACKS [1-9]: HELLO JOHNNY (Vogue LD. 521, 1960)*BONUS ALBUM (10-21): NOUS LES GARS, NOUS LES FILLES (Vogue LD. 539-30, 1961)**BONUS TRACKS (22-29)Recorded in Paris, 1960-61.TRACKS:01 SOUVENIRS, SOUVENIRS02 DEPUIS QU’MA MÔME03 JE CHERCHE UNE FILLE04 POURQUOI CET AMOUR05 J’SUIS MORDU [I GOT STUNG]06 LAISSE LES FILLES07 ITSY, BITSY, PETIT BIKINI08 JE VEUX ME PROMENER [I WANT TO WALK YOU HOME]09 ’AIMER FOLLEMENT [MAKIN’ LOVE]10 NOUS LES GARS, NOUS LES FILLES [BOYS AND GIRLS]*11 OUI MON CHET [I WANT THAT]*12 LE P’TIT CLOWN DE TON COEUR [CATHY’S CLOWN] *13 CES’RAIT BIEN [SWEET NOTHIN’S] *14 CE N’EST PAS MÉCHANT *15 TU PARLES TROP [YOU TALK TOO MUCH] *16 KILI WATCH 6*17 UNE BOUM CHEZ JOHN *18 MON SEPTIÈME CIEL [SEVEN STEPS TO LOVE] *19 BIEN TROP TIMIDE *20 OUI J’AI *21 TU M’PLAIS *22 J’ETAIS FOU **23 LE PLUS BEAU DES JEUX [LABBRA DI FUOCO] **24 OH! OH! BABY **25 NOT GET OUT [aka KNOCKED OUT] **26 RETIENS LA NUIT **27 SAM’DI SOIR **28 SI TU ME TÉLÉPHONES **29 SOUVENIRS, SOUVENIRS **TOTAL TIME: 72:13 Min.