Performer Notes

This is a collection of classic McGarrigles' material sung in French, along with French/Canadian folk songs.
Personnel: Kate McGarrigle (vocals, banjo, accordion); Anna McGarrigle (vocals, piano); Andrew Cowan (guitar, percussion); Scot Lang, David Spinoza, Alun Davies, Andrew Gold, Greg Prestopino, Jorn Reissner (guitar); Pete Weldon (banjo); Gilles Losier, Jay Unger, Floyd Gilbeau (violin); Ken MacKenzie (bagpipes); Chaim Tannenbaum, Joel Tepp (harmonica); Carlyle Miller (saxophone); Roger Walls (trumpet); Gary Nagels (trombone); George Bohanon (horns); Jane McGarrigle (organ, background vocals); Kenny Pearson (organ); Pat Donaldson, Tony Levin (bass); Jean-Paul Robichaud (drums, percussion); Jerry Conway, Graham Chambers, Stephen Gadd (drums); Densil Lang (percussion); Dane Lanken (background vocals).
Producers: Kate McGarrigle, Anna McGarrigle, Joe Boyd, Greg Prestopino, David Nichtern.
This is a Quebecois re-release.
Kate & Anna McGarrigles' first two albums, released in 1976 and 1977, were showered with critical praise when they appeared. However, when record sales failed to match the level of critical attention that these albums received, the pair attempted an overtly commercial work, the poorly selling and poorly received PRONTO MONTO. Kate & Anna McGarrigle were dropped by their label after the failure of PRONTO MONTO, only to reemerge three years later in 1981 with this beautiful album.
FRENCH RECORD is a collection of a few of their previously recorded songs that were sung in French (the McGarrigles are from Quebec) and new material. The album sold extremely well in their native Canada and has remained one of the duo's enduring favorites. The arrangements--employing accordions, piano, guitars, a rhythm section, and assorted other instruments--are evocative and always provide full support to the heart of each song. A casual elegance pervades the entire work.

Professional Reviews

Entertainment Weekly (1/8/93, p.55) - "...Their delicate and witty studies of the human condition--wrapped in a holistic blend of folk, rock, and classical--have never been better captured than on this romantic 1981 gem..." Rating: A+

Uncut (p.87) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] magnificent testimony to the universal language of the duo's close-harmony singing....Highly melodic, emotional, and easy on the ears..."

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Album: French Record-Entre La Jeunesse Et La Sagesse
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Entre Lajeunesse et la Sagesse
2)	Complainte pour Ste-Catherine
3)	Mais Quand Tu Danses
4)	Cheminant a la Ville
5)	Excursion a Venise
6)	En Filant Ma Quenouille
7)	Belle S'Est Etourdie
8)	Naufragee du Tendre
9)	Avant la Guerre
10)	Boire
11)	Prends Ton Manteau

Album: French Record-Entre La Jeunesse Et La Sagesse
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Entre Lajeunesse et la Sagesse
2)	Complainte pour Ste-Catherine
3)	Mais Quand Tu Danses
4)	Cheminant a la Ville
5)	Excursion a Venise
6)	En Filant Ma Quenouille
7)	Belle S'Est Etourdie
8)	Naufragee du Tendre
9)	Avant la Guerre
10)	Boire
11)	Prends Ton Manteau