Magnolias for Ever is asongbyClaude Françoisrecorded in 1977. The lyrics are ofÉtienne Roda-Giland music of Claude François andJean-Pierre Bourtayre.
She was released in singles in November 1977 1 and on the album Magnolias for Ever in December 1977.
From the moment Claude François asked Roda-Gil to write him songs “à texte”, the critics, usually scathing with the singer, became interested in him and emphasized his professionalism [ref. necessary] .
The single sold, according to InfoDisc, to 784,000 copies in 1977 2 .
Group 2Be3 took over the title in 1997; he appears with new arrangements on the second edition of their album Partir un jour , released the same year. In 2003 the title is again taken again for the musical Belles belles belles , staged by Redha based on the songs of Claude François.
In 2016, M Pokora took over song 3 .
Magnolias For Ever is also the title of the last album of Claude François, released during his lifetime, whose unity of musical style is disco. The singer had already begun a disco turn with the song Je vais à Rio released a few months earlier, in May 1977.
List of titles
| N o | title | Author (s) | Orchestra | duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Magnolias for Ever | Etienne Roda Gil, Jean-Pierre Bourtayre, Claude François | Raymond Gimenes and Jean-Claude Petit | 4:15 |
| 2. | And I love you so much (Original title: And I Love You So 4 ) | Don McLean | Jean-Claude Petit | 3:49 |
Notes and references
- ↑ Yann Moix , Podium (film) , Grasset, ( ISBN 9782246628491 , read online [ archive ] )
- ↑ http://infodisc.fr/Detail_S_CF.php [ archive ] . (registration required)
- ↑ Rebecca Manzoni ” From Claude François M Pokora, magnolias are eternal ” France Inter , ( read online [ archive ] )
- ↑ First interpreter: Don McLean , 1970 , in the album Tapestry . Adaptation in French: Claude François.