Le Temps Est Bon– Sultry Seventies Songs From France

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The typical sultry sound of French pop dominated the Dutch charts in the 1970s. The gasping female vocals and masculine male voices made many of those hits seem like they came from soundtracks for soft porn movies. Isabelle Pierre even sang about the joy of being in a relationship with two men. When the decade came to a close and new musical genres popped up, like new wave and punk, the French disappeared from view. In the 1990s elements of that seventies style returned when Air released Moon Safari. And even contemporary artists like Emma Peters (Le Temps Se Passe) refer to the golden days of French pop music.

The track by Paul Martin is from the new compilation French Rare Groove – Rare Funky Songs From France:

“Freaky French tracks from a variety of sources – served up here in a set that does a great job of going past the obvious choices from the Serge Gainsbourg side of the spectrum!” (Dusty Groove)

In 1979, Ottawan was founded by producers Daniel Vangarde and Jean Kluger (originally from Belgium) and fronted by Patrick Jean-Baptiste and Annette Eltice. Kluger and Vangarde were also the masterminds behind hit singles from Nightschool and The Gibson Brothers. Fun fact, Daniel Vangarde is the father of Thomas Bangalter, who is best known as one half of French duo Daft Punk, of course.

Next up is a new part of Smooth Sailing!

Tracklist:

Nightschool – Do You Speak French? (1978)
Paul Martin – Le Troublant Témoignage De Paul Martin (1977)
Rhoda Scott – C’est Si Bon (1978)
Veronique Sanson – Les Délices D'Hollywood (1977)
Daniel Mathieu – C’Etait Un Beau Dimanche (1976)
Isabelle Pierre – Le Temps Est Bon (1972)
C. Jérôme  – Hop Là Dites Moi (1975)
Jeane Manson ‎– Avant De Nous Dire Adieu (1976)
Nicolas Peyrac – So Far Away From L.A (1975)
Claude François – De La Peine Pas De Chagrin (1973)
Albin – Chante Dans Ma Maison (1973)
Pierre Groscolas – Mamalou (1975)
Julien Clerc – Elle Voulait Qu'on L'Appelle Venise (1975)
Ottawan – D.I.S.C.O. (1979)
Dave – Dansez Maintenant (1975)
Shake – Tu Sais Je T'Aime (You Know I Love You) (1976)
Serge Gainsbourg – Sea Sex And Sun (1978)
Sheila & B. Devotion – Spacer (1979)
Patrick Juvet – Got A Feeling (1978)
Grace Jones – Comme Un Oiseau Qui S'Envole [A Tom Moulton Mix] (1978)