Bardot

Was Brigitte Bardot a "good" singer, in the conventional sense? No. Was the material she sang in the 1960s especially deep or brilliant? No. But is this 19-track compilation of the cream of her 1963-1970 recordings a fun listen? Yes indeed. Although not the owner of conventional high-level vocal skills, Bardot invested her frivolous songs with a contagious sense of playful fun, and a refusal to take the music or herself too seriously. Certainly some of the tunes – and their breathy delivery – capitalize on her iconic sex kitten persona.

Highlights from the screen icon’s music catalogue, featuring a distinctive take on swinging yé-yé and groovy pop-psych, as well as her own Tropezian introspection. The extensive booklet includes exclusive musings from B.B. herself on this brief and brilliant aspect to her career.

Although not the owner of conventional high-level vocal skills, Bardot invested her frivolous songs with a contagious sense of playful fun, and a refusal to take the music or herself too seriously. Certainly some of the tunes – and their breathy delivery – capitalize on her iconic sex kitten persona. But the guileless joy she projects is reminiscent of some of the early work by France Gall (one of the finest '60s French pop singers), though Bardot's voice is less girlish and more adult in tone.

Ce livre choc, sans concession, que Brigitte Bardot a souhaité écrire, seule, à La Madrague, entourée de ses animaux, exprime ses états d'âme actuels : sa révolte face à un monde en perdition et ses illusions perdues. Sa révolte, car aujourd'hui, la liberté, qu'elle a si bien incarnée dans les années 60, est mise en cage, maltraitée, comme celle des animaux qu'elle défend avec passion. Notre éternelle "star" française, légende vivante, fustige avec ce franc-parler qui la caractérise, notre société, ses lâchetés et ses dérives …