B.B. (album)
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| Released | 1964 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 24:09 | |||
| Label | Philips Records | |||
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B.B. is the second studio album of French singer and actress Brigitte Bardot and was released in 1964 by Philips Records. The record followed her 1962 debut album Brigitte Bardot and features a collection of French pop tracks in a light, melodic style characteristic of the early 1960s. It also includes the single "Moi Je Joue", one of Bardot's most recognizable songs from this period. The release is noted for its high-fidelity monaural sound and features arrangements by Alain Goraguer and his orchestra.[1]
Two tracks from the album, "Ne Me Laisse Pas L’Aimer" and "Maria Ninguém", were written by young composers Jean Michel Rivat and Francis Fumières, and were recorded shortly before the album's release.[2] The latter is a Brazilian bossa nova classic originally popularized by artists like João Gilberto and Herbie Mann. Bardot performs the track in Portuguese — the national language — a notable choice that reflects her exposure to Brazilian culture during the summer of 1964, when she spent her first season in Búzios alongside Moroccan playboy Bob Zagury. It is likely that she learned the song, composed by Carlos Lyra, during that time, marking a moment in her career when the language barrier was partially overcome.[3][4]
The song "Ne Me Laisse Pas L’Aimer" was used in the film Love Is in the Air (2013) to mark the moment when the character Julie realizes she is falling in love. The music highlights the emotional shift in the scene and symbolizes the transition between past and future in the narrative.[5]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
According to critic Stewart Mason of AllMusic, B.B. is an underwhelming effort, offering what he considers mostly uninspired material and disengaged performances from Bardot. He highlights "Maria Ninguém" and "Moi Je Joue" as the only notable tracks, with the rest of the album lacking energy or artistic depth. Mason suggests that Bardot would only begin to find her voice as a musical artist the following year, in 1965, when she started collaborating with Serge Gainsbourg. Despite praising the album's iconic cover image, he dismisses the overall musical content as comparable to that of lightweight pop albums by American contemporaries like Shelley Fabares.[1]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Moi Je Joue" | G. Bourgeois, J.-M. Rivière | 1:43 |
| 2. | "Une Histoire de Plage" | G. Bourgeois, J.-M. Rivière, Yani Spanos | 1:50 |
| 3. | "Ça Pourrait Changer ("Don't You Ever Change Your Mind")" | B. Barratt, G. Bourgeois, J.-M. Rivière | 2:00 |
| 4. | "À la Fin de l'Été ("Tu sais")" | G. Bourgeois, J.-M. Rivière | 2:17 |
| 5. | "Ne Me Laisse Pas L'Aimer" | F. Furrière, M. Rivat | 2:35 |
| 6. | "Maria Ninguém ("Marie l'amour")" | Carlos Lyra, C. Jolliet | 2:30 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Je Danse Donc Je Suis" | André Popp, J.-C. Massoulier | 1:52 |
| 2. | "Melanie" | G. Bourgeois, J.-M. Rivière | 2:02 |
| 3. | "Ciel de Lit" | G. Bourgeois, Gloria Lasso, J.-M. Rivière | 1:40 |
| 4. | "Un Jour Comme un Autre" | G. Bourgeois, J.-M. Rivière | 2:18 |
| 5. | "Les Cheveux Dans le Vent" | G. Bourgeois, J.-P. Calvet, J.-M. Rivière | 1:40 |
| 6. | "Jamais Trois Sans Quatre" | G. Bourgeois, J.-M. Rivière | 2:15 |
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from the liner noter of the LP B.B..[6]
- Recorded 17, 18, 23, 26, 27, 30th December 1963 / 2th January 1964 at Studio Blanqui (Paris).
- Conductor (Direction D'orchestre) – Alain Goraguer
- Engineer (Prise De Son) – Roger Roche
- Orchestra – Alain Goraguer Et Son Orchestre
- Producer – Claude Dejacques
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Mason, Stewart. "B.B. - Brigitte Bardot | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 29 December 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "France" (PDF). Cashbox. Vol. XXV, no. 23. February 15, 1964. p. 52. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 18, 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ Filho, Antonio Gonçalves (12 March 2014). "Discos dos anos 1960 marcam redescoberta de Brigitte Bardot". O Estado de S. Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 18 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "BRAZIL - The Past 12 Months" (PDF). Cashbox. Vol. XXV, no. 49. August 15, 1964. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 18, 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ Powrie, Phil (29 June 2017). Music in Contemporary French Cinema: The Crystal-Song. Springer. pp. 164–165. ISBN 978-3-319-52362-0.
- ^ Brigitte Bardot – B.B. (Media notes). France: Philips Records. 1964. B 77.984 L.
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