An unreleased song recorded in 1973 by a very famous singer came to light

An unreleased song from the deceased Johnny Hallydayone of the biggest stars of French popular music, was released this Friday after remaining unpublished for 53 years.

The song, «Des comme toi, y’en a plus» (There is no one like you anymore), was recorded in 1973, but since then it has remained forgotten in the group’s archives. Universal. It is now published on digital platforms and in the reissue of the album «Insolitudes».

Although relatively little known outside France, except in Belgium, Luxembourg and French Switzerland, as well as in Quebec (Canada), Johnny Hallyday is a true national institution. Sold more than 100 million records and his death, in 2017, caused a massive tribute followed by millions of French people.

The song was found on old magnetic tapes preserved by Universal. Xavier Perrot, responsible for the singer’s catalogue, told the network BFM TV which probably comes from a recording session held in April 1973 at the Ferber studios in Paris.

The author of the lyrics is Michel Mallory, who wrote more than a hundred songs for the artist.

According to Mallory, the recording shows a side hidden behind Hallyday’s tough man image. «He was deeply sentimental. He was a romantic,» he said in statements collected by BFM TV.

A singer in love

The recording belongs to a particularly delicate moment for the singer. His show «Johnny Circus» had not achieved the expected success and his relationship with fellow singer Sylvie Vartan was going through a crisis that was widely followed by the media at the time.

In fact, the project also had a personal dimension: try to win back the singer through his songs.

«Des comme toi, y’en a plus» was never published. According to Mallory, it is possible that the song did not fit with the artistic strategy of the record company at the time.

The song lasts 2 minutes and 49 seconds and is part of the reissue of «Insolitudes», which was one of the most important albums of the singer’s career, with such emblematic songs as «La musique que j’aime» (The music I love).

EFE Agency.

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