THE FRENCH BARBARA
ALAIN ROBERT | ST-HUBERT,QUÉBEC | 11/30/2001
(4 out of 5 stars)
"BARBARA was a singer who struggled many years before success came her way in the sixties.She created a sort of intimate character that ones recognize rapidly.BARBARA's songs are often autobiographical;such is the case here with RÉMUSAT and MON ENFANCE who are obviously about her mother.There is also a sad BARBARA,in FRENCH,we call this le mal de vivre, that is present everywhere in her discography.Maybe some people can find her a little depressing,but there is always a warm humanity about her.Selections of live recordings was a good idea,since there was a special love story between the fans and the artist.With BARBARA,the feeling was never artificial,it was real."