good to have the mischievous McGarrigles back!" In his review in Folk Roots magazine, Lawrence H. Heath stated: "French Record was put on Earth to be enjoyed, to be delighted in [...]. It's just two French-Canadian sisters with heaven-sent voices and heartfelt harmonies, singing melodies that could move mountains to tears in the company of musicians whose empathy is exceeded only by their sureness of touch. [...] It's just the best album Kate and Anna McGarrigle have made to date, that's all (and everything!) [...] French Record is one of those rare albums without a single duff track — or nanosecond for that matter." Release history The album was released on vinyl LP with two different covers: the first by Kébec-Disc in Canada, titled Entre la jeunesse et la sagesse in May 1980, and the second by Hannibal Records in the rest of the world, titled simply French Record, in February 1981. it was re-released on CD in 2003 by La Tribu, with both French Record and Entre Lajeunesse et la sagesse appearing in the title, and on the same cover as the original Hannibal LP. Overview The album comprises eleven songs, including three that had been released on earlier albums: "Complainte pour Ste-Catherine", on Kate & Anna McGarrigle (1976) "Naufragée du tendre", on Dancer with Bruised Knees (1977); this is a new, re-recorded version of the song "Prends ton manteau", on Pronto Monto (1978). Track listing Most of the songs were co-written by the McGarrigle sisters with Philippe Tatartcheff, in various combinations. "Entre Lajeunesse et la sagesse" (Kate McGarrigle, Philippe Tatartcheff) – 4:28 "Complainte pour Ste-Catherine" (Anna McGarrigle, Philippe Tatartcheff) – 2:47 "Mais quand tu danses" (Anna McGarrigle, Philippe Tatartcheff) – 3:50 "Cheminant à la ville" (Kate McGarrigle, Philippe Tatartcheff) – 2:13 "Excursion à Venise" (Anna McGarrigle, Philippe Tatartcheff) – 4:26 "En filant ma quenouille" (Traditional; arranged by Kate & Anna McGarrigle) – 2:00 "La belle s'est étourdie" (Kate & Anna McGarrigle) – 3:20 "Naufragée du tendre" (Anna McGarrigle, Philippe Tatartcheff) – 3:40 "Avant la guerre" (Anna McGarrigle, Philippe Tatartcheff) – 3:59 "À Boire" (Anna McGarrigle, Philippe Tatartcheff) – 2:36 "Prends ton manteau" (Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Philippe Tatartcheff) – 2:51 Personnel Kate McGarrigle - piano, Hammond B3 organ, accordion, acoustic guitar, banjo, vocals Anna McGarrigle - piano, accordion, vocals Jane McGarrigle - Hammond B3 organ Chaim Tannenbaum, Joel Topp - Harmonium Alun Davies - acoustic guitar Scott Lang