bᵻtwˌiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː hiː ɹˈoʊt ɐ lˈɑːt ʌv sˈɔŋz wɪð pˈɔːl mˈɔːɹɪˌæt fɔːɹ mˈaɪɚɹɪl mˈæθɪˌuː: mˈɑːn kɹˈiːdoʊ wˈʌn,θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ kˈɑːpɪz sˈoʊld, vˈiːnz dˈænz mˈɑː ɹˈuː, lˌæ pɹˌɛmiˈɛɹ ɪtˈɔɪl, lˌæ vˈiːɪl bˈɑːɹk, ɡˈeɪənt tə nˈeɪm bˌʌt ɐ fjˈuː.
Between 1967 and 1972 he wrote a lot of songs with Paul Mauriat for Mireille Mathieu: 'Mon Credo' (1,335,000 copies sold), Viens dans ma rue, La première étoile, La vieille barque, géant to name but a few.