Entre Lajeunesse et la sagesse is a 1980 album by Kate and Anna McGarrigle

Kate and Anna McGarrigle

Kate and Anna McGarrigle, were a pair of Canadian singer-songwriters from Quebec, who performed as a duo until Kate McGarrigle's death on January 18, 2010.-Profile:...

. The album is also known by the title French Record.

The album title is a pun

Pun

The pun, also called paronomasia, is a form of word play which suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect. These ambiguities can arise from the intentional use and abuse of homophonic,...

. Lajeunesse is a street name in Montreal, Quebec, but the title can also mean "between youth and wisdom".

It is considered by many fans, even those who don't speak French

French language

French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

, to be one of the duo's best albums. The album includes several of the French songs that appeared on the sisters' earlier albums, along with a number of newly recorded tracks.

Track listing

Most tracks were cowritten with Philippe Tatartcheff

Philippe Tatartcheff

Philippe Tatartcheff is a Canadian poet and songwriter who grew up in Timmins, Ontario. His father, Dr. Michael Tatartcheff, was a physician and surgeon in Timmins, and his grandfather, Dr. Assen Tatartcheff, was a member of the Macedonian Liberation Front IMRE...

. Each song's writing credit is listed below.

1. "Entre Lajeunesse et la sagesse" – 4:28 - Kate/Philippe
2. "Complainte pour Ste-Catherine" – 2:47 - Anna/Philippe
3. "Mais quand tu danses" – 3:50 - Anna/Philippe
4. "Cheminant à la ville" – 2:13 - Kate/Philippe
5. "Excursion à Venise" – 4:26 - Anna/Philippe
6. "En filant ma quenouille" – 2:00 - traditional, arrangement by Kate and Anna
7. "La belle s'est étourdie" – 3:20 - Kate/Anna
8. "Naufragée du tendre" – 3:40 - Anna/Philippe
9. "Avant la guerre" – 3:59 - Anna/Philippe
10. "À Boire" – 2:36 - Anna/Philippe
11. "Prends ton manteau" – 2:51 - Kate/Anna/Philippe