Le Temps de l'Amour

The music is by Jacques Dutronc and the lyrics by André Salvet and Lucien Morisse. According to a French song-history site, Dutronc, then guitarist with the Dritons, wrote an instrumental called "Fort Chabrol" in early 1960; the Fantômes recorded it with modest success in 1961 and it earned Dutronc his first royalties. Salvet and Morisse added lyrics, José Salcy recorded it first in 1962, and Hardy's version quickly became the hit. Two other French sources link the instrumental to the Dritons or the Fantômes, which is noted as uncertain.

Hardy recorded it in 1962 at Studio Vogue in Villetaneuse with Roger Samyn conducting, and it appeared on the Vogue EP in December 1962 (reference V.45-1074) and as track five of the album. It topped the French chart in late 1962 and early 1963, though no chart table for the song alone was found. No statement from her about the song turned up. She also sang an Italian version, "L'età dell'amore", which placed second in Italy, and the electronic duo Bon Entendeur made a version with her voice in 2021. It was used in Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom (2012). Our upload carries no version information.