French pop composer extraordinaire
Laurent Voulzy revists the music that influenced him on
La Septième Vague. The nostalgic title track is the album's only original, but it is surrounded by covers of mostly '60s-era tunes, whether they be from French or American sources. Highlights include fine readings of
Charles Trénet's "La Piano de la Plage," and
Pierra Barouh and
Francis Lai's "A Bicyclette," as well as
Paul Simon's "59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" and
Robert Freeman's "Do You Wanna Dance." The realy oddity here is a deft interpetation of
Sade's "Smooth Operator," that sounds like it could have been recorded during the original Saravah era.