Esther Ofarim - Esther Ofarim
Review by Mersina Alimpoutaki-Joustra
Esther Ofarim's self-titled album is a beautiful collection of songs that showcase the Israeli singer's undeniable talent. The album, released in 1966, features a mix of traditional Israeli folk songs and covers of popular English-language songs.
Ofarim's voice is the standout feature of the album, with her powerful vocals soaring over the gentle acoustic instrumentation. Her emotive delivery on tracks like "T'en Va Pas" and "Le Train" is particularly captivating.
The album's production is also noteworthy, with the arrangements perfectly complementing Ofarim's vocals. The use of strings on tracks like "Cinderella Rockefella" adds a lushness to the song that makes it stand out from other pop hits of the era.
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Tracks
| Track | Duration | Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Song Of The French Partisan | 3:35 | |
| Shecharchoret | ||
| Le Train | ||
| La Rose Et La Violette | ||
| N'y Pense Plus... Tout Est Bien | ||
| El Condor Pasa | 4:32 | |
| Je Suis Encore Loin (900 Miles From My Home) | ||
| I Am The Singer | 3:35 | |
| Suzanne | 5:21 | |
| If You Came | 3:06 | |
| Le Chant des Chants | ||
| La Rose Et La Violette (Rafket) | ||
| Avec Des Enfants Qui Auront Des Yeux Bleus | ||
| Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye - No Es Manera De Decir Adios | 3:46 | |
| Bird On The Wire | ||
| Jerusalem | 3:45 | |
| Sto Core Mio | ||
| There Were Nights | 5:11 | |
| You're Always Looking For The Rainbow | 3:54 | |
| Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye | 3:37 | |
| Waking Up - Despertandose | 3:54 | |
| Night Sorrow | 5:00 | |
| Je Suis Encore Loin | ||
| Bird On A Wire | ||
| Morning Has Broken | 2:22 | |
| Cancion De Cuna Para Dormir A Un Negrito | ||
| After You Left | 3:24 | |
| Gnostic Serenade - Gnostica Serenata | 4:23 | |
| Canción De Cuna Para Dormir A Un Negrito | ||
| Je Sais Ce Que Tu Penses (Oh Babe you're Gonna Wonder) | ||
| Pavane | 2:47 | |
| O Laddie O | ||
| God Bless The Child | ||
| Port Sunlight | ||
| Viens Sur La Montagne | ||
| Rien Que Pour Moi | ||
| Moon Of Alabama | ||
| You Know Who I Am | ||
| Cancion De Cuna Para Domir A Un Negrito | 2:37 | |
| Waking Up | 3:49 | |
| Partisan | ||
| Saturday Night At The World | ||
| Tout Est Étrange Sous La Pluie | ||
| Je Sais Ce Que Tu Penses | ||
| Mon Vieux Quartier | ||
| A Spring Song | 1:12 | |
| Nique Nac No Muse | ||
| Enter Me Under Your Wing | 5:17 | |
| Ma Chanson (That's My Song) | ||
| Joseph Domanio | ||
| Coule Doux | ||
| Every Night | 3:09 | |
| You Are Beautiful Darling | 3:56 | |
| Drink The Herds (From Vally To Hill) | 2:19 | |
| Don't Pass Me By | ||
| Le Soleil Est Tombé Derrière Ma Porte | ||
| Sometimes In Winter | ||
| Povereta | ||
| Suzanne | 5:13 | |
| Boy From The Country - Chico Del Campo | 4:30 | |
| Ma Chanson | ||
| Gnostic Serenade | 4:17 | |
| Un Etranger | ||
| Jerusalem | 3:40 | |
| Gentle Hand | 3:45 | |
| Rataplan | ||
| Boy From The Country | 4:28 | |
| Morning Has Broken - | 2:27 | |
| You'Re Always Looking For The Rainbow - Siempre Buscas El Arco Iris | 4:00 | |
| Go 'Way From My Window |
Video
Esther Ofarim אסתר עופרים - Sometimes in winter
Esther Ofarim - La rose et la violette - אסתר עופרים
Esther Ofarim Song Of The French Partisan
Esther Ofarim Partisan
Esther Ofarim - Un jour sans toi (1972)
Esther Ofarim in London אסתר עופרים
Esther Ofarim - Partisan
Images
Catalog Numbers
- 12191
- J 062-05 294
- 1C 062-05 178
- 5C 062-05 178
- 2M 050 - 52.180
- B 48.131 L
- SCXA 9253
- 14983, BAN 14983
- 423.577 BE
- PHS 600-343
- SBL 7914
- 2C 064-05.178
- BB 29564
- SCXA 9253, IE 064 o 05178
- 1J 062-05.294
- BY 840282
- P 48.131 L
- 840 282 BY
- 2 C 064- 05287
- PH 685 9 008
Labels
- Phonodor
- EMI
- Columbia
- Music For Pleasure
- Philips
- Hed-Arzi
- Portrait
- BASF Systems
- Odeon
- CBS
- Philips, Kurier Hit
- Pathé
- Grammoclub Ex Libris
Listen online
- lyssna på nätet
- écouter en ligne
- ascolta in linea
- escuchar en línea
- lytte på nettet
- online luisteren
- ouvir online
- kuunnella verkossa
- online anhören
Formats
- Vinyl
- LP
- Reissue
- Album
- Stereo
- CD
- 7"
- 45 RPM
- EP
- Promo
- gatefold
- Gatefold
- Repress
- Textured Gatefold
- Gatefold Sleeve
- Club Edition
Companies
| Role | Company |
|---|---|
| Recorded At | Command Studios |
| Mixed At | Columbia Recording Studio "B" Nashville, Tennessee |
| Record Company | The Gramophone Co. Ltd. |
| Phonographic Copyright (p) | Hed Arzi Ltd. |
| Copyright (c) | Hed Arzi Ltd. |
| Made By | Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. |
| Printed By | Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. |
| Manufactured By | Philips Records (N.Z.) Ltd. |
| Distributed By | Philips Records (N.Z.) Ltd. |
Credits
| Role | Credit |
|---|---|
| Engineer | Bob Potter |
| Producer | Bob Johnston |
| Vocals | Esther Ofarim |
| Directed By | Boris Jojic (tracks: A3, B3, B5, B6), Klaus Doldinger (tracks: A1, A4, B1, B2, B4), Wally Stott (tracks: A2, A6, A7, B7) |
| Arranged By | Nick Harrison |
| Guitar | Erich Ferstl (tracks: A5) |
| Music Director | Boris Jojic (tracks: A3, B3, B5, B6), Klaus Doldinger (tracks: A1, A4, B1, B2, B4), Wally Stott (tracks: A2, A6, A7, B7) |
Notes
- Later issue, not laminated, not flipback.
- Recorded at Command Studios, London and Mixedin Nashville Tennessee
- "The Gramophone Company Limited"
- ℗ 1972
- Distribué au Canada par London Records of Canada
- Manufactured and distributed by CBS Records Ltd. P.O.B 681, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Non gatefold version
- Early 70's release - EMI Columbia black label
- Late 70's release
- Recorded at Command Studios, London and Mixed in Nashville Tennessee
- Mixed in Nashville Tennessee
- Front laminated triple flipback sleeve
- Rear picture is green/white duochrome
- Probably a mid-70s pressing
- Comes in a matt-laminated gatefold sleeve
- Blue EMI Columbia labels
- "ST 33" in two ovals instead of two circles
- Comes in a special material textured gatefold sleeve
- The record has a "Made in Austria" print. Like on German "magazine" releases ("twen", "HörZu" or "Stern") this edition has a "Kurier Hit" print on both sides of the cover.
Barcodes
- Rights Society: GEMA
- Rights Society: STEMRA
- Rights Society: ACUN
- Rights Society: SACEM
- Matrix / Runout: Side 1 BB 29564 A-1
- Matrix / Runout: Side 2 BB 29564 B-1
- Other (Sleeve printed date): 7211 TPS
- Matrix / Runout (matrix/runout, side A): YAX 4537-1
- Matrix / Runout (matrix/runout, side B): YAX 4538-1
- Rights Society: B.I.E.M.
- Matrix / Runout (Label, side A): 840 282.1 Y
- Matrix / Runout (Label, side B): 840 282.2 Y
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A): AA 840 282 1Y 1 ℗ 1969 670 117
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B): AA 840 282 2Y 1 ℗ 1969 670 119
- Rights Society: BIEM
About Esther Ofarim
Israeli singer and actress, born 13 June 1941 in Safed near Nazareth.
Real Name
- אסתר עופרים (Esther Ofarim)
Name Vars
- Die \
- Ester Ofarim
- Esther
- Esther Ofarim = אסתר עופרים
- Esther Ofarims
- The \
- Эстер Офорим
- אסתר
- אסתר עופרים
- אסתר עופרים
- אסתר רייכשטאט
- אסתר רייכשטט
- עופרים
Aliases
- Esther Reichstat
Summary by Mersina Alimpoutaki-Joustra
Comments
The more I listen to Esther Ofarim (I first bought her records 50 years ago, but forgot about her for 45 years), I have come to the conclusion that she is simply the greatest female popular singer in history. I have listened to hundreds of her recordings and videos, and nobody else compares. Streisand was one of my favorites for almost 60 years, along with Baez. But Ofarim, in addition to blowing everybody else away with her singing, was, especially, between 1968 and 1971, enchantingly beautiful. Just look at those eyes.
excellent. happy to subscribe.
AMAZING SINGING' THE MOST BEAUTUFUL WOMEN VOICE EVER IN THE WORLD' THAN AND NOW
...ah, so lovely - so wonderful to see this - thank you so much for posting!!
One of the most beautiful songs i've ever heard in my life
thanks a lot, havent heard this song since decades......one of the most beautiful songs she ever sung.
Man, does she sound like a goddess!
I so love this beautiful song heavenly voice!
A great favourite out of all the songs that Esther sings! I love love love it!
Wonderful! Thank you for this!
tolles lied, esther is the best
Wonderful!
Used to play this a lot with my late father who adored! Shall cherish! Regularly share!
Best wishes!
Used to play this a lot with my late father who adored! Shall cherish! Regularly share!
Best wishes!
Outstanding vocals by a great singer.
Taken from her self-tiltled album ''Esther Ofarim'' (1969).
סוף סוף !
! At last
We waited so long for this one
! At last
We waited so long for this one
Wow, sie war so gut. Egal, was sie gesungen hat. Beeindruckend.
Winderbares Lied, wunderbare Esther
Though this was from a German TV show, I saw this on BBC TV circa 1969/70 I was a teenager at the time, but the song (which I was familiar with from Leonard Cohen's second album) and the visual image of the typed radicals then the 'blood' torrent , blew me away. At the time I remember thinking 'Why can't British TV shows do something as creative, poignant and thought provoking as this?' It made British produced TV shows appear staid, old fashioned and anachronistic. Have often thought of this clip/song over the years but have never seen it again until now.Thanks for uploading.
Where did you find such high quality footage of this?
Das Lied kannte ich noch gar nicht. Es ist aber auch sehr schön an zu hören.
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Just love this song <3
_Wunderschön und faszinierend ... noch nach fünfzig Jahren. Welche Rarität!_
Incredible. What a glorious ode to the Revolutionary New Left! Voice, music, lyrics, visuals... it's all perfect.
Kinda height or peak of Human musical efforts.
And beauty. And preciousness.
And beauty. And preciousness.
Agree with the comment below! Delightful! What a fantastic voice!
Beautiful song!
No matter how she sings RAKEFET, it is beautiful, it is Esther
Thanks to Mick Gordon and Tex perkins, I've found this song
