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"Ma guitare"
Single by Johnny Hallyday
B-side"À plein coeur"
" Quitte-moi doucement"
Released1963 (1963)
Label Philips
Songwriter(s) Johnny Hallyday, Jil & Jan, and Eddie Vartan
Johnny Hallyday singles chronology
" Da dou ron ron"
(1963)
"Ma guitare"
(1963)
"Excuse-moi partenaire"
(1964)

"Ma guitare" is a song by French singer Johnny Hallyday from the 1963 film D'où viens-tu Johnny? It was also released on a double A-side single (with the song "À plein coeur" from the same movie on the other side).

Composition and writing

The song was written by Johnny Hallyday, Jil & Jan, and Eddie Vartan. [1]

Commercial performance

In France the single (listed as "Ma guitare") spent four weeks at no. 1 on the singles sales chart (in October–November 1963). [2]

In Wallonia (French-speaking Belgium) the single charted as a double A-side and also reached number one. [1] [3]

Track listing

7" single "Ma guitare / À plein coeur" B 373.205 F (1963, France)

A. "Ma guitare" (1:50)
AA. "À plein coeur" (2:15) [4]

7" single "Ma guitare / Quitte-moi doucement" Philips JF 328 009 (1963, Netherlands)

A. "Ma guitare" (1:50)
AA. " Quitte-moi doucement" (2:15) [5]

Charts

"Ma guitare"

Chart (1963–1964) Peak
position
France (Singles Sales) [2] 1
Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders) [6] 18
Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [1] 1

"À plein coeur"

Chart (1963–1964) Peak
position
Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [3] 1

References

  1. ^ a b c " Johnny Hallyday – Ma guitare" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  2. ^ a b "Ma guitare - Johnny Hallyday - Hit-Parade.net". Hit-Parade.net. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  3. ^ a b " Johnny Hallyday – À plein coeur" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  4. ^ "Johnny Hallyday - A Plein Coeur / Ma Guitare (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 1963. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  5. ^ "Johnny Hallyday - Ma Guitare / Quitte-Moi Doucement (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 1963. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  6. ^ " Johnny Hallyday – Ma guitare" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2017-11-11.

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