"Lettre à France" is a single by French singer Michel Polnareff that was released in 1977. The artist had been living in California since 1973, in part due to financial problems. The song, whose title means "Letter to France" in English, is about living in exile, and is a love song to his home country.

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"Lettre à France"
Single by Michel Polnareff
B-side	"Mademoiselle De"
Released	1977
Genre	Art rock, progressive rock
Length	4:38
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Michel Polnareff Jean-Loup Dabadie
Producer(s)	David Hentschel Michel Polnareff
Michel Polnareff singles chronology
"Fame à la mode" (1976) "Lettre à France" (1977) "Une simple mélodie" (1978)

The single sold 476 000 copies, allowing Polnareff to return to France to partially resolve his tax problems.[1]

Track listing

• A side: "Lettre à France" — 4:38
• B side: "Mademoiselle De" — 3:40

Charts

Musicians

• Michel Polnareff
• David Hentschel
• Joe Patridge
• Ronnie Caryl

References