F.R. David

F.R. David

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French singer F.R. David was born in Tunisia on 1st January 1947 and forged a career in various rock groups during the 1960s, notably Les Variations, under his real name Robert Fitoussi. He formed the prog rock group David Explosion in the early '70s and released a sole album to little fanfare, before becoming a guitarist for the legendary Vangelis, making an appearance as a vocalist on some of his early 1970s albums while adding his vocal to 1974 single "Who" by Vangelis under the name Odyssey. He joined French rockers Les Variations, dropping into their final album Café De Paris (1975), before re-embarking on his solo career in the early '80s with "Words (Don't Come Easy)," which topped the charts in several European countries and reached number 2 in France and the UK. The track was later featured in the 2017 Oscar-nominated film for Best Picture, Call Me by Your Name. He continued to put out music intermittently over subsequent decades, releasing Midnight Drive in 2013 and two singles in 2018: "Your Love Shines" and "Paris is Her Home." In 2022, he returned with "Time Is Not Mine."

Top tracks

01
Words (Original Version 1983)
F.R. David
Words (Original Album)
03:28
Writer: Martin Kupersmith - Sandy Yaguda / Composers: Robert Fitoussi
03
Sahara Night
F.R. David
Best of F.R. David
04:20
Writer: R. Fitoussi / Composers: S. Fossati
01
Words (Remix 2020)
F.R. David
Words (Remix 2020)
03:19
Composers: F R David - Martin Kupersmith - Louis S. Yaguda
09
Taxi
F.R. David
Best of F.R. David
03:49
Writer: V. Kostin - R. Fitoussi / Composers: O. Kvasha
01
Words (Rerecording)
F.R. David
Aurora Dreams, Vol. 1
03:28
Writer: Robert Fitoussi / Composers: Robert Fitoussi
10
Midnight Drive
F.R. David
Midnight Drive
03:24
Writer: Robert Fitoussi - Martin Kupersmith / Composers: Robert Fitoussi
01
Words (Extended)
F.R. David
Words (Extended)
05:31
Writer: Robert Fitoussi / Composers: Robert Fitoussi
07
Music
F.R. David
Best of F.R. David
03:13
Writer: S. Choueka / Composers: F. Leibovitz
05
I Need You
F.R. David
Best of F.R. David
03:29
Writer: R. Fitoussi / Composers: R. Fitoussi
02
Pick Up the Phone
F.R. David
Words (Original Album)
03:13
Writer: Robert Fitoussi - Richelle Dassin / Composers: Robert Fitoussi - Farid Khaldi
01
I WON'T FORGET YOU
F.R. David
I WON'T FORGET YOU
02:54
Writer: Robert Fitoussi / Composers: Robert Fitoussi
02
Don't Go
F.R. David
Reflections
04:35
Writer: Robert Fitoussi / Composers: Umberto Smaila
06
Girl (You're My Song)
F.R. David
Best of F.R. David
03:41
Writer: R. Fitoussi / Composers: F. Fasano/ Debsa
03
Take Me Back
F.R. David
Words (Original Album)
03:09
Writer: Robert Fitoussi / Composers: Robert Fitoussi
05
Someone to Love
F.R. David
Words (Original Album)
03:31
Writer: Robert Fitoussi - Richelle Dassin / Composers: Robert Fitoussi - Dany Darras
01
Time Is Not Mine
F.R. David
Time Is Not Mine
03:00
Writer: Robert Fitoussi / Composers: Robert Fitoussi
09
Porcelain Eyes
F.R. David
Words (Original Album)
02:41
Writer: Robert Fitoussi / Composers: Dany Darras
01
Words (Sped Up 10 %)
F.R. David
Words (Sped Up 10 %)
03:11
Writer: Robert Fitoussi - Martin Kupersmith - Louis Yaguda / Composers: Robert Fitoussi - Martin Kupersmith - Louis Yaguda
01
This Time I Have to Win
F.R. David
Long Distance Flight
03:20
Writer: Robert Fitoussi / Composers: Robert Fitoussi
10
In My Mind
F.R. David
Best of F.R. David
03:15
Writer: R. Fitoussi / Composers: A. Polichiso - R. Fitoussi
06
Rocker Blues
F.R. David
Words (Original Album)
03:43
Writer: Robert Fitoussi - Richelle Dassin / Composers: Robert Fitoussi
03
Liberty
F.R. David
Long Distance Flight
03:36
Writer: Robert Fitoussi - Richelle Dassin / Composers: Dany Darras
01
A Love So Beautiful
F.R. David
A Love So Beautiful
02:59
Writer: Jeff Lynne - Roy Orbison / Composers: Jeff Lynne - Roy Orbison
02
Words (Remix 1989)
F.R. David
Words (Original Single 1982)
04:10
Writer: Robert Fitoussi / Composers: Robert Fitoussi
08
The First to Know
F.R. David
Best of F.R. David
03:37
Writer: M. Kupersmith / Composers: R. Fitoussi
07
Givin' It Up
F.R. David
Words (Original Album)
03:18
Writer: Robert Fitoussi / Composers: Robert Fitoussi - Farid Khaldi
10
Can't Get Enough
F.R. David
Words (Original Album)
04:03
Writer: Robert Fitoussi / Composers: Robert Fitoussi - Farid Khaldi
08
He
F.R. David
Words (Original Album)
03:20
Writer: Robert Fitoussi / Composers: Robert Fitoussi - Farid Khaldi

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  • Discography
Albums
Midnight Drive
Moonlight-Mainlight
10-04-2014
Midnight Drive
01
The Things I Missed
F.R. David
Midnight Drive
03:41
Writer: Robert Fitoussi - Martin Kupersmith / Composers: Robert Fitoussi
02
Inspiration
F.R. David
Midnight Drive
03:24
Writer: Robert Fitoussi - A. Papouchado / Composers: Robert Fitoussi
03
Miss You Now
F.R. David
Midnight Drive
03:05
Writer: Robert Fitoussi - A. Papouchado / Composers: Robert Fitoussi
04
Control
F.R. David
Midnight Drive
03:17
Writer: Robert Fitoussi - Martin Kupersmith / Composers: Robert Fitoussi
05
Echoes & Reflections
F.R. David
Midnight Drive
03:22
Writer: Martin Kupersmith / Composers: Martin Kupersmith
06
Serious Love
F.R. David
Midnight Drive
02:59
Writer: Robert Fitoussi - Martin Kupersmith / Composers: Robert Fitoussi
07
Searching Their Hearts
F.R. David
Midnight Drive
03:52
Writer: Robert Fitoussi / Composers: Robert Fitoussi
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
Best of F.R. David
Moonlight-Mainlight/R. Fitoussi
01-01-2011
Best of F.R. David
01
Words (Original Version 1983)
F.R. David
Best of F.R. David
03:29
Writer: Martin Kupersmith - Sandy Yaguda / Composers: Robert Fitoussi
02
Pick Up the Phone
F.R. David
Best of F.R. David
03:15
Writer: Robert Fitoussi - Richelle Dassin / Composers: Robert Fitoussi - Farid Khaldi
03
Sahara Night
F.R. David
Best of F.R. David
04:20
Writer: R. Fitoussi / Composers: S. Fossati
04
Don't Go
F.R. David
Best of F.R. David
04:33
Writer: R. Fitoussi / Composers: U. Smaila
05
I Need You
F.R. David
Best of F.R. David
03:29
Writer: R. Fitoussi / Composers: R. Fitoussi
06
Girl (You're My Song)
F.R. David
Best of F.R. David
03:41
Writer: R. Fitoussi / Composers: F. Fasano/ Debsa
07
Music
F.R. David
Best of F.R. David
03:13
Writer: S. Choueka / Composers: F. Leibovitz
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Numbers
Moonlight-mainlight
02-10-2008
Numbers
01
The First to Know
F.R. David
Numbers
03:39
Writer: M. Kupersmith / Composers: R. Fitoussi
02
Yasmeen
F.R. David
Numbers
03:34
Writer: R. Fitoussi - M. Kupersmith / Composers: R. Fitoussi
03
The Wheel
F.R. David
Numbers
03:31
Writer: R. Fitoussi - M. Kupersmith / Composers: R. Fitoussi
04
I'll Try to Love Again
F.R. David
Numbers
03:20
Writer: A. Rubinstein - R.Fitoussi / Composers: R. Fitoussi
05
Taxi
F.R. David
Numbers
03:49
Writer: V. Kostin - R. Fitoussi / Composers: O. Kvasha
06
In My Mind
F.R. David
Numbers
03:15
Writer: R. Fitoussi / Composers: A. Polichiso - R. Fitoussi
07
Dead Star
F.R. David
Numbers
03:15
Writer: R. Fitoussi / Composers: R. Fitoussi - a. Blanc
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Reflections
Universal/moonlight
01-01-1987
Reflections
01
Sahara Night
F.R. David
Reflections
04:25
Writer: Robert Fitoussi - Sylvano Fossati / Composers: Robert Fitoussi - Sylvano Fossati
02
Don't Go
F.R. David
Reflections
04:35
Writer: Robert Fitoussi / Composers: Umberto Smaila
03
One Love
F.R. David
Reflections
03:57
Writer: Robert Fitoussi - Charles Spahn / Composers: Andreas Andrians - Robert Fitoussi
04
I Surrender
F.R. David
Reflections
03:39
Writer: Robert Fitoussi / Composers: Jean Louis Bentolila  - Robert Fitoussi
05
Sun
F.R. David
Reflections
04:03
Writer: Robert Fitoussi / Composers: Umberto Smaila
06
For Nothing
F.R. David
Reflections
03:51
Writer: Martin Kupersmith / Composers: Martin Kupersmith - Robert Fitoussi
07
I Keep Waiting
F.R. David
Reflections
04:46
Writer: Robert Fitoussi / Composers: Robert Fitoussi
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Long Distance Flight
Universal/moonlight
01-01-1984
Long Distance Flight
01
This Time I Have to Win
F.R. David
Long Distance Flight
03:20
Writer: Robert Fitoussi / Composers: Robert Fitoussi
02
Girl / You're My Song
F.R. David
Long Distance Flight
03:46
Writer: Robert Fitoussi / Composers: Gianfranco Fasano - Salvatore De Pasquale
03
Liberty
F.R. David
Long Distance Flight
03:36
Writer: Robert Fitoussi - Richelle Dassin / Composers: Dany Darras
04
Long Distance Flight
F.R. David
Long Distance Flight
03:33
Writer: Robert Fitoussi / Composers: Dominique Perrier - Alain Wisniak
05
Stay
F.R. David
Long Distance Flight
03:41
Writer: Robert Fitoussi - Richelle Dassin / Composers: Robert Fitoussi
06
Feedback Delay
F.R. David
Long Distance Flight
04:04
Writer: Robert Fitoussi - Felix Landau / Composers: Robert Fitoussi
07
All I've Got
F.R. David
Long Distance Flight
03:02
Writer: Robert Fitoussi / Composers: Robert Fitoussi
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Words (Original Album)
â„— 1983 Universal / Moonlight
01-01-1982
Words (Original Album)
01
Words (Original Version 1983)
F.R. David
Words (Original Album)
03:28
Writer: Martin Kupersmith - Sandy Yaguda / Composers: Robert Fitoussi
02
Pick Up the Phone
F.R. David
Words (Original Album)
03:13
Writer: Robert Fitoussi - Richelle Dassin / Composers: Robert Fitoussi - Farid Khaldi
03
Take Me Back
F.R. David
Words (Original Album)
03:09
Writer: Robert Fitoussi / Composers: Robert Fitoussi
04
Music
F.R. David
Words (Original Album)
03:25
Writer: Frederic Leibovitz / Composers: Sam Choueka - Frederic Leibovitz
05
Someone to Love
F.R. David
Words (Original Album)
03:31
Writer: Robert Fitoussi - Richelle Dassin / Composers: Robert Fitoussi - Dany Darras
06
Rocker Blues
F.R. David
Words (Original Album)
03:43
Writer: Robert Fitoussi - Richelle Dassin / Composers: Robert Fitoussi
07
Givin' It Up
F.R. David
Words (Original Album)
03:18
Writer: Robert Fitoussi / Composers: Robert Fitoussi - Farid Khaldi
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Singles
I WON'T FORGET YOU
â„— 2024 Moonlight-mainlight
17-01-2025
I WON'T FORGET YOU
01
I WON'T FORGET YOU
F.R. David
I WON'T FORGET YOU
02:54
Writer: Robert Fitoussi / Composers: Robert Fitoussi
A Love So Beautiful
MOONLIGHT-MAINLIGHT
09-02-2024
A Love So Beautiful
01
A Love So Beautiful
F.R. David
A Love So Beautiful
02:59
Writer: Jeff Lynne - Roy Orbison / Composers: Jeff Lynne - Roy Orbison
Time Is Not Mine
MOONLIGHT-MAINLIGHT
11-01-2022
Time Is Not Mine
01
Time Is Not Mine
F.R. David
Time Is Not Mine
03:00
Writer: Robert Fitoussi / Composers: Robert Fitoussi
Paris Is Her Home
Moonlight-Mainlight
03-12-2018
Paris Is Her Home
01
Paris Is Her Home
F.R. David
Paris Is Her Home
03:07
Writer: Kenny Laguna / Composers: Robert Fitoussi - Alain Wisniak
Your Love Shines
Moonlight-Mainlight
16-04-2018
Your Love Shines
01
Your Love Shines
F.R. David
Your Love Shines
03:02
Writer: Robert Fitoussi / Composers: Robert Fitoussi
Words (Original Single 1982)
â„— 1982 Moonlight-Mainlight
01-01-1982
Words (Original Single 1982)
01
Words (Original 1982)
F.R. David
Words (Original Single 1982)
03:28
Writer: M. Kupersmith - S. Yaguda / Composers: Robert Fitoussi
02
Words (Remix 1989)
F.R. David
Words (Original Single 1982)
04:10
Writer: Robert Fitoussi / Composers: Robert Fitoussi
Featured in
Call Me by Your Name (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(P) 2004 Nonesuch Records
03-11-2017
Call Me by Your Name (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01
Hallelujah Junction - 1st Movement -
John Adams
Call Me by Your Name (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
07:09
Composers: John Adams
02
M.A.Y. In the Backyard
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Call Me by Your Name (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
04:25
Composers: Ryuichi Sakamoto
03
J'adore Venise
Loredana Bertè
Call Me by Your Name (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
04:15
Composers: Ivano Fossati
04
Paris Latino
Bandolero
Call Me by Your Name (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
04:01
Composers: Jose Perez - Carlos Perez
05
Sonatine Bureaucratique
Frank Glazer
Call Me by Your Name (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
03:44
Composers: Erik Satie
06
Zion Hört Die Wächter Singen (From "Cantata Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme", Bwv 140)
Alessio Bax
Call Me by Your Name (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
05:10
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
07
Lady Lady Lady
Giorgio Moroder & Joe Esposito
Call Me by Your Name (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
04:15
Composers: Keith Forsey - Giorgio Moroder
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Pop à Paris - Bravo
This Compilation â„— 2024 UMSM/Panthéon
20-12-2024
Pop à Paris - Bravo
01
Ne t'en fais pas pour Ronnie
Ronnie Bird
Pop à Paris - Bravo
02:39
Writer: Pete Townshend - Hubert Wayaffe / Composers: Pete Townshend
02
L'homme de cristal
Éric Charden
Pop à Paris - Bravo
02:32
Writer: Jacques Monty / Composers: Éric Charden
03
Après la bataille
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Pop à Paris - Bravo
02:37
Writer: Emerlist Davjack / Composers: Emerlist Davjack
04
Le temps des magiciens
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Pop à Paris - Bravo
02:25
Writer: Paul Guiot - Paul Piot / Composers: Paul Guiot - Paul Piot
05
Tom
François Bernheim
Pop à Paris - Bravo
02:50
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06
Mes yeux sont fous
Johnny Hallyday
Pop à Paris - Bravo
02:15
Writer: Alan Kooper - Bob Brass - Irwin Levine / Composers: Alan Kooper - Bob Brass - Irwin Levine
07
Les prisons de sa majesté
Delphine
Pop à Paris - Bravo
02:59
Writer: C. Level - J.Y Gran / Composers: C. Level - J.Y Gran
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Magnetic Melodies
â„— 2026 SVM
02-03-2026
Magnetic Melodies
01
In the Summertime
Mungo Jerry
Magnetic Melodies
03:39
Writer: Ray Dorset / Composers: Ray Dorset
02
Coastin the Ivories
Mike D’Abo
Magnetic Melodies
03:01
Writer: Mike D'Abo / Composers: Mike D'Abo
03
Got to Be Free
Yellowstone & Voice
Magnetic Melodies
02:54
Writer: Peter Yellowstone / Composers: Steve Voice
04
Caterina Ballerina
Joe Dolan
Magnetic Melodies
03:10
Writer: Peter Yellowstone / Composers: Roberto Danova
05
Words (Rerecording)
F.R. David
Magnetic Melodies
03:28
Writer: Robert Fitoussi / Composers: Robert Fitoussi
06
Dans L'au Dela
Cathy Varna
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04:44
Writer: Cathy Varna / Composers: Cathy Varna