"Greco, Mouloudji, Salvador, Montand, Ferrat… The poetry of Bernard Dimey’s texts commanded respect from generations of great singers. Dimey was the heir to the likes of Gaston Coute, a poet cursed by society despite lyrics which seemed to come from heaven. Haunting Montmartre, Dimey the friend of liberty consumed a lifetime in offering its most beautiful songs. Francis Couvreux presents a tribute to Bernard Dimey with this collection of first recordings featuring his texts; the singers include friends as well as those who revealed him as “the lost poet of song” between 1959 and 1961." Benjamin Goldenstein & Patrick Fremeaux