Christine Albert - Texafrance
Produced by Mitch Watkins

Danny Levin - keyboards, violin, cello 
Spencer Starnes - acoustic and  electric bass 
Steve Meador - drums 
Mitch Watkins - guitars 
Paul Glasse - mandolin 
Ponty Bone - accordion 
James Fenner - percussion
Marty Muse - pedal steel guitar 
Mark Hallman - chicken shake, tambourine 
The singers - Christine Albert, Ernie Gammage, Mark Hallman, Mitch Watkins

Produced by Mitch Watkins
Executive producers, John Irwin and Ernie Gammage
Recorded and mixed at Congress House Studios, Austin Texas
Engineered by Mark Hallman
Additional recording at Bee Creek Studios, Austin Texas
Digital Editing at Terra Nova Digital Audio, Austin Texas
Art and Design by Kathi Branson
Photographs by Rebecca McEntee
Hair and makeup by Diana Vicars

1.  Let It Be Me / Je t'appartiens   3:30
2.  No One Two Steps Like You / Personne Ne Two Step Comme Toi   2:44
3.  La Vie En rose   3:03
4.  Hymne a L'amour / Hymn to Love  3:30
5.  Amor Tambien   3:27
6.  La Lumiere De L'amour / The Light of Love   2:48
7.  The Man I Love / Mon Seul Amour   3:45
8.  What Have You Done With My Love   2:15
9.  Je Reve De Toi / I Dream Of You   2:40
10. Accompany Me / Tu Vas M'accompagner   3:50
11. Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien / No Regrets   2:23

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2.  No One Two Steps Like You / Personne Ne Two Step Comme Toi   2:44
(Jane Gillman) 
Pterodacy Music (BMI) 

3.  La Vie En rose   3:03 
(Louiguy and Edith Piaf)
Bewscher (BMI) 

4.  Hymne a L'amour / Hymn to Love  3:30
(Marguerite Monnot and  Edith Piaf) 
Editions Marton c/o Breton  (ASCAP) 

5.  Amor Tambien   3:27
(Michel Berger) 
Apache (BMI) 
English lyric by Christine Albert  LA

6.  La Lumiere De L'amour / The Light of Love   2:48
(Christine Albert) 
Maypop Music (BMI)

8.  What Have You Done With My Love   2:15
(David Ball)
Montcrest Music (BMI) 
French lyric by Christine Albert

9.  Je Reve De Toi / I Dream Of You   2:40
(Christine Albert)
Maypop Music (BMI) 

10. Accompany Me / Tu Vas M'accompagner   3:50
(Bob Seger)
Gear Publishing Company (BMI) 
French lyric by Anna McGarrigle 

11. Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien / No Regrets   2:23
(Charles Dumont and  Michel Vaucaire)
Serni/Peer Southern (ASCAP)

A skeptical college guidance counselor once asked me what I planned to do with a major in music and languages. .. "Sing in French?"  Not a bad idea!  This one is for him, wherever he is.  Actually, my French Swiss mother came to the states as a young woman. Growing up I spent many hours sifting around the kitchen listening to her, my aunt and grandmother as French sounds rolled off their tongues.  Gorgeous.   My high school French introduced me to the music of Edith Piaf and I was hooked.   Several trips to Paris over the years to visit my grandmother further embedded the sounds of France in my psyche.  Texas is my home and where my music originates. Thus, TEXAFRANCE blends these two very special influences.  I hope these songs bring you as much pleasure as they have brought to me.   Enjoy!  Christine 

THIS IS FOR MOM, ANDREE, AND LILY, OF COURSE.
SPECIAL "MERCIS" TO MITCH WATKINS, MARK HALLMAN, DANNY LEVIN, PAUL GLASSE, JOHN IRWIN, ERNIE AND TROUPE GAMMAGE, JOANNA SULLIVAN, AND EDITH PIAF

"An enchanting combination of American and French favorites by a woman who is part Edith Piaf, part cowgirl, and always (all ways) wonderful."...New Texas / April 1992