French Style
French Style is Dean Martin's first LP for Reprise Records. Recorded during February 1962, it features French-themed popular songs and chansons arranged by Neal Hefti. Among them "C'est si bon," which frequently appears on Dean Martin compilation albums; a rendition of Edith Piaf's classic "La Vie en rose"; the title song from the MGM classic Gigi; and two classic Cole Porter tunes. Originally released as Reprise LP R(S)-6021 ('S' distinguishing the stereo pressing), the album's tracks made their CD debut as part of the chronologically sequenced Bear Family box set Everybody Loves Somebody (BCD 16343). A subsequent two-on-one CD (together with Martin's succeeding album Dino Latino) by Collectors' Choice restored the original running order.
Track listing
Track |
Song title |
Written by |
Recorded |
Length |
1. |
C'est si bon (With chorus) |
Henri Betti, André Hornez, Jerry Seelen |
February 26, 1962 |
2:53 |
2. |
April in Paris |
Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg |
February 27, 1962 |
3:34 |
3. |
Mimi |
Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart |
February 27, 1962 |
2:26 |
4. |
Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup |
Anna Sosenko |
February 27, 1962 |
3:20 |
5. |
La Vie En Rose |
Louis Gugliemi, Mack David, Edith Piaf |
February 28, 1962 |
2:26 |
6. |
The Poor People of Paris (With chorus) |
Jack Lawrence, Marguerite Monnot |
February 26, 1962 |
3:00 |
7. |
The River Seine (With chorus) |
Allan Roberts, Alan Holt, Guy LaFarge |
February 26, 1962 |
2:22 |
8. |
The Last Time I Saw Paris |
Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II |
February 27, 1962 |
2:48 |
9. |
Mam'selle |
Mack Gordon, Edmund Goulding |
February 28, 1962 |
3:27 |
10. |
C'est Magnifique |
Cole Porter |
February 28, 1962 |
2:39 |
11. |
Gigi |
Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner |
February 28, 1962 |
3:39 |
12. |
I Love Paris |
Cole Porter |
February 26, 1962 |
3:02 |
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