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.

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French Style
Studio album by
Released1962
RecordedFebruary 1962
GenreTraditional pop, lounge music[1]
Length35:36
LabelReprise
Dean Martin chronology
Cha Cha de Amor
(1962)
French Style
(1962)
Dino Latino
(1962)

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."C'est si bon" (with chorus)Henri Betti, André Hornez, Jerry SeelenFebruary 26, 19622:53
2."April in Paris"Vernon Duke, Yip HarburgFebruary 27, 19623:34
3."Mimi"Richard Rodgers, Lorenz HartFebruary 27, 19622:26
4."Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup"Anna SosenkoFebruary 27, 19623:20
5."La Vie en rose"Louiguy, Édith Piaf, Mack DavidFebruary 28, 19622:26
6."The Poor People of Paris" (with chorus)Marguerite Monnot, René Rouzaud, Jack LawrenceFebruary 26, 19623:00
7."The River Seine" (with chorus)Guy Lafarge, Allan Roberts, Alan HoltFebruary 26, 19622:22
8."The Last Time I Saw Paris"Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein IIFebruary 27, 19622:48
9."Mam'selle"Mack Gordon, Edmund GouldingFebruary 28, 19623:27
10."C'est Magnifique"Cole PorterFebruary 28, 19622:39
11."Gigi"Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay LernerFebruary 28, 19623:39
12."I Love Paris"Cole PorterFebruary 26, 19623:02

References

  1. French Style on AllMusic. "Neal Hefti, the excellent big band arranger who helped craft Count Basie's streamlined "atomic" style, handles the lounge-y charts, but they're in a swank lounge style, and you always laugh with Martin rather than at him..."
  2. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r25726
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