Charade: Music from the Motion Picture Score Composed and Conducted by Henry Mancini
Soundtrack album by
Henry Mancini
Released1963
GenreSoundtrack
Length28:58
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerJoe Reisman

Charade: Music from the Motion Picture Score Composed and Conducted by Henry Mancini is a soundtrack album from the 1963 movie Charade starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. The music was composed and conducted by Henry Mancini. It entered Billboard magazine's pop album chart on February 1, 1964, peaked at No. 6, and remained on the chart for 18 weeks.[1] AllMusic gave the album a rating of four-and-a-half stars. Reviewer Stephen Cook called it "an easy listening tour of continental musical history" and "a great Mancini recording."[2]

The title song, "Charade" was released as a single. It reached No. 15 on the adult contemporary chart and No. 36 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Track listing

Original 1963 release

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Charade (Main Title)"Henry Mancini2:11
2."Bistro"Henry Mancini1:51
3."Bateau Mouche"Henry Mancini2:55
4."Megeve"Henry Mancini3:00
5."Bye Bye Charlie"Henry Mancini3:10
6."The Happy Carousel"Henry Mancini1:34
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Charade (Vocal)"Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer2:39
2."Orange Tamoure"Henry Mancini1:55
3."Latin Snowfall"Henry Mancini2:36
4."The Drip-Dry Waltz"Henry Mancini1:53
5."Mambo Parisienne"Henry Mancini2:36
6."Punch and Judy"Henry Mancini1:54
7."Charade (Carousel)"Henry Mancini1:38

2012 Intrada reissue

In 2012, Intrada Records released the complete score as heard in the film (the previous soundtrack album was a re-recording).[3]

No.TitleLength
1."Charade Logo"0:25
2."Main Title"2:25
3."Mégève"3:14
4."Latin Snowfall"2:13
5."Positive Identification"2:09
6."Empty Room"2:35
7."Bye Bye Charlie"3:49
8."Punch And Judy"2:00
9."Mambo Parisienne"2:15
10."Orange Tamouré"1:30
11."Mean Cat"2:42
12."Confide In Me"3:35
13."Don't Trust Him"3:35
14."Bistro"3:24
15."Street (Bistro #2)"2:07
16."Hook Fight"5:26
17."Fatherly Talk"1:48
18."Poor Dead Herman"2:33
19."Notre Dame and Drip-Dry Waltz"4:33
20."Bateau Mouche"3:02
21."Charade"2:09
22."Gideon Goes Down"1:21
23."Carousel Medley"5:17
24."Stamps"1:17
25."Metro Chase"2:25
26."Son Of Metro Chase"3:04
27."Game Over"1:37
28."True Identity and Finale"3:54

References

  1. ^ Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums. Billboard Books. p. 192. ISBN 0823076318.
  2. ^ "Charade [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]". AllMusic. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "Charade". intrada.com. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
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