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

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.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

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. ^ [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
Categories