French Style
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French Style is Dean Martin's first LP for Reprise Records. Recorded during February 1962, the album 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 M-G-M classic Gigi (1958 film) 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 Dean Martin's succeeding album Dino Latino) by Collectors' Choice restored the original running order.
[edit] Track listing
| Track | Song title | Written by | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | C'est si bon (with chorus) | Henri Betti, Jerry Seelen and Andre Hornez | February 26, 1962 |
| 2. | April In Paris | Vernon Duke and Yip Harburg | February 27, 1962 |
| 3. | Mimi | Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart | February 27, 1962 |
| 4. | Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup | Anna Sosenko | February 27, 1962 |
| 5. | La Vie En Rose | Louis Gugliemi, Mack David and Edith Piaf | February 28, 1962 |
| 6. | The Poor People Of Paris (with chorus) | Jack Lawrence and Marguerite Monnot | February 26, 1962 |
| 7. | The River Seine (with chorus) | Allan Roberts, Alan Holt and Guy LaFarge | February 26, 1962 |
| 8. | The Last Time I Saw Paris | Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II | February 27, 1962 |
| 9. | Mam'selle | Mack Gordon and Edmund Goulding | February 28, 1962 |
| 10. | C'est Magnifique | Cole Porter | February 28, 1962 |
| 11. | Gigi | Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner | February 28, 1962 |
| 12. | I Love Paris | Cole Porter | February 26, 1962 |
