Various Artists - A Bachelor in Paris, Vol. 10
A Bachelor in Paris, Vol. 10,
By Various astists
Very Good Condition
Songs with a Parisian motif were a natural for bachelor pad music, the whole genre putting a premium on the sort of suave grace for which French culture is noted. Bien sur, when it's refracted through Hollywood easy listening musicians, you're getting a sound which is about as authentically French as french fries. But no matter -- bachelor pad music isn't about authenticity, and this compilation presents some enjoyably cheesy attempts at evoking the city of lights, recorded for Capitol in the '50s and '60s. Whether instrumental or vocal, English or French, giants of the idiom like Les Baxter, Nelson Riddle, and the immortal Dicky Doo & the Don'ts offer their homages, filled with B-movie soundtrack orchestration and blindingly White vocal choruses. There are some surprisingly hot, uptempo jazzy lounge takes on the theme, though, by Sam Buteria, Elmer Bernstein, Jack Constanzo, and The double Six of Paris , featuring a faster-than-light French scat vocal from Mimi Perrin.
Track Listing
1.I Love Paris
2 The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart?)
3. Milord Marguerite Monnot / Georges Moustaki
4. Under Paris Skies/La la Collette
5.0Valentina Elmer Bernstein
6. Parisian Women Cy Coleman Cy Coleman
7. Mon Amour, O Mon Amour/La Panse
8. C'est Magnifique
9. Vive l'Amour
10. April in Paris
11. The Poor People of Paris (Jean's Song)
12. French Rat Race
13. Petite Fleur Sidney Bechet Henri René
14. The Clown on the Eiffel Tower
15. La Vie en Rose
16. C'Est Si Bon
17.I Love Paris
18. Can, Can, Can
19.[Untitled Spoken Track] Renzo Cesana
