French Style Explained

French Style
Type:studio
Artist:Dean Martin
Cover:French Style.jpeg
Released:1962
Recorded:February 1962
Genre:Traditional pop, lounge music[1]
Length:35:36
Label:Reprise
Prev Year:1962
Next Title:Cha Cha de Amor
Next Year: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.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/french-style-mw0000812650