PARIS BALLADE

Philips, 7PP-69, Manufactured By Nippon Phonogram Co., Ltd.

1. Paris Ballade avec Danielle Licari (3:07) (Paul Mauriat)
   Paris Ballade avec Danielle Licari avec l'aimable autorisation de Victor Musicals Japon
   
   
2. Endless Love (2:37) (L. Richie)

 

    SLEEVE NOTES:

    Paul Mauriat has reigned supreme in the world of popular music for 18 years since he formed the current Grand Orchestra in 1965. During his long career, Paul Mauriat has had many big hits, including "Love is Blue" (recorded in 1967), which dominated the top spot on the U.S. Hit Parade for five consecutive weeks, "El Bimbo" (1974), which spread the Latin disco rhythm throughout the world, “Aegean Sea Pearl” (1969), "Penelope" (1966), and "Love is Blue" (1967), which was the first song to reach the top spot on the U.S. hit parade. He has also had many original songs and movie music hits, including "Penelope" (1969), "Nocturne" (1966), and ......etc. He has also had a brilliant career as an artist himself. Not only did he continue to be active as an artist himself, but he also nurtured Mireille Mathieu, who is now a top star in France, and Alcione, who has become a popular star in Brazil, leaving a first-class mark as a composer and arranger.

    The French Easy Listening scene, which conquered the world in the 1970s and 1980s (although the term "French pop music" became popular at the time), is indeed a diverse group of artists. The most senior of them all, Franck Pourcel, Raymond Lefebvre, Paul Mauriat, Caravelli, Michel Legrand, Francis Lai, André Popp, Pierre Porte, etc., etc. In addition to these orchestras, there are pianists, guitarists, trumpeters, scat singers, and even a trumpeter, chorus singers, etc., so it is no wonder that the orchestra is a world winner.

    Of all these people, Paul Mauriat's name is probably the most popular and most talented. He started the easy listening boom with "Love is Blue" and has been a consistent leader in this genre ever since. His albums and hit songs are too numerous to count, and his repeated visits to Japan have made him a familiar face on stage as well.

    Paul Mauriat wrote this song, "Paris Ballade," for Danielle Licari, also the French queen of scat (after this record, she was called Vocalise), and performed it with her.     Danielle Licari made his voice debut in the movie "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg," and has since had hits such as "Concerto Pour Une Voix" and "Liebesträume." She has been visiting Japan since 1971, first to perform with Francis Lai, then to perform with Lefebvre, and now to give solo performances. Recently, she accompanied Pierre Porte at his

concert in May, and performed "Angel's Vocalise," a few songs of which she has been shining more and more. Her shining voice is well matched with Paul Mauriat's brilliant score and performance, creating an unforgettable song. The B-side, "Endless Love," is the theme song for the Lionel Richie movie of the same name, and is strongly associated with Diana Ross, but forget about her for a moment and enjoy the Paul Mauriat sound.

 

    (Commentary: Kei Miyamoto)

Note: Translation made by online translator.