Summary
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.
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| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | February 1962 | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop, lounge music[1] | |||
| Length | 35:36 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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| 1. | "C'est si bon" (with chorus) | Henri Betti, André Hornez, Jerry Seelen | February 26, 1962 | 2:53 |
| 2. | "April in Paris" | Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg | February 27, 1962 | 3:34 |
| 3. | "Mimi" | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | February 27, 1962 | 2:26 |
| 4. | "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup" | Anna Sosenko | February 27, 1962 | 3:20 |
| 5. | "La Vie en rose" | Louiguy, Édith Piaf, Mack David | February 28, 1962 | 2:26 |
| 6. | "The Poor People of Paris" (with chorus) | Marguerite Monnot, René Rouzaud, Jack Lawrence | February 26, 1962 | 3:00 |
| 7. | "The River Seine" (with chorus) | Guy Lafarge, Allan Roberts, Alan Holt | February 26, 1962 | 2:22 |
| 8. | "The Last Time I Saw Paris" | Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II | February 27, 1962 | 2:48 |
| 9. | "Mam'selle" | Mack Gordon, Edmund Goulding | February 28, 1962 | 3:27 |
| 10. | "C'est Magnifique" | Cole Porter | February 28, 1962 | 2:39 |
| 11. | "Gigi" | Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner | February 28, 1962 | 3:39 |
| 12. | "I Love Paris" | Cole Porter | February 26, 1962 | 3:02 |