French Style

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...