Paris After Dark [Import]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 17, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: EMI Import
• ASIN: B00000DXNI
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #307,227 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. La Mer - Charles Trenet

2. Hymne à l'Amour - Edith Piaf

3. J'Attendral - Tino Rossi

4. Ma Tonkinoise (La Petite Tonkinoise) - Josephine Baker

5. Valentine - Maurice Chevalier

6. Je Cherche un Millionnaire - Mistinguett

7. Embrasse-Moi Chéri - Lucienne Delyle

8. Pigalle - Georges Ulmer

9. Le Chaland Qui Passe - LYS GAUTY

10. Sur Ma Vie - Les Compagnons De La Chanson

11. La Vie en Rose - Edith Piaf

12. Parlez-Moi d'Amour - Lucienne Boyer

13. Ces Petites Choses - Jean Sablon

14. Mon Homme - Mistinguett

15. J'Ai Deux Amours - Josephine Baker

16. Boum! - Charles Trenet

17. La Jave Bleue - Frehel

18. Le Fiacre - Jean Sablon

19. Les Trois Cloches - Edith Piaf

20. C'Est Á Capri - Tino Rossi

Editorial Reviews

Import only collection of the finest French cabaret artists and songs from the 1920's to 1950's. EMI. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Romantic French Songs--Classics for Americans, February 17, 2000

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This review is from: Paris After Dark (Audio CD)

All the wonderful classic French romantic songs by the original recording artists--most very familiar to Americans over 40. One of the best CDs ever.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spellbinding, July 21, 2008

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David Saemann - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Paris After Dark (Audio CD)

What a wonderful world this CD conjures up! French chansons are part of the supreme legacy of popular music in the 20th Century, and a lot of the best of them are on this CD. How can you not enter this world when the CD begins with Charles Trenet's La Mer, better known in the U.S. as Bobby Darin's Beyond the Sea. The Trenet is more moving, though. There are three Edith Piaf selections, arguably no wheres nearly enough to introduce this great artist, but they certainly still belong here. And there is no shortage of Josephine Baker and Maurice Chevalier, two of the great international stars from the French stage. Baker sings her trademark song about having two loves, America and Paris. For me, this CD is just as treasurable for introducing me to music I had never known, especially cuts by the legendary Mistinguett, Jean Sablon, and Tino Rossi. Naturally, Francophiles will have collected a lot of CDs featuring each of these artists. But if you've ever just heard a Piaf song that was just intoxicating (and La Vie En Rose is included here), this CD is a wonderful step into her world.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully fun and exquisite!, February 19, 2005

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Kelly Vincent (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Paris After Dark (Audio CD)

I first heard this album in my high school French class and was overjoyed to find it on CD more than a decade later. . .I was left breathless with the music at 16 and feel no different now. My personal favorites are those by Josephine Baker and Edith Piaf, but there truly is no bad song. It's wonderfully nostalgic, and if you close your eyes while listening, you can almost imagine yourself at a Parisian cafe in the 1930's. Je l'adore!