I Love Paris

1953 popular song written by Cole Porter

"I Love Paris" is a popular song written by Cole Porter and published in 1953. The song was introduced by Lilo in the role of La Mome in the musical Can-Can. A line in the song's lyrics inspired the title of the 1964 movie Paris When It Sizzles.

Notable recordings

  • Les Baxter and His Orchestra had a number 13 hit in 1953.
  • Bing Crosby recorded this for Decca on December 31, 1953,[1] and included it in his album Bing Sings the Hits (1954). He also sang it on his GE TV show on January 3, 1954.[2]
  • Tony Martin released a version in 1953 as the A side of a RCA Victor 7" vinyl. The B side was "Stranger in Paradise".
  • Michel Legrand released a version on his 1954 album, I Love Paris, which included an orchestral arrangement of the song.[3]
  • Caterina Valente released a German version of the song under the German title Ganz Paris träumt von der Liebe, which sold more than 900,000 copies in 1954.[4]
  • Ella Fitzgerald released a version on her 1956 album, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book.[5]
  • Cal Tjader released a version on his 1956 album Latin Kick.
  • The Coasters released a version of the song on their 1958 album, Coasters,[6] two of the original Coasters had also been in The Robins who had released a version of the song as a B-side in 1955.
  • Screamin' Jay Hawkins released a version on his 1958 album At Home with Screamin' Jay Hawkins.[7]
  • The Hot Sardines recorded it on their debut album released in 2014.[8]
  • Stan Kenton – The Stage Door Swings (1958).
  • Frank Sinatra & Maurice Chevalier sang the song in the 1960 film Can-Can, and Sinatra also re-recorded it as a solo recording the same year. This version was released on his Sinatra Sings of Love and Things album in 1962, and included as a bonus track on the Come Fly with Me CD.[9]
  • Andy Williams released a version on his 1960 album, Under Paris Skies.
  • Etta Jones recorded it for the album Don't Go to Strangers (1960). It is used as a theme song in the TV series The Collection (2016).
  • Doris Day recorded this song for her Showtime album in 1960.
  • Al Hirt released a version on his 1961 album, He's the King and His Band,[10] and was also featured on his greatest hits album, The Best of Al Hirt.[11]
  • Jacky Terrasson included the song in his 1994 self-titled album.[12]
  • Jack Jones released a version on his 1961 album, I've Got a Lot of Livin' To Do[13]
  • Esther Phillips released a version on her 1975 album, Confessin' The Blues.[14]
  • Helen Merrill released a version on her 1984 album with Gordon Beck, No Tears... No Goodbyes.
  • Peter Cincotti released a version on his 2004 album, On the Moon.[15]
  • Eleni Mandell recorded in 2005 a version for the soundtrack of a television commercial for the Carl's Jr. fast-food chain, starring Paris Hilton, it was later released (same year) as a single on iTunes Store.[16]
  • Ganesh Chand, a leading Indo-Fijian historian and academic, and flautist, performed an impromptu and abbreviated version at the 2006 GOPIO Awards on January 6, 2006.
  • Vanessa Paradis released a version on her 2009 album, Best of Vanessa Paradis.[17]
  • Stevie Holland recorded this song on the 2010 Original Cast Album, Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter,[18] from the show Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter.
  • Les Négresses Vertes covered the tune on the Cole Porter tribute album Red Hot + Blue for AIDS awareness.
  • Lana Del Rey covered the song at the Paris stop of her Paradise Tour on April 27, 2013.
  • Yevgeni Ponasenkov, a Russian historian and tenor, covered the song during his lecture on the history of Paris, on December 23, 2018.

References

  1. ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  2. ^ "The Chronological Bing Crosby on Television". BING magazine. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  3. ^ Ted Mills. Michel Legrand, I Love Paris at AllMusic
  4. ^ "Good bye, Caterina". Der Spiegel (in German). No. 3/1959. Hamburg. January 13, 1959. Retrieved April 24, 2023. Die Valente ... den Verkaufsrekord hält die Nummer 'Ganz Paris träumt von der Liebe' mit einer Auflage von über 900 000 Platten. [Valente ... sales record is her number 'Ganz Paris träumt von der Liebe' with more that 900 000 records sold.]
  5. ^ Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook at AllMusic
  6. ^ The Coasters, "I Love Paris", AllMusic, Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  7. ^ Screamin' Jay Hawkins, At Home with Screamin' Jay Hawkins: The Epic And Okeh Recordings, AllMusic, Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  8. ^ "The Hot Sardines | New Album Out October 7 on Decca Records". Hotsardines.com. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  9. ^ Frank Sinatra, Come Fly with Me, AllMusic, Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  10. ^ Al Hirt, He's the King and His Band, Discogs.com, Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  11. ^ Al Hirt, The Best of Al Hirt, AllMusic, Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  12. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Jacky Terrasson – Jacky Terrasson". AllMusic. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  13. ^ Jack Jones, I've Got a Lot of Livin' To Do, AllMusic, Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  14. ^ "Esther Phillips – Confessin' The Blues (1976, PR, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  15. ^ Peter Cincotti, On the Moon, AllMusic, Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  16. ^ "Burger Ad Reveals Tasty Treat". Billboard. June 18, 2005. p. 64. Retrieved August 19, 2018 – via Google Books.
  17. ^ Vanessa Paradis, Best of Vanessa Paradis, AllMusic, Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  18. ^ "Stevie Holland | Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter" at AllMusic.

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