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I Love Paris

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"I Love Paris" is a popular song written by Cole Porter and published in 1953. The song was introduced by Lilo 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

  • Doris Day recorded this song for her Showtime album in 1960
  • Les Baxter and His Orchestra had a #13 hit in 1953
  • Bing Crosby recorded this for Decca and included it in his album Bing Sings the Hits (1954). He also sang it on his GE TV show on January 3, 1954.
  • Michel Legrand released a version on his 1954 album, I Love Paris, which included an orchestral arrangement of the song
  • Catarina 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
  • Ella Fitzgerald released a version on her 1956 album, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook
  • The Coasters released a version of the song on their 1958 album, Coasters, 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
  • The Hot Sardines recorded it on their debut album released in 2014
  • Stan Kenton - The Stage Door Swings (1958)
  • Frank Sinatra & Maurice Chevalier sang the song in the film Can-Can in 1960 and the song as a bonus track on the album Come Fly with Me
  • 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).
  • Al Hirt released a version on his 1961 album, He's the King and His Band and was also featured on his greatest hits album, The Best of Al Hirt
  • Jack Jones released a version on his 1961 album, I've Got a Lot of Livin' To Do
  • Esther Phillips released a version on his 1975 album, Confessin' The Blues
  • 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
  • Eleni Mandell released a version as a 2005 single; that same year it was used in the soundtrack of a television commercial for the Carl's Jr. fast-food chain, starring Paris Hilton.
  • Vanessa Paradis released a version on her 2009 album, Best of Vanessa Paradis
  • Les Negresses 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.
  • Charlie Parker The very first track was recorded in July 1950 and is from Charlie Parker With Strings: Complete Master Takes.

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    I Love Paris Wikipedia
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