I Love Paris

{{Short description|1953 popular song written by Cole Porter}}

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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 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,{{cite web|title=A Bing Crosby Discography|url=http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/crosby1bDecca.html|website=BING magazine|publisher=International Club Crosby|access-date=June 29, 2017}} and included it in his album Bing Sings the Hits (1954). He also sang it on his GE TV show on January 3, 1954.{{cite web|title=The Chronological Bing Crosby on Television|url=http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/BingTV.htm|website=BING magazine|access-date=January 17, 2017}}
  • 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.{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000118671|title=Michel Legrand, I Love Paris|type=review|author=Ted Mills}}
  • 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.{{cite magazine |date=1959-01-13 |title=Good bye, Caterina |issue=3/1959 |url=https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/good-bye-caterina-a-f6d1a4b2-0002-0001-0000-000042624319?context=issue |language=de|magazine=Der Spiegel|location=Hamburg|access-date=2023-04-24 |quote=Die Valente ... den Verkaufsrekord hält die Nummer 'Ganz Paris träumt von der Liebe' mit einer Auflage von über 900 000 Platten.|trans-quote=Valente ... sales record is her number 'Ganz Paris träumt von der Liebe' with more that 900 000 records sold.}}
  • Ella Fitzgerald released a version on her 1956 album, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book.{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000319703|title=Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook}}
  • Cal Tjader released a version on his 1956 album Latin Kick.
  • The Coasters released a version of the song on their 1958 album, Coasters.[http://www.allmusic.com/song/i-love-paris-t15405057 The Coasters, "I Love Paris"], AllMusic, Retrieved February 10, 2012. 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.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/at-home-with-screamin-jay-hawkins-the-epic-and-okeh-recordings-r1819274 Screamin' Jay Hawkins, At Home with Screamin' Jay Hawkins: The Epic And Okeh Recordings], AllMusic, Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  • The Hot Sardines recorded it on their debut album released in 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://hotsardines.com/blog/new-album-out-october-7-on-decca-records/?cat=1|title=The Hot Sardines | New Album Out October 7 on Decca Records|website=Hotsardines.com|access-date=May 1, 2021}}
  • Stan KentonThe Stage Door Swings (1958).
  • Frank Sinatra and Maurice Chevalier sang the song for the soundtrack album of 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.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/come-fly-with-me-r76505 Frank Sinatra, Come Fly with Me], AllMusic, Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  • 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,[http://www.discogs.com/Al-Hes-The-King-Hirt-And-His-Band-Al-Hes-The-King-Hirt-And-His-Band/release/2681491 Al Hirt, He's the King and His Band], Discogs.com, Retrieved April 6, 2013. which was also featured on his greatest-hits album The Best of Al Hirt.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-best-of-al-hirt-mw0001227031 Al Hirt, The Best of Al Hirt], AllMusic, Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  • Jacky Terrasson included the song in his 1994 self-titled album.{{cite web |last1=Yanow |first1=Scott |title=Jacky Terrasson – Jacky Terrasson|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/jacky-terrasson-mw0000122214 |website=AllMusic |access-date=August 26, 2020 |language=en-us}}
  • Jack Jones released a version on his 1961 album, I've Got a Lot of Livin' To Do.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/ive-got-a-lot-of-livin-to-do-r667355 Jack Jones, I've Got a Lot of Livin' To Do], AllMusic, Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  • Esther Phillips released a version on her 1975 album, Confessin' The Blues.{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Esther-Phillips-Confessin-The-Blues/release/1440211|title=Esther Phillips – Confessin' The Blues (1976, PR, Vinyl)|access-date=May 1, 2021|website=Discogs.com}}
  • 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.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/on-the-moon-r707125 Peter Cincotti, On the Moon], AllMusic, Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  • 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 released later that year as a single in the iTunes Store.{{cite magazine|title=Burger Ad Reveals Tasty Treat|magazine=Billboard|page=64|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2RQEAAAAMBAJ&q=Eleni+Mandell+i+love+paris+single+for+sale&pg=PA64|via=Google Books|date=June 18, 2005|access-date=August 19, 2018}}
  • Ganesh Chand, a leading Indo-Fijian historian, 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.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/best-of-vanessa-paradis-r2118793 Vanessa Paradis, Best of Vanessa Paradis], AllMusic, Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  • Stevie Holland recorded this song on the 2010 Original Cast Album, Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter,[https://www.allmusic.com/album/love-linda-the-life-of-mrs-cole-porter-mw0001961318 "Stevie Holland | Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter"] at AllMusic. 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.

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