Blooming Hits

Blooming Hits
Studio album by
Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra
Recorded1967
GenrePop
Length25:51
LabelPhilips

Blooming Hits was a studio instrumental album by Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra. It was released in 1967 and spent five weeks at number one in 1968.[1] It was certified as a Gold LP by the Recording Industry Association of America.[2] The single "Love Is Blue" hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968.[3] The success of this song in the United States led to Philips Records requesting Mauriat's French label to complete an entire album.[4] The completed album included instrumentals of hits such as the Beatles' "Penny Lane," Herman's Hermits' "There's a Kind of Hush," Frank and Nancy Sinatra's "Somethin' Stupid" and Sandie Shaw's 1967 Eurovision song contest winner "Puppet on a String."[4] The album was briefly re-released by Collectors' Choice Music on CD, but is now out of print.

Track listing

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  1. "Somethin' Stupid"
  2. "Penny Lane"
  3. "This Is My Song"
  4. "Seuls Au Monde (Alone in the World)"
  5. "Inch Allah"
  6. "(There's a) Kind of Hush"
  7. "Puppet on a String"
  8. "L'Amour Est Bleu (Love Is Blue)"
  9. "Adieu a La Nutt (Adieu to the Night)"
  10. "Mama"

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Billboard Chart History Paul Mauriat Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  2. ^ "Paul Mauriat Soared to Fame With 'Love Is Blue' Recording". The Bridgeport Post. March 23, 1969. p. C-10. Retrieved 2021-02-13 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Billboard Chart History Paul Mauriat Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  4. ^ a b Rosen, Craig (1996). Lukas, Paul (ed.). The Billboard Book of Number One Albums. Billboard Books. p. 100. ISBN 0823075869.