French composer/conductor Paul Mauriat is a classically trained musician who decided to pursue a career in popular music. His first major success came in 1962, as a co-writer of the European hit, "Chariot." In 1963, the song was given English lyrics, renamed "I Will Follow Him," and became a number one American hit for Little Peggy March. Mauriat is best remembered for his 1968 worldwide smash, "Love Is Blue."

Mauriat’s ancestors were all classical musicians and he originally planned to follow in their footsteps, studying the music as a child and enrolling in the Conservatoire in Paris when he was ten years old. As a teenager, he became infatuated with jazz and popular music, which made him stray from his initial career path. At the age of 17, he formed an orchestra and began touring concert halls throughout Europe. These concerts earned him the attention of vocalist/songwriter Charles Aznavour, who hired Mauriat as an arranger and conductor. Through Aznavour, he began working with a variety of other French artists. For the remainder of the ’40s and the ’50s, he worked primarily as an arranger for other musicians.

Mauriat began a solo career in the early ’60s, recording a series of instrumental albums that were distinguished by their sweeping, melodic strings and gently insistent contemporary rhythms. Using the pseudonym Del Roma, he co-wrote "Chariot" which became a hit for Petula Clark in 1962. The following year, the song was given a new, English lyric by Arthur Altman and Norman Gimbel and recorded by Little Peggy March as "I Will Follow Him"; it became a number one hit in the U.S.

Throughout the ’60s, Mauriat continued to record his pop instrumental albums, which became more popular as the decade progressed. His popularity peaked in 1968, when his version of "L’Amour Est Bleu" ("Love Is Blue"), which was Luxembourg’s submission to the 1963 Eurovision Song contest, became an international hit, reaching number one on a number of charts, including America. The single was supported by Blooming Hits, an album that featured a selection of ’60s pop hits; the album was massively popular and it is estimated that it sold in excess of two million copies worldwide. Mauriat became an international recording star, touring North and Latin America, Europe and Japan, and making television appearances in several countries.

Although Mauriat’s popularity dipped in the early ’70s — he only had two other U.S. hit singles, "Love in Every Room" and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," which were both minor — he continued to sell respectably thorughout the world, particularly in Europe. He continued recording into the ’80s.


Paul Mauriat - Super Best 20
Audio CD (October 21, 1998)
Format: MP3 - 320K
Label: Pony Canyon


Track Listings
1. El Bimbo 
2. Love Is Blue 
3. Toccata 
4. Penelope 
5. Nocturne 
6. Minuetto 
7. Chariots Of Fire 
8. I Will Follow Him 
9. A Whole New World 
10. Can You Feel The Love Ton 
11. Beauty And The Beast 
12. I Will Aways Love You 
13. Say Yes 
14. Unchained Melody 
15. Quartet For Kobe 
16. Invitation To The Dance 
17. Andante From Piano Concer 
18. Traumerei 
19. Prelude From "La Travita" 
20. Schindler’s List=========================================================
06. Minuetto
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早年 太迷Paul Mauriat
他編的曲 美得讓人 很難不愛

Paul Mauriat ....以前朋友丟給我一堆他的碟,從沒聽過,更不知道拿到哪兒去了,現在正好學習欣賞

未免有点浪费，怎么就没人给偶丢一堆呢

Oh, forgot to thank Keikomatsui, many thx
keep up the good work

Thanks a lot.

聽不膩的Paul Mauriat,謝謝!