Paul Mauriat Question

**Videoskooter** · February 26th, 2006, 07:15 PM

I'm listening to Paul Mauriat's "Love Is Blue" but which version is it? It has a Bohannon-rhythm underflowing and now I'm confused. Is it a recent remix? Is it the 80's version. It sure ain't the 1967 one.

Other people who dig this French arranger? Is there other stuff from him that's very Disco?

Jussi, I just know you dig him :lol: I love the guy :lol:

**Disco Funk** · February 26th, 2006, 08:20 PM

I'm not sure about a Bohannon rhythm version, but he did cut a dancefloor/disco version in '76. You can probably find an audio sample of it on Amazon on the Salsoul 'Disco Boogie' CD compilation.

Disco Funk

**remicks** · February 26th, 2006, 08:58 PM

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:o

Is the title to that one song .....
I LOVE BREEZE ........????

:lol: :lol:

*****

**DiscoMan** · February 26th, 2006, 09:19 PM

I remeber Paul Mauriat but a few years before Disco - '70, '71 '72 perhaps?

**JussiK** · February 27th, 2006, 01:12 AM

Apart from 1976 "Love Is Still Blue" discofication of "Love Is Blue" Paul Mauriat realesed a totally different, jazzy and soulful dancefloor album in '78 called "Overseas Call", recorded in New York with all the usual session musicans and singers - you'd never in a million years believe it's by the same man whose image graces the above post and whose main claim to fame was to ooze cheese. While very accomplished, the New York lp did not really have any hit potential whatsover and apparently flopped horribly. Look out for a sleeve with a telephone placed on sand on a beach.

**remicks** · February 27th, 2006, 01:40 AM

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That's a great shot of Paul Mauriat ,
the "World's Thinnest Puppeteer "
in action !!

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**Videoskooter** · November 5th, 2006, 03:35 PM

Sad news came in today that Paul Mauriat has passed away at the age of 81.

The man wrote a bunch of hits for French chansonniers as Mireille Mathieu and made arrangements for Léo Ferré, Charles Aznavour and Melina Mercouri.

His rendition of André Popp's "Love Is Still Blue" was number 1 for five weeks in the USA in 1968.

**needlefingers** · November 6th, 2006, 06:55 AM

Love Is Blue is another one of those lovable 60's tunes that reminds me of my youth and never leaves me. And also one of my favorites.

And he worked with Maurice Chevalier also. (For us Marx Brothers fans, that's "Chevalier ehh?")

I am sorry to hear of Paul Mauriat's passing.

**discokicks** · March 17th, 2011, 06:18 PM

Paul Mauriat's haunting but gorgeous Sea Shell Shore is the opening track on the compilation album "Salsoul Presents: Mello Vibes & Funky Flavas". It's a cut off Mauriat's 1976 album "Love Is Still Blue". I see that the 12" single of Love Is Still Blue was on Salsoul's Free Spirit label...was the full album released on Salsoul Records as well and that's why it was included on the compilation?

And how cool is Mauriat's version of I Feel Love! The strings in place of Donna's vocal and then those horns mimicking Giorgio's echoing synth in the second verse. I imagine there would have been screams of bloody murder if a DJ dared to play this instrumental back then but interesting to hear it now.

**the disco kid** · March 18th, 2011, 11:27 AM

Originally Written by discokicks

Paul Mauriat's haunting but gorgeous Sea Shell Shore is the opening track on the compilation album "Salsoul Presents: Mello Vibes & Funky Flavas". It's a cut off Mauriat's 1976 album "Love Is Still Blue". I see that the 12" single of Love Is Still Blue was on Salsoul's Free Spirit label...was the full album released on Salsoul Records as well and that's why it was included on the compilation?

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The LP was released on Free Spirit as well, it's like a companion LP to Silvetti's "World Without Words" LP.

**discokicks** · March 18th, 2011, 03:53 PM

Originally Written by the disco kid

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The LP was released on Free Spirit as well, it's like a companion LP to Silvetti's "World Without Words" LP.

Thanks for clearing that up Jerry! I kept finding the UK album on Power Exchange Records but not a US version. Interesting that it has a different cover and differing song list. (And how's this for a coincidence...the easy listening station that I have on at the moment just started to play the original "Love Is Blue")

**garrybcoston** · March 24th, 2011, 10:24 PM

Originally Written by discokicks

Paul Mauriat's haunting but gorgeous Sea Shell Shore is the opening track on the compilation album "Salsoul Presents: Mello Vibes & Funky Flavas". It's a cut off Mauriat's 1976 album "Love Is Still Blue". I see that the 12" single of Love Is Still Blue was on Salsoul's Free Spirit label...was the full album released on Salsoul Records as well and that's why it was included on the compilation?

And how cool is Mauriat's version of I Feel Love! The strings in place of Donna's vocal and then those horns mimicking Giorgio's echoing synth in the second verse. I imagine there would have been screams of bloody murder if a DJ dared to play this instrumental back then but interesting to hear it now.

Not that bad; I would rather listen to it than dance to it though (thinking about a younger me back in the day). Anyhoo, not a bad arrangement.

Garry