Gigi (soundtrack)

Gigi
Soundtrack album
Released1958
LabelMGM
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboardpositive ("Spotlight" pick)[1]
AllMusic[2]

The original soundtrack to the 1958 film Gigi was released in the same year on MGM Records.[3][4] It was the first-ever stereo tape release on the label.[5]

Billboard reviewed the album in its issue from 17 March 1958, calling it a "potent item" and commending its "powerful cover design" that added to the "overall appeal".[1] Moreover, the magazine chose the album's cover as the Album Cover of the Week.[1]

The album reached the top five on Billboard's Best Selling LPs chart.[6]

Track listing

12-inch LP (MGM Records E 3641 ST, SE 3451 ST)[7]

Side 1
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Overture"M-G-M Studio Orchestra 
2."Thank Heaven for Little Girls"Maurice Chevalier 
3."It's a Bore"Maurice Chevalier and Louis Jourdan 
4."The Parisians"Leslie Caron 
5."Waltz at Maxim's (She Is Not Thinking of Me)"M-G-M Studio Orchestra 
6."The Night They Invented Champagne"Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan and Hermione Gingold 
Side 2
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."I Remember It Well"Maurice Chevalier and Hermione Gingold 
2."Say a Prayer for Me Tonight"Leslie Caron 
3."I'm Glad I'm Not Young Anymore"Maurice Chevalier 
4."Gigi (Gaston's Soliloquy)"Louis Jourdan 
5."Finale. Thank Heaven for Little Girls"Maurice Chevalier 

References

  1. ^ a b c "Billboard". Billboard. 17 March 1958.
  2. ^ "Gigi [Original Soundtrack] - Original Soundtra... | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 17, 1958 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Various - "Gigi" - Original Cast Sound Track Album". December 28, 1958 – via www.discogs.com.
  5. ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 23, 1958 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 1, 1958 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 27, 1961 – via Google Books.
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