Eddie Barclay, Gallic orchestra leader and founder of Barclay records, is the subject of this Vocalion release, which compiles two of his mid-1950s light music albums. In Meet Mr Barclay the focus is, in the main, on music from the movies, and Mr Barclay runs his orchestra through impeccably played, spellbinding renditions of Hernando's Hideaway (from the The Pajama Game), Merry-Go-Round (from French Can-Can), Rififi (from Du Rififi Chez les Hommes) and Le grisbi (from Touchez pas au Grisbi) among others. As you would expect, in Paris for Lovers the accent is on romantic French melodies, and maestro Barclay does not disappoint in his selection of tunes that include gorgeous arrangements of I Love Paris, Under the Bridges of Paris, Under Paris Skies, Paris Stay the Same, I'll Be Yours (J'attendrai) and more.

Contents:

Meet Mr Barclay (1956)
1. Hernando's hideaway (Adler; Ross) from the film The Pajama Game
2. La priere (Brassens)
3. Je veux te dire adieu (Bécaud)
4. Merry-go-round (Van Parys) from the film French Can-Can
5. Le manege aux souvenirs (Stern; Barclay)
6. Madrid, Madrid (Lara)
7. Le grisbi (Wiener) from the film Touchez pas au Grisbi
8. Samba fantastico (Toledo; Manzon; Antuori) from the film Samba Fantastico
9. Stranger in paradise (Wright; Forrest) from the film Kismet
10. The kissing dance (Barclay; Legrand)
11. Rififi (Gerard) from the film Du Rififi Chez les Hommes
12. Love for sale (Porter)
13. Les chansons de la nuit - Rien qu'une chanson (Trenet)
14. Midnight rendezvous (Gaust)
15. Three coins in the fountain (Styne; Cahn) from the film Three Coins in the Fountain
16. Stars shine in your eyes (Gelsomina) (Rota; Parsons; Turner) from the film La Strada

Paris for Lovers (1956)
17. I love Paris (Porter)
18. Domino (Ferrari)
19. Autumn leaves (Les feuilles mortes) (Kosma; Mercer; Prevert)
20. Under Paris skies (Sous le ciel de Paris) (Giraud; Gannon)
21. La vie en rose (Louiguy; Piaf)
22. C'est si bon (It's so good) (Betti; Seelen; Hornez)
23. Le French Can-Can (Offenbach)
24. A Paris (Lemarque)
25. If you love me, really love me (Hymne l'amour) (Monnot; Piaf; Parsons)
26. Under the bridges of Paris (Sous les ponts de Paris) (Scotto; Cochran; Roda)
27. Paris stay the same (Paris Je t'aime) (Schertzinger)
28. I'll be yours (J'attendrai) (Olivieri; Poterat; Sosenko)
29. Speak to me of love (Parlez moi d'amour) (Lenoir)
30. Pigalle (Ulmer; Koger; Newman)