Gigi (soundtrack)
| Gigi | |
|---|---|
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| Soundtrack album | |
| Released | 1958 |
| Label | MGM |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Billboard | positive ("Spotlight" pick)[1] |
| AllMusic |  [2] |
The original soundtrack to the 1958 film Gigi was released in the same year on MGM Records.[3] It was the first-ever stereo tape release on the label.[4]
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.[5]
Track listing
12-inch LP (MGM Records E 3641 ST, SE 3451 ST)[6]
| No. | Title | Artist(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 |
| No. | Title | Artist(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 |
Awards
| Year | Award type | Categories | Results | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Grammy Awards | Best Sound Track Album, Dramatic Picture Score or Original Cast | Won | |
References
- 1 2 3 "Billboard". Billboard. 17 March 1958.
- ↑ "Gigi [Original Soundtrack] - Original Soundtra... | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ↑ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 17, 1958 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 23, 1958 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 1, 1958 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 27, 1961 – via Google Books.
