Foreign Affair is a 1958 album by Frankie Laine with the orchestra of Michel Legrand.Billboard - Mar 31, 1958 - Page 20 FOREIGN AFFAIR (1-12")-Frankie Laine With Michel Legrand Ork. Columbia CL 1116 This is one of the singer's finest album efforts. Imaginative ork support is by Michel Legrand. The chanter's rendition of "Laura" is enough to sell the set. High Fidelity commented that "Frankie Laine throbs his breathy way through an international potpourri in five languages — all marked with a heavy American accent." The album was followed by a second collaboration with Legrand the next year, Reunion in Rhythm.Esquire - Volume 51 - Page 168 William S. Burroughs - 1959 Their first meeting resulted in the historic "Foreign Affair" album. Out of their reunion comes a genuine new jazz sound. Marie, Blue Moon, I'm Confessing have never been served up like this. Reunion in Rhythm— Frankie Laine with orchestra ..."
Track listing Laura - (David Raksin, Johnny Mercer) Mam'selle Addormentarmi Cosi Autumn Leaves - (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert) Não Tem Solução La Paloma Mona Lisa Si Tu Partais Quiéreme Mucho Torna a Surriento Too Young Bésame Mucho
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