“Love is Blue” by Paul Mauriat
Who wrote “Love is Blue”?
The instrumental to this song was composed by André Popp (1924-2014), and its original, French lyrics were written by Pierre Cour (1916-1995).
Release Date of “Love is Blue”
“Love is Blue”, in its initial carnation, was actually entitled “L’amour est Blue“. It originally came out in 1967 via Greek singer Vicky Leandros. Vicky used it on behalf of Luxembourg in the said year’s Eurovision Song Contest. And it was also in 1967 that Paul Mauriat’s version came out, which to note is an instrumental.
Paul Mauriat
Paul Mauriat (1924-2006) himself was French, and the orchestra leader/conductor put together a prolific six decade discography consisting of 100+ albums.
“Love Is Blue” was by far his signature hit, with the tune topping the Billboard Hot 100 and holding down that position for five weeks. This achievement led to Mauriat holding the distinction of being the first French musician to reach number one on the Hot 100 and the only to do it for five decades, all the way until 2017, when The Weeknd featured Daft Punk on his chart topper “Starboy”.
Other achievements this song made via Billboard was being ranked the number two song of the entirety of 1967. Also in 2018, it was placed on the all-time Hot 100 – representing the first 60 years of the ranking’s existence – and in that regard placed within the top 200. Additionally upon release, this track reached the summit of the Adult Contemporary chart .
Throughout the years, this track has also been featured on a number of TV shows, perhaps most notably in terms of popularity being The Simpsons (in 1990 and 2011).
Mauriat’s “Love Is Blue” also broke the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart.
This single is derived from 1967’s “Blooming Hits”, which was Mauriat’s 20th album overall.
This song has remained popular throughout the years not only on the strength of Mauriat’s rendition but also other artists covering it to notable success. Some of those versions feature actual English lyrics, as written by Bryan Blackburn (1928-2004).
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