Foreign Affair (Frankie Laine album)

A Foreign Affair
Studio album by Frankie Laine, Michel Legrand
Genre	Jazz
Length	1:00:47
Label	Columbia
Frankie Laine, Michel Legrand chronology
Frankie Laine's Greatest Hits (1958) Foreign Affair (1958) Torchin' (1958)

Foreign Affair is a 1958 album by Frankie Laine with the orchestra of Michel Legrand.^[1] 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.^[2]

Track listing

1. Laura (David Raskin, Johnny Mercer)
2. Mam'selle
3. Addormentarmi Cosi
4. Autumn Leaves, Joseph Kosma
5. Não Tem Solução
6. La Paloma
7. Mona Lisa
8. Si Tu Partais
9. Quiereme Mucho
10. Torna a Surriento
11. Too Young
12. Besame Mucho

References

1. 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 fo sell the set.
2. 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 ..."