"I Love Paris" is a popular song written by Cole Porter and published in 1953. The song was introduced by Lilo in the role of La Mome in the musicalCan-Can. A line in the song's lyrics inspired the title of the 1964 movie Paris When It Sizzles.
Notable recordings
Les Baxter and His Orchestra had a number 13 hit in 1953.
Bing Crosby recorded this for Decca on December 31, 1953,[1] and included it in his album Bing Sings the Hits (1954). He also sang it on his GE TV show on January 3, 1954.[2]
Michel Legrand released a version on his 1954 album, I Love Paris, which included an orchestral arrangement of the song.[3]
Caterina Valente released a German version of the song under the German title Ganz Paris träumt von der Liebe, which sold more than 900,000 copies in 1954.[4]
Cal Tjader released a version on his 1956 album Latin Kick.
The Coasters released a version of the song on their 1958 album, Coasters.[6] Two of the original Coasters had also been in The Robins, who had released a version of the song as a B-side in 1955.
Screamin' Jay Hawkins released a version on his 1958 album At Home with Screamin' Jay Hawkins.[7]
Eleni Mandell recorded in 2005 a version for the soundtrack of a television commercial for the Carl's Jr. fast-food chain, starring Paris Hilton. It was released later that year as a single in the iTunes Store.[16]
Ganesh Chand, a leading Indo-Fijian historian, academic, and flautist, performed an impromptu and abbreviated version at the 2006 GOPIO Awards on January 6, 2006.
^"Good bye, Caterina". Der Spiegel (in German). No. 3/1959. Hamburg. January 13, 1959. Retrieved April 24, 2023. Die Valente ... den Verkaufsrekord hält die Nummer 'Ganz Paris träumt von der Liebe' mit einer Auflage von über 900 000 Platten. [Valente ... sales record is her number 'Ganz Paris träumt von der Liebe' with more that 900 000 records sold.]
