Blooming Hits | |
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Studio album by
Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra | |
Recorded | 1967 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 25:51 |
Label | Philips |
Blooming Hits was a studio instrumental album by Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra. It was released in 1967 and spent five weeks at number one in 1968. [1] It was certified as a Gold LP by the Recording Industry Association of America. [2] The single " Love Is Blue" hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968. [3] The success of this song in the United States led to Philips Records requesting Mauriat's French label to complete an entire album. [4] The completed album included instrumentals of hits such as the Beatles' " Penny Lane," Herman's Hermits' " There's a Kind of Hush," Frank and Nancy Sinatra's " Somethin' Stupid" and Sandie Shaw's 1967 Eurovision song contest winner " Puppet on a String." [4] The album was briefly re-released by Collectors' Choice Music on CD, but is now out of print.