Donner, Blitzen, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen...

 Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer is the star of this year's Annual Annoying Christmas Compilation. 

27 versions of the same song, masterfully arranged in such a way it'll hardly get on your nerves...You'll have to hear it to believe it!

Tracks 

01 Ray Conniff - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
02 The Three Suns - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
03 Richard Benson & Orchestra - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
04 Fats Domino - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
05 Plas Johnson - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
06 Lena Horne - Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer
07 Ron Goodwin -  Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
08 Tiny Tim - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
09 Billy May - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer- Mambo
10 Arthur Lyman - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
11 Ira Ironstrings - Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
12 Jackson 5 -  Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
13 Urbie Green & His All-Stars - Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
14 Les Paul, Mary Ford - Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
15 The Jokers - Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
16 The Crystals - Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
17 Jimmy McGriff - Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
18 Ella Fitzgerald - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
19 Joe Loco Quintet - Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer
20 Hernando Hopkins & His Orchestra - Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer Cha Cha
21 The Cadillacs - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
22 The Chunk Williams Orchestra -  Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
23 The Spotnicks - Rudolf The Red-Nosed Reindeer
24 Al Hirt - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
25 Bing Crosby - Rudolph The Red - Nosed Reindeer
26 Nobuo Hara and His Sharps & Flats - Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reinder
27 Mrs. Miller - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Take 4)

You can find this gem in the Comment section. 

 

For more Holiday bliss, check out these previous compilations !

 

You can find them for a limited period of time, exclusively in 

THE ARCHIVE

So, from me to you all :

Happy Holidays! And may the future be peacefull, merry and bright for everyone!

MM

Blame it on...

 This time, Monsieur Maurice dances the Bossa Nova. Swing and Sway and move those blues away! The next instalment in the MM Dances... series.

 

Tracks

01 Bossa Nova Cha Cha - Luiz Bonfa
02 C'est Une Bossa Nova - Brigitte Bardot
03 Bossa Nova Guitar - Ole Olafson
04 Bert's Bossa Nova - Bert Kaempfert
05 Bossa Nova Hand Dance - Conny Francis
06 Bossa Nova 1 AM. - Living Jazz
07 I Only Have Eyes For You Bossa Nova - Paul Petersen
08 Bossanova Della Sposa - Roberto Pregadio
09 Blame It On The Bossa Nova - Enoch Light And His Orchestra
10 Mayonaka No Bossa Nova (Midnight Bossa Nova) - Pink Martini & Saori Yuki
11 Jasmin Thema Bossa Nova - Kai Warner
12 Exotique Bossa Nova - Martin Denny
13 Peligro Bossa Nova - Tony Mottola
14 Bossa Beach - Andy Loore
15 Soul Bossanova - Birds 'n Brass
16 Bossa Nova Baby - Tippie & The Clovers
17 Boss Bossa Nova - Bellino
18 Tequila Bossa Nova - The Piltdown Men
19 Fly Me To The Moon Bossa Nova - Billy Mure's Supersonic Guitars
20 Bossa Nova Blues - Doris Troy
21 Oba! - Joe Torres
22 Bossa Nova Ova - Thad Jones And Pepper Adams Quartet
23 Recado Bossa Nova - Enoch Light & The Light Brigade
24 Sole Bossa Nova - Tony Hatch
25 Me Gusta La Bossa Nova - Los 3 Sudamericanos

Enjoy these latin rhythms and keep dancin'

MM

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Welcome to MM’s Popcorn Party

 In the ‘60s and ‘70s, a curious music scene developed in the dancehalls in Belgium. It was a mixture of obscure sixties soul, ska, calypso, chachacha, loungy instrumentals, … All driven by this slow or medium recognizable tempo, ideal for dancing a slow swing. The Belgian Popcorn was born.

Tracks

01 Old Time Love - The Rivingtons
02 Dog (Part 1) - Jimmy McCracklin
03 Baby Please Don't Go - Jo Ann Henderson
04 Besame Mucho -  Damita Jo
05 The Joker - Xavier Cugat
06 Corazon De Melon - Trini Lopez
07 Any Way You Wanta - Harvey
08 Search For Vulcan - Ray Barretto
09 Wondrous Place  - Billy Fury
10 Don't Talk Baby - Joan Malone
11 Fever - Vinnie Bell
12 You Came A Long Way From St. Louis - Merv Griffin
13 For Crying Out Loud - Bunny Sigler
14 It Ain't Necessarily So - Milton Grayson
15 Trinidad - Willie Bobo
16 Ahbe Casabe - Marti Barris
17 Drums In My Heart - Dee Clark
18 Misirlou - Earl Washington
19 Summertime - Billy Stewart
20 It Was A Very Good Year - Della Reese
21 Fannie Mae - The Three Souls
22 It'll Never Be Over For Me - Baby Washington
23 My Nerves  - Little Willie John
24 Venus - Bill Butler 

You find a little booklet included with some information on the Belgian Popcorn Scene. For access to the goodies you need to head to the Comments.

So join in and dance!

MM

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That Voodoo That You Do ....

The time is nigh, for ghouls and spectres, and monsters and things that lurk in the dark. So Monsieur Maurice has made another one of his Halloween Albums. This time with a definitive Voodoo-Vibe. 

Tracks

01 The The Voodoo Man - Del Vikings
02 Voo Doo Drums - Les Elgart
03 Voo Doo Dolly - Jimmie Hombs
04 Voodoo Rhythm - Billy Bo & His Arrows
05 Voodoo Drums - The Shangaans
06 Voodoo - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
07 Pigmy - Billy Larkin & The Delegates
08 It's Your Voodoo Working - Charles Sheffield
09 Rookombey - Lloyd Prince Thomas
10 Witch Doctor - Augie Colon
11 Jungle, Ungle, Um, Bai! - Pony Sherrell
12 Moon Mist - The Blue Jeans
13 Taboo - Sylvie Mora
14 Voodoo Drums - Aki
15 Voodoo Woman - Curtis Knight
16 Medicine Man - Baby Washington
17 Voodoo Walk - The Voodoos
18 Voodoo Doll - Glenda & Glen
19 Voodoo Dreams - Martin Denny
20 Witch Queen Of New Orleans - The Lyrics
21 I Put A Spell On You - Arthur Brown
22 Voodoo Voodoo - LaVern Baker
23 Love Charms - Diane Maxwell
24 She Made My Blood Run Cold - Ike Turner & His Orchestra
25 Voodoo Moon - Kip Anderson And The Tides
26 Voo Doo Man - The Quartette Très Bien
27 You've Got Me Voodoo'd - Louis Armstrong

So if you want your Halloween Party to be full of creepy witch doctors, primitive spell bounding drums and mysterious witch queens, be sure to get this album. You can find the link in the comments. 

So grab it... if you dare !!!

 

Mwahahahaha

MM 

Need some more ? Here's the previous blood sucking Halloween Album of Count Maurice

MM's Halloween Album

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P.S : The Archive is OPEN !

The Archive is a navigatable document where you can find the links to all of the previous posted compilations with their download link. All the links are updated to MEGA. The Archive is hosted on a different site so you will be transferred there.

 

 

 

 

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Let's Go Loco one more time !

 Monsieur Maurice puts on his dancing shoes again and goes... one, two, cha cha cha... Come on and join in !

Tracks

01 Cha-Cha-Cha Loco - Machito & His Afro-Cuban Orchestra
02 Two Guitars in Cha Cha - Billy Mure
03 Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha - Sam Cooke
04 Midnight Cha Cha Cha - Chaquito and his Orchestra
05 Cha Cha Chicago - Kai Winding
06 Lessons In Cha-Cha-Cha - Chaquito
07 Cha Cha Chornia - Joe Quijano
08 Bongo Cha-Cha-Cha - Caterina Valente
09 Robin's Nest Cha Cha - Plas Johnson
10 Whistling Cha-Cha - Fernandez Pray & Sein Orchester
11 Ya Ya Ya Cha Cha Cha - Billy May
12 The Kittens ChaCha - Randy Carlos
13 Alley Oop ChaChaCha - The Pré-Historics
14 African Cha-Cha - Sammy & The Five Notes
15 Tea for Two Cha Cha - Larry McGinnis
16 Far East Cha Cha Cha - The Turbo Jets
17 El Cha Cha Cha - Les Soeurs Etienne
18 Trumpet ChaChaCha - Eddie Calvert
19 Whatever Lola Wants - Della Reese
20 Perdido Cha Cha - Bill Ador
21 Strictly Cha Cha - Billy Mure & The Islanders
22 Mucha Muchacha - Esquivel
23 Willie Did The Cha Cha - The Johnny Otis Show
24 El Mambo Cha Cha - The 4 El-Moroccos
25 La Moomba Kasa Boo Boo Cha Cha Cha - The Century-Five

So make the most of these last rays of sunshine and keep the summer-vibe alive. You can find the new goodies in the comment section as usual.

If you need some more 'Latin Flavoured Tunes' check out these previous compilations.

 

MM Dances the Mambo!

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Belgium Goes Latin V1

Belgium Goes Latin V2

 

Enjoy Muchacho's and Muchacha's !

MM

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Ciao Bellissima !

 Time for another volume of MM's 'European Holiday Destinations' compilations. Let's swing by Italy again, and dream of cruising in a convertible past the Amalfi Coast...

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Tracks

01 Io Lavoro - I Camaleoni
02 Prendi Un Fiammifero - Gli Innominati
03 Tam Tam - The Rogers
04 Lady Jane - I New Dada
05 Volando - Dik Dik
06 Non Dirmi Niente - Ornella Vanoni
07 Qui Ritornerai - Rita Pavone
08 La Nostra Favola - Jimmy Fontana
09 Luna Del Lunedì - Bobby Solo  
10 Torna A Casa Ragazzina Beat  - Elio Cipri
11 O Carpinteiro - Ronnie Von
12 Preghéro Pt. Uno - Adriano Celentano
13 Non Mi Pentiro - Jenny Luna
14 Puoi Farmi Piangere - The Planets
15 La Casa Del Sole - Marcellos Ferial
16 Una Verita' - I Motowns
17 Ciao Ciao Ciao - Rocky Roberts e i Pyrañas
18 Era Bella - I Profeti
19 Lacrime E Pioggia - Armando Savini
20 La Bambolina Che Fa No No No - Quelli
21 Little Man - Milva
22 Addio Angelina - Bobby Solo
23 Ho visto un film - Gianni Morandi
24 Datemi Un Martello - Rita Pavone 

 

Enjoy, and keep cool !

You can find the new compilation in the Comments!

If you want to check out the previous volumes in this series, feel free to grab them here...

MM's Stereo - Wunderbar

MM's Stereo -  Vive La France II

MM's Stereo - Vive La France

MM's Stereo - Fabelhaft

MM's Stereo - Bella Italia

Let's welcome the Summer ...

 'Cause Monsieur Maurice is dancing The Mambo ! Creating his own personal heatwave with these Latin rhythms... So put on your dancing shoes and start to sway.

Tracks

01 Mambo (from West Side Story) - Enoch Light
02 Mambo Baby - Ruth Brown
03 Mambo in old Lisbon - Joe Loss
04 Mambo Parisienne - Henry Mancini
05 Mambo Jambo - The Frank Barber Percussion Ensemble
06 Mambo De Paris - Eartha Kitt
07 Auto Horn Mambo - Hector Pellot and his Aces of Ritmo
08 Mambo no 5 - Nico Gomez & His Orchestra
09 Sir Julian's Mambo - Sir Julian
10 Papa Loves Mambo - Nat King Cole
11 La Cucaracha Mambo - Woody Herman
12 Mambo Inn - Grant Green
13 Mambo Mania - Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra
14 Mambo Bacan - Sophia Loren
15 Ragtime Mambo - George Siravo
16 Mambo For Latin Lovers - Ido Martin
17 The Anything can happen Mambo - Mel Thormé
18 Mambo Jambo Version2 - Billy Vaughn
19 Five Bottles Mambo - Yma Sumac
20 Cool Mambo - Francis Bay
21 Mambo Italiano - Alma Cogan
22 Riviera Mambo - Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra
23 It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad Mambo - Joe Cain

If you fancy more Latin Fever, you can check out these previous Monsieur Maurice compilations. (New Mega Links)

Belgium Goes Latin V1

Belgium Goes Latin V2

Enjoy!

MM

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Ain't no sunshine...

 Only rain in Belgium... When will there be some sun ?!?

To oppress the doom and gloom, Monsieur Maurice presents the 3th volume of MM's Got Soul!

 20 delightful instrumental soul-tunes to brighten up your day.

Tracks

01 Respect / (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - The Sound Symposium
02 Groovin' - Dick Hyman and The Group
03 Up On The Roof - 101 Strings Orchestra
04 After The Love Has Gone - John Gregory & His Cascading Strings
05 Ain't No Sunshine - Nick Ingman
06 It’s A Man’s Man’s World - Toshiyuki Miyama & The New Herd
07 If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want To Be Right - Washrag
08 At Last - Johnny Lytle
09 Get Ready - Living Marimabas
10 Ain't That Peculiar  The George Benson Quartet
11 Oh Girl - Terry Baxter
12 Ain't No Way  - Arif Mardin
13 A Change Is Gonna Come - Arlen Roth
14 (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Garry Blake Orchestra
15 The Love I Lost - Peter Dean
16 Treat Her Like A Lady - Monk Higgins
17 SinceYou've Been Gone - The Soulful Strings
18 I Never Loved A Man - Paul Mauriat
19 You Make Me Feel Brand New - Brian Dee
20 Check-Out Your Mind - T. Honda & His Orchestra

Be sure to check out the previous MM's Got Soul compilations for prolonged listening enjoyment!

 

MM's Got Soul V1

MM's Got Soul V2

Let's get Groovin'

MM

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You can't always get what you want...

 But you sure can get what you need... And this has to be the next compilation in the series of Ladies Sing...

This time they sing the songs of the Rolling Stones.

It was not an easy feat. The pickings on female covers of Stones songs are scarce, but Monsieur Maurice managed to compile a beautiful selection for you all. 

Tracks

01 Sympathy For The Devil - Sandie Shaw
02 Gimme Shelter - Merry Clayton
03 Happy - The Pointer Sisters
04 Beast Of Burden - Bette Midler
05 The Salt Of The Earth - Joan Baez
06 Angie - Lady Jane Medley - Tommi
07 Back Street Girl - Bojoura
08 Let's Spend The Night Together - Claudine Longet
09 Out Of Time - Margie Miller
10 Tumbling Dice - Linda Ronstadt
11 Jumpin' Jack Flash - Thelma Houston
12 You Can't Always Get What You Want - PP Arnold
13 Wild Horses -Labelle
14 Ruby Tuesday - Melanie
15 No Expectations - Odetta
16 I Am Waiting - Jennifer Warnes
17 As Tears Go By - Naomi & The Boys
18 The Last Time - Lulu
19 Paint It Black - Jackie Carter
20 Under My Thumb - Beverly Johnson
21 Honky Tonk Women - Mieko Hirota
22 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Phyllis Diller

I hope you all will enjoy this new compilation as much as I enjoyed making it. You know what to do... Check out the 'Comments' for the goodies, and leave a little word behind...

See you later !

MM

Don't forget to check out these previous albums in the Ladies Sing Series :

MM’s Ladies Sing
The Beatles I
LINK D1 - D2

MM’s Ladies Sing
The Beatles II
LINK D1 - D2

MM’s Ladies Sing
Elvis
LINK D1 - D2

MM’s Ladies Sing
Bob Dylan
  LINK D1 - D2

MM’s Ladies Sing
Simon & Garfunkel
LINK

Not an April Fool's Joke...

 Oh no, this one's for real... the 4th volume of the very popular MM's I Love 70's compilations.

Tracks

01 Paranoid - Hugo Strasser Und Sein Tanzorchester
02 Freddie’s Dead - The Cecil Holmes Soulful Sounds
03 Saturday In The Park - Jacksonians
04 Baby I'm A Want You - Frank Chacksfield Orchestra
05 Laughter In The Rain - Inger Lise Rypdal
06 Dancin' In The Moonlight - Johnny Rivers
07 Killing Me Softly With His Song - IL Guardiano del Faro
08 He's Got A Way - Suzanne Lynch
09 Morning Has Broken - Johnny Pearson & His Orchestra
10 Gypsys Tramps and Thieves - Cilla Black
11 Blue Sky - Joan Baez
12 I Write The Songs - The Fifty Guitars
13 Hello in There - Bette Midler
14 Hello Its Me - Lani Hall
15 Please Come to Boston - Dave Loggins
16 I Saw The Light - Dave Snell
17 Money - Mario Cavallero Son Orchestre Et Ses Chanteurs
18 Us And Them - Fausto Papetti
19 Half Breed - Jack McDuff
20 Midnight Rider  - Maynard Parker
21 I Don't Want to Talk About It - Tracy
22 Get Down - Pete Moore's Solid Rockin' Brass

22 glorious tracks, starting off with an easy listening version of  Black Sabbath's 'Paranoid'. Who woulda thunk that ?

So, go directly to the comments and get this thing asap. You know you need it...

Enjoy,

MM

For you're convenience, here are the previous volumes from this series.

MM's I Love 70's Vol 1

MM's I Love 70's Vol3

MM's I Love 70's Vol 2

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The Many Faces Of Em(m)anuelle

 Monsieur Maurice created another one of his infamous SleazeBox Collections. A compilation of beautiful, funky, grooving, mesmerizing tracks from the  world of sleazy movies. This time it's a tribute tot the phenomenon 'Emmanuelle'. A beautiful woman celebrating love and freedom... (who doesn't want that ?)

Tracks

01 Emanuelle Nera - Emanuelles Theme - Nico Fidenco
02 Emanuelle, Perché violenza alle donne? - A Picture Of Love (Instrumentale) - Nico Fidenco
03 Velluto Nero - Velluto Nero - Dario & Alberto Baldan Bembo
04 Emanuelle In America - Emanuelle in America - Nico Fidenco
05 Emanuelle Nera - Orient Reportage - Arabian Evasion Theme - Nico Fidenco
06 Io, Emmanuelle - Emmanuelle - Gianni Ferrio
07 Emmanuelle - Emmanuelle In Thailand - Pierre Bachelet
08 Emanuelle Nera nº 2 - Emanuell’s In Love (Vers. B) - Don Powell
09 Emmanuelle 4 - L’extase d'Emmanuelle - Michel Magne
10 Velluto Nero - Love Scene - Dario & Alberto Baldan Bembo
11 Emanuelle e gli Ultimi Cannibali - Make Love On The Wing (Vocal Version) - Nico Fidenco
12 Goodbye Emmanuelle - Goodbye Emmanuelle (Version instrumentale) - Serge Gainsbourg
13 Emmanuelle 2 - Emmanuelle 2 -  Francis Lai
14 Tokyo Emmanuelle - Mrs. Tokyo Emmanuelle (Pt1) - Eddy And Orient Express
15 Amore Libero - Janine - Fabio Frizzi
16 Emanuelle e gli Ultimi Cannibali - Wild Nightmare - Nico Fidenco
17 Emanuelle in America - Rhubarb (#2) - Nico Fidenco
18 Emanuelle, Perché violenza alle donne? - My Boundless - Nico Fidenco
19 Laure - Laure - Franco Micalizzi
20 Emanuelle Nera,  Orient Reportage - Sweet's Variation - Nico Fidenco
21 Tokyo Emmanuelle - Mrs. Tokyo Emmanuelle (Pt2) - Eddy And Orient Express
22 Emanuelle in America - Dream - Nico Fidenco
23 Emanuelle Nera - Unavoidable - Nico Fidenco
24 Emmanuelle - Emmanuelle In Thailand (Variations) - Pierre Bachelet
25 Emmanuelle - Emmanuelle Song (French Vocal) - Pierre Bachelet

So join the journey of these different incarnations of the free spirited Em(m)anuelle, and enjoy. 

SleazeBox Compilation

SleazeBox Compilation 2

More Sleazy Listening can be found on these previous compilations. 

As from today 'the Archive' will be temporally closed for updates and maintenance. No worries. It will pop up again when you're least expecting it !

Take care and enjoy the music.

MM

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Maurice's Got A Brand New Bag!

 Let's groove on these Soul instrumentals. The second volume of MM's Got Soul.

Tracks

01 Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - John Schroeder
02 Back Stabbers - MFSB
03 Living For The City - Thad Jones & Mel Lewis
04 Tears Of A Clown - Simon Park
05 Reach Out (And I'll Be There) - The Keith Mansfield Orchestra
06 Lovin' You - Enoch Light
07 Walk Away Renee - The Groovin' Strings And Things
08 You Keep Me Hangin On - Paul Mauriat
09 Tracks Of My Tears - Mongo Santamaria
10 Can I Change My Mind - Willie Henderson & The Soul Explosions
11 I Heard It Through The Grapevine - The Electric Indian
12 Killing Me Softly With His Song - The Cecil Holmes Soulful Sounds
13 Love And Happiness - Monty Alexander
14 For Once In My Life - Buddy Fite
15 Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) - Living Marimbas
16 What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted - Andy Mackay
17 Hot Fun In The Summertime - David T. Walker
18 Let's Stay Together - Herbie Mann
19 I Can't Help Myself - Earl Van Dyke
20 Dancing In the Street - Don Sebesky & The Jazz Rock Syndrome
21 Ain't Too Proud To Beg - Willie Bobo

You know where to find it ! 

Be sure to check out volume 1 of this series.

MM's Got Soul

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Time flies...

 Another year over. And also the first day of 2024 has almost come to an end... And I forgot to post the new Monsieur Maurice Compilation!

But fear not... Here it is...

The third volume of Attention Violons. Instrumental versions of French chansons played by French Orchestra's. With lots and lots of violins.

Tracks

01 Sympathy - Franck Pourcel
02 Je Ne Suis Que De L'Amour - Caravelli
03 Jaccuse - Jean-Claude Borelly
04 Monday Tuesday ... Laissez-Moi Danser - Paul Mauriat
05 Prendre Un Enfant - Franck Pourcel
06 Love Me, Please Love Me - Carivelli
07 Mon Dieu - Franck Pourcel
08 Que Reste T'ill De Nos Amours - Caravelli
09 Vis Ta Vie - Paul Mauriat
10 Sur Les Bords De La Tendresse - Raymond Lefèvre
11 Je Vole - Jean Claude Borelly
12 Il Y A Du Soleil Sur La France - Caravelli
13 Salut Les Amoureux - Paul Mauriat
14 Alexandrie Alexandra - Jean Claude Borelly
15 Reality -  Paul Mauriat
16 Gloria - Caravelli
17 Les Divorces - Raymond Lefevre
18 Le France - Jean-Claude Borelly
19 Le Coeur Grenadine - Franck Pourcel
20 Une Femme Avec Toi - Andre Popp
21 Que Reste T'Il De Nos Amours - Francis Lai
22 C'est Si Bon - Paul Mauriat
23 Les Play Boys- Caravelli

And as always, Monsieur Maurice wishes you all the best for the New Year !

I wish you Joy, and Happiness, and Love, and Health, and Peace...

 

Enjoy,

MM

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