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Released in the United States on the Philips Records label. Twelve holiday instrumentals as selected by the famed French orchestra conductor, Paul Mauriat. Selections includes, White Christmas, Silent Night, Jingle Bells, O’ Holy Night, and eight others. Released, 1967
Album recording audio remastered by Motor City Radio Flashbacks
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Blooming Hits was a studio instrumental album by Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra. The LP was released in 1967 and hit the number one spot in 1968. The single “Love Is Blue” hit number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 4, 1968.
Mauriat’s album “Blooming Hits” stayed 2 weeks on top the Billboard LP chart from March 23, 1968 through April 5, 1968.
His single, “Love is Blue”, and the album Blooming Hits, each sold over one million copies. The single was awarded a gold disc by the Recording Industry Association of America in March 1968. (Source: WiKipedia and AllMusic)
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A MCRFB Note: For the complete track listing from this album GO HERE.
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EIGHTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “Love Is Blue” by The Paul Mauriat Orchestra peaked this week at No. 01 (5 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100, February 04 through March 09, 1968. (Source: Billboard)
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MCRFB Link: For the previous No. 1 record in the U.S.A. 1968 GO HERE.
