Love in Portofino (album)
1959 studio album by Dalida / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Love in Portofino is the sixth and last studio album of 1950s by French singer Dalida. It was released in December 1959 through Barclay Records.[1]
Love in portofino | ||||
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Released | December 1959; 64 years ago (December 1959) March 1960 (Reissued) 2004 (Reissued) | |||
Recorded | July – December 1959 | |||
Studio | Hoche | |||
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Length | 25:57 | |||
Language | French and Italian | |||
Label | Barclay | |||
Producer | Eddie Barclay | |||
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The album consists of mostly original songs by Dalida, while four of them are covers of foreign hits. All tracks are based on vocally highlighted pop standard, some of them mixed with Rock and roll or Bossa nova.[2]
The album positively reviewed by music critics and Dalida was again praised for her "passionate performance", especially for "La chanson d'Orpheé. It reached top of album charts and was the best selling album released in France in 1959, alongside Le disque d'or de Dalida.[3]