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Claudine Longet, the very model of the breathy, sexy French waif as the US and world audience perceived her... film star, TV star, singer/notsinger, a fey presence in a beautiful forest, where The A&M SOUND enveloped her in an embrace of Bossa Nova and LA reverb while Nick De Caro and Tommy Lipuma, masters of The A&M SOUND took us all on a journey into sound... where being a singer or not a singer didn't matter as long as the languid erotic vibe was there, where A.C. Jobim came and wrote and played, where there was a PARTY and Henry Mancini wrote, as he had done for Audrey Hepburn, the perfect song/notsong, for the ethereal beauty Claudine to sing/notsing as Peter Sellers desperately searched for the bathroom and Blake Edwards collapsed laughing. A magical person in a magical world, in a magical time. "Sleep Safe And Warm" never had a more definitive reading, as Claudine brought her own take on 'vaga' to the non-latino world. If you know what that all means you'll RUSH out and buy this first time CD collection of Claudine's finest moments! With rare pictures and memorabilia from Claudine and her friends and family! With an EXCLUSIVE letter and quotes from Claudine... a famously reclusive person who has not done an interview for years until now! Beautifully remastered and packaged....! A must for all those who loved Wanda de Sah, Astrud Gilberto, oh you know what I'm getting at, and all fans of the unique A&M SOUND!
Track listing: Hello Hello / White Horses / Meditation / Am I Blue? / The Look Of Love / Lazy Summer Night / Manha De Carnaval / Small Talk / A Man And A Woman / Both Sides Now / Dindi (Jin-Jee) / Walk In The Park / I Love How You Love Me / Sleep Safe / Creators Of Rain / How Insensitive / Hurry On Down / Everybody's Talkin' / Man In A Raincoat / Love Is Blue / I Think It's Gonna Rain Today / Think Of Rain / It's Hard To Say Goodbye / Snow / I Don't Intend To Spend Christmas Without You