Paul Julien André Mauriat (French: [pɔl mɔʁja] or [moʁja]; 4 March 1925 – 3 November 2006) was a French orchestra leader, conductor of Le Grand Orchestre de Paul Mauriat, who specialized in the easy listening genre. He is best known in the United States for his million-selling remake of André Popp's "Love is Blue", which was #1 for 5 weeks in 1968. Other recordings for which he is known include "El Bimbo", "Toccata", "Love in Every Room/Même si tu revenais", and "Penelope".[citation needed] He co-wrote the song Chariot (also known as I Will Follow Him) with Franck Pourcel from Belgium. Pourcel (using the pseudonym J.W. Stole) and Mauriat (using the pseudonym Del Roma).
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Composer: Aleksander Thomas Manfredi & John Barnes III & Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III
Composer: Pierre Cour & Andre Popp & Bryan Blackburn
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Lyricist: CHARLES E SNEED & CLARENCE BRADFORD