Les Baxter | South Pacific

Exotica pioneer whose blend of Polynesian forms and orchestral arrangements appealed to the bachelor pad set of the 1950s and '60s. 
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 Released in 1958 by Capitol Records 

  

A1) There is nothin' like a dame 0:00
A2) Some enchanted evening 2:42
A3) Happy talk 5:55
A4) A cock-eyed optimist 8:15
A5) I'm gonna wash that man right outa my hair 10:52
A6) Younger than springtime 12:40

B1) A wonderful guy 15:00
B2) Bali Ha'i 17:07
B3) This nearly was mine 20:36
B4) Dîtes-moi (Tell me why) 23:12
B5) Honey bun 24:54
B6) Medley: Bloody Mary: My girl back home 26:57

• Arranged By, Conductor – Les Baxter
• Artwork – Paul Gaugin
• Written-By – Rodgers & Hammerstein