Raymond Lefèvre

Raymond Lefèvre (20 November 1929 – 27 June 2008) was a French easy listening orchestra leader, arranger and composer.

Biography and career Born on 20 November 1929 in Calais, France, Raymond Lefèvre is best known for his interpretation of the 1968 theme "Soul Coaxing (Ame Caline)" (composed by Michel Polnareff), which became an international hit. He also wrote soundtracks for movies with Louis de Funès such as La Soupe Aux Choux (1981) or the series Le Gendarme de Saint Tropez. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, he accompanied Dalida on most of her recordings (Bambino, Por Favor, Tu peux tout faire de moi, Quand on n'a que l'amour), amongst many others. He started his musical career in 1956 on the Barclay Records label. 1962, and 1963), and once for Luxembourg in 1970.

Death Raymond Lefèvre died in Seine-Port, France on 27 June 2008, at the age of 78. 1977 – Live in Japan 1977 1977 – El nuevo sonido de Raymond Lefèvre 1977 – Eux 1978 – Festival des meilleurs musiques des films 1978 – Soul Symphonies No.3 1978 – Holiday Symphonies 1978 – Grandi temi da film 1978 – Film Symphonies 1978 – Romance 1979 – Live in Japan 1978 1979 – Tomorrow's Symphonies du Futur 1979 – Disco Symphonies 1979 – Pop Symphonies 1979 – Love World 1980 – Concerto 1980 – The Best of Raymond Lefèvre 1980 – 16 grands succes 1981 – Suite latine 1982 – Demonstration 1982 – Operamania 1983 – Digital Parade 1984 – Lefèvre Meets Chiharu 1984 – Les plus grands succes de Julio Iglesias 1984 – Live in Japan 1984 1984 – Plays Chinese Songs 1986 – Back to Bach 1988 – Music of the Night 1988 – Les plus grands succes de Raymond Lefèvre Vol. 3 1989 – Mull of Kintyre 1991 – Canzone 1993 – Sous le ciel de Paris 1993 – Les plus grands succes de Raymond Lefèvre Vol. 5 1995 – Plein soleil 1995 – Autumnal Player (When Richard Meets Raymond) 1995 – Japon mon amour (with Richard Clayderman) 1998 – Lacrima cristi 2002 – De temps en temps 2009 – Raymond Lefèvre et son Grand Orchestre 2010 – A mon pere

Singles The Day That Rains Come (US #30, 1958) What God does it to Me (1960) Spanish Eyes (1966) Groovin''' (1967) Whiter Shade of Pale (1967) Soul Coaxing (US #37, AC #4, 1968) La La La (US #110, AC #23, 1968) Delilah (1969) Mammy Blue'' (1972)