''Les Baxter's La Femme'' is an album by French conductor

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and His French Strings. It was released in 1956 on the

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label (catalog no. T-10015). Upon its release, ''Billboard'' magazine gave the album a rating of 77 and wrote: "'La Femme' might be called a 'pop' symphony, in a dozen movements, dedicated to woman -- her eyes, lips, arms, hands, etc. The pieces are reflective of the mysteries of femininity, and the whole attractive opus is the work of Les Baxter"

Track listing

Side 1 # "Les Levres" ("The Lips") # "Les Bras" ("The Arms") # "Les Yeux" ("The Eyes") # "La Taille" ("The Size") # "Les Doigts" ("The Fingers") # "Les Seins" ("The Breasts") Side 2 # "Les Hanches" ("The Hips") # "Le Lobe des Oreilles" ("The Earlobes") # "La Chevelure" ("The Hair") # "Le Mollet" ("The Calf") # "Les Cuisses" ("The Thighs") # "La Nuque" ("The Neck")

References

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