"Soul Coaxing" or "Âme câline" , written in 1967 by French singer/songwriter Michel Polnareff,[2] provided Raymond Lefèvre and His Orchestra with a 1968 instrumental hit.

37 on the Billboard Hot 100,[3] in April, near the end of its 12-week run - though it reached the Top Ten in Boston, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Columbus and other markets.

1 of the instrumental smash hit "Love Is Blue (L'Amour Est Bleu)" by Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra.

As with Lefèvre, Mauriat was a well-known orchestral leader in his native France.

BBC World Service used the tune to introduce the documentary series, Network UK, in the 1980s.