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Dean Martin Dean Martin Sings (1953)
Dean Martin Sings\n2005 Collectors' Choice Music\n\nOriginally Released January 23, 1953\nCD Edition Released March 14, 2006\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Dean Martin had been recording singles and EPs for more than six years when he stepped into the studio on November 20, 1952 to cut his first ten-inch, eight-song LP. Called Dean Martin Sings, it featured songs from the Martin and Lewis film The Stooge, a near-drama about a singer who needs his comic partner more than he realizes, that was shot in 1951 but not released until 1953. Only one song, "A Girl Named Mary and a Boy Named Bill," was actually written for the score, which otherwise consisted of semi-standards from the 1920s and '30s, notably "Just One More Chance," best-known as a hit for Martin's primary influence, Bing Crosby, and "I Feel a Song Comin' On." The versatile Martin gives unusually chaste and precise readings of the songs, paying more attention to the material than he did when given less interesting contemporary material for his singles. The result was a consistent effort that suggested Martin had more to offer musically than just being Jerry Lewis' straight man. When the 12-inch LP began to supplant the ten-inch version, Capitol added four songs previously released on singles, "Come Back to Sorrento (Torna A Surriento)," "When You're Young," "Oh, Marie" and the hit "That's Amore," and reissued this album in the 12-inch format. (Note: subtitled "Songs from the Paramount Picture the Stooge" on its ten-inch version, Dean Martin Sings is sometimes referred to as the original soundtrack album for The Stooge, but it actually consists of Martin's studio recordings of songs used in the film.) -- William Ruhlmann\n\nAmazon.com Product Description\nFirst released as a 10" LP in 1953, and as a 12" two years later, Dino's debut longplayer for Capitol featured seven songs from his hit film collaboration with Jerry Lewis, "The Stooge," and was recorded in two sessions on a single day (they just don't make 'em like they used to)! Includes Who's Your Little Who-zis; I'm Yours; I Feel a Song Comin' On; Come Back to Sorrento; Oh Marie; With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming; Just One More Chance; Louise; That's Amore; I Feel Like a Feather in the Breeze; When You're Smiling; A Girl Named Mary and a Boy Named Bill, and the bonus tracks Blue Smoke; Johnny Get Your Girl; As You Are', and the B-side to 'That's Amore', 'You're the Right One'. \n\nHalf.com Album Notes\nRecording information: 1953.\n\nRecorded in the early 1950s at the height of his fame, this collection of pop favorites features Dean Martin beginning to develop the vocalizations of the permanently relaxed, bon vivant character he would perfect a few years later. While both the songs and the orchestral arrangements are on the schmaltzy side, Martin's breezy good nature lifts material like "Who's Your Little Who-Zis!" and "Come Back to Sorrento" out of the ordinary, with an intimate delivery that flatters the ear, while he sounds most comfortable on the big band arrangements of songs like "Johnny Get Your Girl," "You're the Right One," and "Louise."
This misc cd contains 16 tracks and runs 44min 52sec.
Freedb: d20a8210
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