Dean Martin Sings | ||||
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Released | January 12, 1953 | |||
Recorded | November 20, 1952 | |||
Studio | Capitol Recording Studio, 5515 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, California | |||
Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
Length | 21:42 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Lee Gillette | |||
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Dean Martin Sings is the first studio album by Italian-American singer Dean Martin, released in 1953. It is the first long-play 10-inch album recorded by Martin for Capitol Records during two sessions recorded on the evening of November 20, 1952. The first session was recorded between 5 and 8 PM and it produced five songs featuring string arrangements. "There's My Lover" was recorded but not released. After a 90-minute break, Martin was joined by a brass arrangement to record the remaining four songs. Seven of the eight songs on this album appeared in the Martin & Lewis film, The Stooge . Two years later, the songs from this 10-inch album would be combined with four newly popular songs recorded between 1951 and 1953 to create a full-length 12-inch album. The 2005 Collectors' Choice reissue added four bonus songs recorded between 1949 and 1953 and was released with alternative cover artwork.
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Capitol H-401
Track | Song Title | Originally By | Recorded | Other Info | Time |
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1. | "Who's Your Little Who-Zis!" | Al Goering, Ben Bernie and Walter Hirsch | November 20, 1952 | Session 2828; Master 10842-2 | 2:19 |
2. | "I'm Yours" | Johnny Green and E.Y. Harburg | November 20, 1952 | Session 2827; Master 10836 | 3:15 |
3. | "I Feel a Song Comin' On" | Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields and George Oppenheimer | November 20, 1952 | Session 2828; Master 10844-11 | 1:49 |
4. | "With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming" | Mack Gordon and Harry Revel | November 20, 1952 | Session 2827; Master 10838 | 3:07 |
Track | Song Title | Composer | Recorded | Other Info | Time |
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1. | "Just One More Chance" | Arthur Johnston / Sam Coslow | November 20, 1952 | Session 2827; Master 10836 | 3:17 |
2. | "Louise" | Richard A. Whiting / Leo Robin | November 20, 1952 | Session 2828; Master 10841 | 2:19 |
3. | "I Feel Like a Feather in the Breeze" | Mack Gordon / Harry Revel | November 20, 1952 | Session 2828; Master 10843-7 | 2:45 |
4. | "A Girl Named Mary and a Boy Named Bill" | Jerry Livingston / Mack David | November 20, 1952 | Session 2827; Master 10840 | 2:51 |
Capitol T 401
Track | Song Title | Composer | Recorded | Other Info | Time |
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1. | "Who's Your Little Who-Zis!" | Al Goering / Ben Bernie / Walter Hirsch arranged by Nelson Riddle | November 20, 1952 | Session 2828; Master 10842-2 | 2:19 |
2. | "I'm Yours" | Johnny Green / E.Y. Harburg arranged by Gus Levene | November 20, 1952 | Session 2827; Master 10836 | 3:15 |
3. | "I Feel a Song Comin' On" | Jimmy McHugh / Dorothy Fields / George Oppenheimer arranged by Nelson Riddle | November 20, 1952 | Session 2828; Master 10844-11 | 1:49 |
4. | "Come Back to Sorrento (Torna a Surriento)" | Ernesto deCurtis / Alice Mattulath / arranged by Gus Levene | November 19, 1951 | Session 2839; Master 9320-6 | 3:14 |
5. | "Oh Marie" | Eduardo di Capua / arranged by Nelson Riddle | April 8, 1952 | Session 2567; Master 9871-8 | 2:23 |
6. | "With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming" | Mack Gordon / Harry Revel arranged by Gus Levene | November 20, 1952 | Session 2827; Master 10838 | 3:07 |
Track | Song Title | Composer | Recorded | Other Info | Time |
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1. | "Just One More Chance" | Arthur Johnston / Sam Coslow arranged by Nelson Riddle | November 20, 1952 | Session 2827; Master 10836 | 3:17 |
2. | "Louise" | Richard A. Whiting / Leo Robin | November 20, 1952 | Session 2828; Master 10841 | 2:19 |
3. | "That's Amore" | Harry Warren / Jack Brooks arranged by Gus Levene | August 13, 1953 | Session 3098; Master 11694-6 | 3:08 |
4. | "I Feel Like a Feather in the Breeze" | Mack Gordon / Harry Revel | November 20, 1952 | Session 2828; Master 10843-7 | 2:45 |
5. | "When You're Smiling" | Larry Shay / Mark Fischer / Joe Goodwin arranged by Nelson Riddle | January 21, 1952 | Session 2499; Master 9625-5 | 3:02 |
6. | "A Girl Named Mary and a Boy Named Bill" | Jerry Livingston / Mack David arranged by Nelson Riddle | November 20, 1952 | Session 2827; Master 10840 | 2:51 |
2005 Collectors' Choice Music CD Catalog Number WWCCM05982 The 12-tracks of 2nd LP Plus:
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