Dean Martin Sings Songs from "The Silencers"

Dean Martin Sings Songs from 'The Silencers'
Studio album by Dean Martin
Released	March 1966 [1]
Recorded	1966
Genre	Traditional pop
Length	30:06
Label	Reprise - R/RS 6211
Producer	Jimmy Bowen
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Dean Martin Sings Songs from "The Silencers" is a 1966 studio album by Dean Martin of songs that featured in his film The Silencers , the first of the four films featuring the Matt Helm character that Martin would appear in. The album was arranged by Ernie Freeman and Gene Page. ^[2]

Many of the Tin Pan Alley songs featured on this album appeared in the film, as songs imagined by Martin's character. ^[3] The album also features a recording of incidental music not in the film and an instrumental of Elmer Bernstein's title song. ^[2]

This was the second of five albums that Martin released in 1966. As well as starring in The Silencers that year he also starred in two other films; another Matt Helm film, Murderer's Row , and Texas Across the River , and appeared in his own television show. ^[4] Dean Martin Sings Songs from "The Silencers" peaked at 108 on the Billboard 200. ^[5] Dean Martin Sings Songs from "The Silencers" was the last soundtrack album that Martin recorded. The 1960s had also seen Martin appear on the soundtrack to Robin and the 7 Hoods , a 1964 film fellow Rat Pack members Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr., with Bing Crosby.

A soundtrack album featuring Elmer Bernstein's score without any artwork of Dean Martin was also released.

The Everly Brothers released a vocal version of Lovey Kravezit.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

William Ruhlmann on Allmusic.com gave the album two and a half stars out of five. Ruhlmann commented on the "bravura treatment" given to the songs by Ernie Freeman and Gene Page's arrangements, but added that as a film tie-in, the album "deservedly didn't attract much attention, although Martin's popularity assured it would spend several weeks in the charts." ^[2]

Track listing

1. "The Glory of Love" (Billy Hill) – 2:20
2. "Empty Saddles (in the Old Corral)" (Hill) – 2:22
3. "Lovey Kravezit" – 2:28 (Howard Greenfield and Jack Keller instrumental by Mike Leander)
4. "The Last Round-Up" (Hill) – 3:14
5. "Anniversary Song" (Saul Chaplin, Al Jolson) – 2:33 (instrumental)
6. "Side by Side" (Harry M. Woods) – 2:15
7. "South of the Border" (Michael Carr, Jimmy Kennedy) – 2:41
8. "Red Sails in the Sunset" (Kennedy, Hugh Williams) – 2:38
9. "Lord, You Made the Night Too Long" (Victor Young, Sam M. Lewis) – 2:34 (instrumental)
10. "If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie)" (Buddy DeSylva, Joseph Meyer) – 2:14
11. "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 2:34
12. "The Silencers" (Elmer Bernstein, Mack David) – 2:13 (instrumental by Mike Leander)

Personnel

• Dean Martin – vocals
• Ernie Freeman – arranger
• Gene Page
• Ed Thrasher – art direction
• Eddie Brackett – engineer
• Jimmy Bowen – producer

References

1. Nick Tosches (13 April 1999). Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams. Random House Publishing Group. p. 539. ISBN   978-0-385-33429-7 . Retrieved 16 February 2013.
2. Dean Martin Sings Songs from The Silencers at AllMusic
3. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (22 October 1966). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 1–. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 17 February 2013.{{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
4. Nick Tosches (13 April 1999). Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams. Random House Publishing Group. p. 381. ISBN   978-0-385-33429-7 . Retrieved 16 February 2013.
5. Dean Martin Sings Songs from The Silencers – Awards at AllMusic