Once in a While | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1978 | |||
Recorded | November 1974 | |||
Genre | Traditional pop, country pop | |||
Length | 28:30 | |||
Label | Reprise – R/RS 6428 | |||
Producer | Jimmy Bowen | |||
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Once in a While is a 1978 studio album by Dean Martin, produced by Jimmy Bowen. [1] It was released four years after it was recorded. [1]
The album consists of traditional pop standards, recorded in country pop arrangements. [1] Many of the songs were associated with singer Bing Crosby. [1]
It was reissued on CD by Capitol Records in 2006 and Hip-O Records in 2009. [2]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
William Ruhlmann on Allmusic.com gave the album two and a half stars out of five. Ruhlmann said that "Martin had no trouble negotiating such arrangements, though, and his familiarity with the songs themselves made his interpretations more comfortable than ever". [1]
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