This Time I'm Swingin'!

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This Time I'm Swingin'!
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 3, 1960 (1960-10-03)
RecordedMay 1960
StudioCapitol Recording Studio, Hollywood
Genre Vocal jazz
Length31:50
Label Capitol
Producer Lee Gillette
Dean Martin chronology
A Winter Romance
(1959)
This Time I'm Swingin'!
(1960)
Dino: Italian Love Songs
(1962)

This Time I'm Swingin'! is an album recorded by Dean Martin for Capitol Records. The sessions yielding this album's songs were recorded in May 1960. While thirteen tracks were recorded during the three sessions, only twelve of them made it onto the album when it was released October 3, 1960. "Ain't That a Kick in the Head" was recorded during those sessions (May 10) but not released. The backing orchestra was conducted and arranged by Nelson Riddle. The original album consisted of twelve songs, many with prominent brass arrangements.

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Track listing

LP

Capitol Records Catalog Number (S) [1] T-1659

Capitol Records Release Number T-1442 (Monaural Copy)

Side A

TrackSong TitleWritten ByRecording DateSession InformationTime
1."I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me"Clarence Gaskill and Jimmy McHugh May 17, 1960Session 9459; Master 338502:27
2."True Love" Cole Porter May 17, 1960Session 9459; Master 338482:35
3."You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You" Russ Morgan, Larry Stock and James CavanaughMay 10, 1960Session 9444S, Master 338062:15
4."On the Street Where You Live" Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner May 9, 1960Session 9441S, Master 337453:43
5."Imagination" Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen May 9, 1960Session 9441S; Master 337473:16
6."(It Will Have to Do) Until the Real Thing Comes Along"Mann Holiner, Saul Chaplin, Alberta Nichols, Sammy Cahn and L.E. FreemanMay 10, 1960Session 9444S; Master 338043:03

Side B

TrackSong TitleWritten ByRecording DateSession InformationTime
1."Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" Sam H. Stept, Sidney Clare and Bee Palmer May 10, 1960Session 9444S; Master 338052:26
2."I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face"Loewe and LernerMay 9, 1960Session 9441S; Master 337462:44
3."Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)"Jimmie HodgesMay 9, 1960Session 9441S; Master 337442:23
4."Mean to Me" Roy Turk and Fred Ahlert May 10, 1960Session 9444S; Master 338082:11
5."Heaven Can Wait" Eddie DeLange and Van HeusenMay 17, 1960Session 9459; Master 338492:31
6."Just in Time" Jule Styne, Betty Comden and Adolph Green May 17, 1960Session 9459; Master 338472:16

Compact disc

1997 EMI/Capitol combined This Time I'm Swingin! with Pretty Baby (from 1957). Catalog Number 7243 8 54546 2 9. (in MONO !)

2005 Collectors' Choice Music reissue added four more tracks to the twelve tracks on the original Capitol LP. Catalog Number WWCCM06052. (STEREO - Bonustracks in MONO)

TrackSong TitleWritten ByRecording DateSession InformationTime
1."My Own, My Only, My All" Jay Livingston and Ray Evans June 20, 1949Session 1364A; Master 4520-23:00
2."Bonne Nuit (Goodnight)"Jay Livingston and EvansApril 9, 1951Session 2108; Master 7327-92:41
3."You and Your Beautiful Eyes" Mack David and Jerry Livingston December 2, 1950Session 1992; Master 6889-152:08
4."Choo'N Gum" Vic Mizzy and Mann CurtisMarch 28, 1950Session 1693; Master 5699-22:26

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Notes

  1. The optional 'S' indicates a stereo recording)

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