Dean Martin Sings
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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 ninety 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.
CD Catalog Number WWCCM05982
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by Italian-American singer Dean Martin
Dean Martin
Dean Martin was an American singer, film actor, television star and comedian. Martin's hit singles included "Memories Are Made of This", "That's Amore", "Everybody Loves Somebody", "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You", "Sway", "Volare" and "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?"...
, released in 1953
1953 in music
-Events:*February 6 – Contralto Kathleen Ferrier, already terminally ill with cancer, leaves Covent Garden Opera House on a stretcher after being taken ill on the second night of her run in Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice....
. It is the first long-play 10-inch album recorded by Martin for Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
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 ninety 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
The Stooge
The Stooge is a 1952 American comedy film starring the comedy team of Martin and Lewis. The film was released on December 31, 1952 by Paramount.-Plot:...
. 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
Collectors' Choice Music
Collectors' Choice Music is a company primarily in two businesses. They are best known for re-issuing albums originally recorded in LP record form as compact discs...
reissue added four bonus songs recorded between 1949 and 1953 and was released with alternative cover artwork.
Side A
| Track | Song Title | Originally By | Recorded | Other Info | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Who's Your Little Who-Zis! | Al Goering, Ben Bernie Ben Bernie Ben Bernie , born Bernard Anzelevitz, was an American jazz violinist and radio personality, often introduced as The Old Maestro. He was noted for his showmanship and memorable bits of snappy dialogue.... and Walter Hirsch |
November 20, 1952 | Session 2828; Master 10842-2 | 2:19 |
| 2. | I'm Yours | Johnny Green Johnny Green Johnny Green was an American songwriter, composer, musical arranger, and conductor. He was given the nickname "Beulah" by colleague Conrad Salinger. His most famous song was one of his earliest, "Body and Soul"... and E.Y. Harburg |
November 20, 1952 | Session 2827; Master 10836 | 3:15 |
| 3. | I Feel a Song Comin' On | Jimmy McHugh Jimmy McHugh James Francis McHugh was a U.S. composer. One of the most prolific songwriters from the 1920s to the 1950s, he composed over 270 songs... , Dorothy Fields Dorothy Fields Dorothy Fields was an American librettist and lyricist.She wrote over 400 songs for Broadway musicals and films... and George Oppenheimer |
November 20, 1952 | Session 2828; Master 10844-11 | 1:49 |
| 4. | With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming | Mack Gordon Mack Gordon Mack Gordon was an American composer and lyricist of songs for the stage and film. He was nominated for the best original song Oscar nine times, including six consecutive years between 1940 and 1945, and won the award once, for "You'll Never Know"... and Harry Revel Harry Revel Harry Revel was an English composer of musical theatre.Revel was born in London. Before emigrating to the United States in 1929, he wrote musicals for productions in Paris, Copenhagen, Vienna and London.... |
November 20, 1952 | Session 2827; Master 10838 | 3:07 |
Side B
- "Just One More Chance" (Arthur JohnstonArthur Johnston (composer)Arthur Johnston was a composer known for such works as “Mandy, Make Up Your Mind,” "Pennies From Heaven," and many others...
/ Sam CoslowSam CoslowSam Coslow was an American songwriter, singer, film producer, publisher, and market analyst. Coslow was born in New York City. He began writing songs as a teenager...
) Time: 3:17. Session 2827; Master 10836. Recorded November 20, 1952. - "Louise" (Richard A. WhitingRichard A. WhitingRichard Armstrong Whiting was a composer of popular songs including the standards, "Hooray for Hollywood", "Ain't We Got Fun?" & "On the Good Ship Lollipop"....
/ Leo RobinLeo RobinLeo Robin was an American composer, lyricist and songwriter. He is probably best known for collaborating with Ralph Rainger on the 1938 Oscar-winning song "Thanks for the Memory," sung by Bob Hope in the film The Big Broadcast of 1938.-Biography:Robin was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and...
) Time: 2:19. Session 2828; Master 10841. Recorded November 20, 1952. - "I Feel Like a Feather in the Breeze" (Mack GordonMack GordonMack Gordon was an American composer and lyricist of songs for the stage and film. He was nominated for the best original song Oscar nine times, including six consecutive years between 1940 and 1945, and won the award once, for "You'll Never Know"...
/ Harry RevelHarry RevelHarry Revel was an English composer of musical theatre.Revel was born in London. Before emigrating to the United States in 1929, he wrote musicals for productions in Paris, Copenhagen, Vienna and London....
) Time: 2:45. Session 2828; Master 10843-7. Recorded November 20, 1952. - "A Girl Named Mary and a Boy Named Bill" (Jerry LivingstonJerry LivingstonJerry Livingston was an American songwriter, and dance orchestra pianist.-Biography:...
/ Mack DavidMack DavidMack David was an American lyricist and songwriter, best known for his work in film and television, with a career spanning from the early 1940s through the early 1970s. Mack was credited with writing lyrics and/or music for over one thousand songs...
) Time: 2:51. Session 2827; Master 10840. Recorded November 20, 1952.
Side A
- "Who's Your Little Who-Zis!" (Al Goering / Ben BernieBen BernieBen Bernie , born Bernard Anzelevitz, was an American jazz violinist and radio personality, often introduced as The Old Maestro. He was noted for his showmanship and memorable bits of snappy dialogue....
/ Walter Hirsch) Time: 2:19. Session 2828; Master 10842-2. Recorded November 20, 1952. - "I'm Yours" (Johnny GreenJohnny GreenJohnny Green was an American songwriter, composer, musical arranger, and conductor. He was given the nickname "Beulah" by colleague Conrad Salinger. His most famous song was one of his earliest, "Body and Soul"...
/ E.Y. Harburg) Time: 3:15. Session 2827; Master 10836. Recorded November 20, 1952. - "I Feel a Song Comin' On" (Jimmy McHughJimmy McHughJames Francis McHugh was a U.S. composer. One of the most prolific songwriters from the 1920s to the 1950s, he composed over 270 songs...
/ Dorothy FieldsDorothy FieldsDorothy Fields was an American librettist and lyricist.She wrote over 400 songs for Broadway musicals and films...
/ George Oppenheimer) Time: 1:49. Session 2828; Master 10844-11. Recorded November 20, 1952. - "Come Back to Sorrento (Torna a Surriento)" (Ernesto deCurtis / Alice Mattulath / arranged by Gus Levene) Time: 3:14. Session 2839; Master 9320-6. Recorded November 19, 1951.
- "Oh Marie" (Eduardo di Capua / arranged by Nelson RiddleNelson RiddleNelson Smock Riddle, Jr. was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid 1980s...
) Time: 2:23. Session 2567; Master 9871-8. Recorded April 8, 1952. - "With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming" (Mack GordonMack GordonMack Gordon was an American composer and lyricist of songs for the stage and film. He was nominated for the best original song Oscar nine times, including six consecutive years between 1940 and 1945, and won the award once, for "You'll Never Know"...
/ Harry RevelHarry RevelHarry Revel was an English composer of musical theatre.Revel was born in London. Before emigrating to the United States in 1929, he wrote musicals for productions in Paris, Copenhagen, Vienna and London....
) Time: 3:07. Session 2827; Master 10838. Recorded November 20, 1952.
Side B
- "Just One More Chance" (Arthur JohnstonArthur Johnston (composer)Arthur Johnston was a composer known for such works as “Mandy, Make Up Your Mind,” "Pennies From Heaven," and many others...
/ Sam CoslowSam CoslowSam Coslow was an American songwriter, singer, film producer, publisher, and market analyst. Coslow was born in New York City. He began writing songs as a teenager...
) Time: 3:17. Session 2827; Master 10836. Recorded November 20, 1952. - "Louise" (Richard A. WhitingRichard A. WhitingRichard Armstrong Whiting was a composer of popular songs including the standards, "Hooray for Hollywood", "Ain't We Got Fun?" & "On the Good Ship Lollipop"....
/ Leo RobinLeo RobinLeo Robin was an American composer, lyricist and songwriter. He is probably best known for collaborating with Ralph Rainger on the 1938 Oscar-winning song "Thanks for the Memory," sung by Bob Hope in the film The Big Broadcast of 1938.-Biography:Robin was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and...
) Time: 2:19. Session 2828; Master 10841. Recorded November 20, 1952. - "That's AmoreThat's Amore"That's Amore" is a 1952 song by composer Harry Warren and lyricist Jack Brooks. It became a major hit, signature song for Dean Martin in 1953. Amore means "love" in Italian....
(Harry WarrenHarry WarrenHarry Warren was an American composer and lyricist. Warren was the first major American songwriter to write primarily for film. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song eleven times and won three Oscars for composing "Lullaby of Broadway", "You'll Never Know" and "On the Atchison,...
/ Jack BrooksJack Brooks (lyricist)Jack Brooks was an English-American lyricist.Brooks was born in Liverpool, England. He wrote a large number of lyrics of popular songs, including "Ole Buttermilk Sky" "That's Amore" and " Wagon Train" the second theme used on the television program, Wagon...
) Time: 3:08. Session 3098; Master 11694-6. Recorded August 13, 1953. - "I Feel Like a Feather in the Breeze" (Mack GordonMack GordonMack Gordon was an American composer and lyricist of songs for the stage and film. He was nominated for the best original song Oscar nine times, including six consecutive years between 1940 and 1945, and won the award once, for "You'll Never Know"...
/ Harry RevelHarry RevelHarry Revel was an English composer of musical theatre.Revel was born in London. Before emigrating to the United States in 1929, he wrote musicals for productions in Paris, Copenhagen, Vienna and London....
) Time: 2:45. Session 2828; Master 10843-7. Recorded November 20, 1952. - "When You're SmilingWhen You're Smiling"When You're Smiling" is a song by Larry Shay, Mark Fisher, and Joe Goodwin , and made famous by Louis Armstrong, who recorded it at least three times, in 1929, 1932, and 1956...
" (Larry Shay / Mark Fischer / Joe Goodwin) Time: 3:02. Session 2499; Master 9625-5. Recorded January 21, 1952. - "A Girl Named Mary and a Boy Named Bill" (Jerry LivingstonJerry LivingstonJerry Livingston was an American songwriter, and dance orchestra pianist.-Biography:...
/ Mack DavidMack DavidMack David was an American lyricist and songwriter, best known for his work in film and television, with a career spanning from the early 1940s through the early 1970s. Mack was credited with writing lyrics and/or music for over one thousand songs...
) Time: 2:51. Session 2827; Master 10840. Recorded November 20, 1952.
Compact Disc
2005 Collectors' Choice MusicCollectors' Choice Music
Collectors' Choice Music is a company primarily in two businesses. They are best known for re-issuing albums originally recorded in LP record form as compact discs...
CD Catalog Number WWCCM05982
- "You're the Right One" (Sammy Gallop / Howard Steiner) Time: 3:09. Session 3098; Master 11695-5. Recorded August 13, 1953.
- "Blue Smoke (Kohu Auwahi)" (Ruru Karaitiana) Time: 2:26. Session 2382; Master 9292-9. Recorded November 5, 1951.
- "Johnny, Get Your Girl" (Vic MizzyVic MizzyVic Mizzy was an American composer for television and movies whose best-known works are the themes to the 1960s television sitcoms Green Acres and The Addams Family. He also penned top-20 songs from the 1930s to 1940s.-Biography:Vic Mizzy was born in Brooklyn, New York and attended New York...
/ Mann Curtis) Time: 2:33. Session 1172A; Master 3907-2. Recorded January 26, 1949. - "As You Are" (Billy Friedman / Herbert L. Miller) Time: 3:05. Session 2382; Master 9282-7. Recorded November 5, 1951.
Complete Musical Credits
- Dean Martin: Vocals
- Dick StabileDick StabileDick Stabile was an American jazz saxophonist and bandleader.-Biography:Stabile got his start playing in theater ensembles on Broadway in the 1950s. He joined Ben Bernie's orchestra in 1928, where he remained for several years...
: Leader - Vincent Terri: Guitar
- Norman V. Seelig: Bass
- Ray S. Toland: Drums, Contractor
- Louis Brown: Piano
- Armond Kaproff: Cello (Session 2827)
- Elias Friede: Cello (Session 2827)
- Helen Bliss: Harp (Session 2827)
- Louis Kievman: Viola (Session 2827)
- Reuben Marcus: Viola (Session 2827)
- John Augustine: Violin (Session 2827)
- Victor Bay: Violin (Session 2827)
- John Peter DeVoogt: Violin (Session 2827)
- Nicholas 'Nick' Pisani: Violin (Session 2827)
- Joseph G. Quadri: Violin (Session 2827)
- Mischa Russell: Violin (Session 2827)
- Jules Jacob: Saxophone (Session 2828)
- Robert Lawson: Saxophone (Session 2828)
- Theodore M 'Ted' Nash: Saxophone (Session 2828)
- Edward 'Ed' Rosa: Saxophone (Session 2828)
- Ray Heath: Trombone (Session 2828)
- Eddie Kuczborski 'Eddie' Kusby: Trombone (Session 2828)
- Paul O.W. Tanner: Trombone (Session 2828)
- Conrad GozzoConrad GozzoConrad J. Gozzo was an American trumpet player born in New Britain Connecticut on February 6, 1922. Gozzo was a member of the NBC Hollywood staff orchestra at the time of his death on October 8, 1964...
: Trumpet (Session 2828) - Joe Dolney: Trumpet (Session 2828)
- James Rosselli: Trumpet (Session 2828)