DEAN MARTIN
Dean Martin - The Test of Time, The Complete Singles 1949-1961 [2017] (5 x CDs)
This 5-CD box set on the French, Le Chant Du Monde Lable. claims to offer the buyer all of Dean’s Capitol singles between 1949 and 1961. For the most part, this is what you get. Short of purchasing the expensive Bear Family sets, this is one of the best collections of the songs that Capitol released in the U.S. in the 78 & 45 RPM “single” format. Many of these tracks are hard to find and should please the fan who doesn’t want to spend hundreds of dollars for the Bear Family boxes.
The listener should be aware of what is missing. Since Dean signed with Capitol in 1948, the four singles from that year are not included. For some reason his first two singles of 1949 are not in this package. They are “Have A Little Sympathy” backed with “Johnny Get Your Girl” and “Dreamy Old New England Moon” backed with “Three Wishes”. Also, the producers elected to leave off all the duets he did. This means you don’t get the songs with Margaret Whiting, Helen O’Connell, Nat “King” Cole and Line Renaud. While it may not be important to most listeners, the songs are not grouped in pairs like the original singles. CD1 does start with 1949 and 1961 is on CD5.
Nonetheless, a wonderful collection of Dean's old Capitol singles in a fold out digi-pack and the songs sounds great. (Amazon)
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Track list
CD1
01 Dean Martin Just For Fun 2:46
02 Dean Martin My Own, My Only, My All 3:00
03 Dean Martin That Lucky Old Sun 3:02
04 Dean Martin Vieni Su 2:39
05 Dean Martin Rain 2:39
06 Dean Martin Zing-A-Zing-A-Boom 2:13
07 Dean Martin I’m Gonna Paper All My Walls With Your Love Letters 3:12
08 Dean Martin Muskrat Ramble 3:03
09 Dean Martin I Don’t Care If The Sun Don’t Shine 1:56
10 Dean Martin Choo’n Gum 2:29
11 Dean Martin Be Honest With Me 2:27
12 Dean Martin I Still Get The Thrill 2:36
13 Dean Martin Bye Bye Blackbird 3:05
14 Dean Martin Happy Feet 2:30
15 Dean Martin Baby Obey Me 2:33
16 Dean Martin I’ll Aways Love You 2:35
17 Dean Martin Tonda Wanda Hoy 2:24
18 Dean Martin Who’s Sorry Now 2:18
19 Dean Martin Wham! Bam! Thank You, Ma’am! 2:47
20 Dean Martin The Peddler’s Serenade 2:46
21 Dean Martin If 2:46
22 Dean Martin Beside You 2:53
23 Dean Martin I Love The Way You Say Goodnight 3:10
24 Dean Martin You And Your Beautiful Eyes 2:05
25 Dean Martin In The Cool Cool Cool Of The Evening 2:58
26 Dean Martin Bonne Nuit 2:41
27 Dean Martin Luna Mezz’o Mare 2:04
28 Dean Martin Go Go Go Go 2:19
29 Dean Martin Aw C’mon 2:08
CD2
01 Dean Martin Hangin' Around With You 2:27
02 Dean Martin Solitaire 2:50
03 Dean Martin My Heart Has Found A Home 3:10
04 Dean Martin Bella Bimba 2:46
05 Dean Martin The Sailor's Polka 1:57
06 Dean Martin I Ran All The Way Home 2:31
07 Dean Martin Meanderin' 2:56
08 Dean Martin As You Are 3:10
09 Dean Martin Blue Smoke 2:29
10 Dean Martin Night Train To Memphis 1:57
11 Dean Martin Until 2:48
12 Dean Martin Oh Boy 2:38
13 Dean Martin Come Back To Sorrento 3:14
14 Dean Martin Never Before 3:15
15 Dean Martin When You're Sailing 3:04
16 Dean Martin Won't You Surrender 2:43
17 Dean Martin All I Have To Give You Is My Love 2:51
18 Dean Martin Pretty As A Picture 2:32
19 Dean Martin Oh Marie 2:22
20 Dean Martin I Passed Your House Tonight 2:57
21 Dean Martin Bet I Cha 2:38
22 Dean Martin You Belong To Me 3:04
23 Dean Martin Kiss 2:23
24 Dean Martin What Could Be More Beautiful 3:14
25 Dean Martin Little Did We Know 2:20
26 Dean Martin I Know A Dream When I See One 2:33
27 Dean Martin Second Chance 2:50
28 Dean Martin Hominy Grits 3:02
CD3
01 Dean Martin There’s My Lover 3:01
02 Dean Martin Tell I Find You 2:54
03 Dean Martin Don’t You Remember 2:24
04 Dean Martin If I Could Sing Like Bing 2:10
05 Dean Martin Love Me Love Me 2:35
06 Dean Martin That’s Amore 3:08
07 Dean Martin You’re The Right One 3:10
08 Dean Martin If I Should Love Again 2:45
09 Dean Martin The Christmas Blues 2:53
10 Dean Martin Hey Brother Pour The Wine 2:37
11 Dean Martin Money Burns A Hole In My Pocket 3:02
12 Dean Martin That’s What I Like 2:39
13 Dean Martin I’d Cry Like A Baby 2:35
14 Dean Martin Belle From Barcelona 2:50
15 Dean Martin Sway 2:43
16 Dean Martin Under The Bridge Of Paris 2:48
17 Dean Martin The Peddlar Man 2:48
18 Dean Martin Confused 2:57
19 Dean Martin One More Time 2:41
20 Dean Martin Try Again 2:43
21 Dean Martin I’ll Gladly Make The Same Mistake Again 2:36
22 Dean Martin Young And Foolish 2:48
23 Dean Martin In Napoli 2:54
24 Dean Martin The Lady With The Big Umbrella 3:01
25 Dean Martin I Like Them All 2:45
26 Dean Martin Chee Chee-Oo-Chee 2:56
27 Dean Martin Love Is All That Matters 3:02
CD4
01 Dean Martin Simpatico 2:51
02 Dean Martin Ridin’ Into Love 3:17
03 Dean Martin Memories Are Made Of This 2:16
04 Dean Martin Change Of Heart 2:30
05 Dean Martin Innamorata 2:24
06 Dean Martin The Look 2:17
07 Dean Martin Mississippi Dreamboat 2:20
08 Dean Martin Standing On The Corner 2:48
09 Dean Martin Street Of Love 2:42
10 Dean Martin Watching The World Go By 2:09
11 Dean Martin The Test Of Time 2:24
12 Dean Martin I’m Gonna Steal You Away 2:25
13 Dean Martin Bamboozled 2:01
14 Dean Martin Give Me A Sign 2:29
15 Dean Martin Captured 2:11
16 Dean Martin I Know I Can’t Forget 3:03
17 Dean Martin I Never Had A Chance 2:32
18 Dean Martin Just Kiss Me 2:03
19 Dean Martin Man Who Plays The Mandolino 2:54
20 Dean Martin I Can’t Give You Anything But Love 2:42
21 Dean Martin Only Trust Your Heart 2:51
22 Dean Martin Beau James 2:19
23 Dean Martin Promise Her Anything 2:57
24 Dean Martin The Tricche Tracche 2:08
25 Dean Martin Write To Me From Naples 2:46
26 Dean Martin Good Mornin’ Life 2:18
27 Dean Martin Makin’ Love Ukulele Style 2:11
28 Dean Martin Return To Me 2:25
29 Dean Martin Forgetting You 2:45
30 Dean Martin Tu Sei Bella, Signorina 2:23
CD5
01 Dean Martin Angel Baby 2:43
02 Dean Martin You Were Made For Love 2:19
03 Dean Martin Once Upon A Time 2:32
04 Dean Martin Outta My Mind 2:21
05 Dean Martin The Magician 2:08
06 Dean Martin Volare 3:01
07 Dean Martin Rio Bravo 2:59
08 Dean Martin It Takes So Long 2:18
09 Dean Martin On An Evening In Roma 2:24
10 Dean Martin My Rifle Pony And Me 2:44
11 Dean Martin Sleep Warm 3:50
12 Dean Martin All I Do Is Dream Of You 2:44
13 Dean Martin Sogni D'oro 2:32
14 Dean Martin You Can't Love 'em All 2:41
15 Dean Martin How Sweet It Is 2:27
16 Dean Martin Humdinger 2:18
17 Dean Martin I Ain't Gonna Lead This Life No More 2:21
18 Dean Martin Love Me My Love 2:52
19 Dean Martin Buttercup Of Golden Hair 2:20
20 Dean Martin Professor Professor 2:33
21 Dean Martin In Napoli 2:57
22 Dean Martin Career 2:17
23 Dean Martin Who Was That Lady 2:25
24 Dean Martin Ain't That A Kick In The Head 2:25
25 Dean Martin Just In Time 2:14
26 Dean Martin Giuggiola 2:07
27 Dean Martin Sparkling Eyes 2:06
28 Dean Martin All In A Night's Work 2:36
29 Dean Martin The Story Of Life 3:19
30 Dean Martin Bella Bella Bambina 2:34
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Dean Martin is surely one of the best and most notable song interpreters for this era. He is definitely one of my favorites (along with Perry Como). In many ways I think he was better at it than Sinatra even. Nat King Cole was another terrific contemporary. These guys were rivals but really these and other like crooners each had their own great voices, choice of songs, arrangement styles, choruses, instrumentation, and vibe that made them unique. I mean I don't think you can really compare them as one being better than another. Deno sure could swing through those quasi-Italian numbers though. Nice low baritone richness. So smooth, relaxed... and like Como, could infuse a sense of humor at times. Martin and Como had their own TV Variety Shows for a while as well.
ReplyDeleteNote that Butterboy previously posted another Dean Martin set... so look for that. I hope we eventually see some Dean Martin material from the (post Capitol) Reprise days (think "Everybody Loves Somebody" and later).
Thank you very much BB. Some classic music here. This is great!
From the artists you mentioned above my order would be 1) Dean Martin, 2) Nat King Cole, 3) Perry Como then Frank Sinatra. This does not take away anything from any of them.They are all Indvidual artists and do not sound alike at all. But I would always gravitate to Dean Martin for the sound of his voice alone. He is more versatile than he is often given credit for Some late 60s and 70's material is absolutely terrific. There will definitely more Dean Martin in the future. I have most of the big sets.
DeleteGlad this one brings joy. Wonderful comments.
Cheers.
I enjoy Dean, I remember him on the radio when I was a kid. Thanks BB
ReplyDeleteHi lemonflag.
DeleteIt's always good to revisit and artist's work. Enjoy!
Cheers.