Dean Martin - Lay Some Happiness On Me, The Reprise Years And More 1966-1985 [2001] (6 x CDs)

DEAN MARTIN

Dean Martin - Lay Some Happiness On Me, The Reprise Years And More 1966-1985 [2001] (6 x CDs)

Issued in 2001 by Bear Family Records, Lay Some Happiness On Me, The Reprise Years And More 1966-1985 documents the later decades of Dean Martin's recording career, a period often overshadowed by the classic Capitol recordings that established his reputation. Spread across six CDs, the set reveals an artist who adapted to changing musical fashions while remaining unmistakably himself.

By the mid-1960s, Martin was one of America's most recognisable entertainers. Success in film, television, and live performance had made him a household name, yet his recording career continued to flourish. The material gathered here reflects a singer whose relaxed delivery and conversational phrasing remained remarkably consistent even as popular music evolved around him. Whether interpreting contemporary songs, country-influenced material, romantic ballads, or easy-listening favourites, Martin rarely sounds as though he is trying to follow trends. Instead, he draws every song into his own world.

The collection benefits from its broad scope. Familiar hits sit alongside lesser-known singles, album tracks, and later recordings that rarely receive the same attention as his earlier work. Heard in sequence, the set highlights the durability of Martin's approach. His voice retains its warmth and effortless charm, while the arrangements gradually reflect the changing sounds of the late 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s.

Beyond its value as a comprehensive archive, the set offers a fuller picture of Martin as a recording artist. It demonstrates that his later years were far more than an extended victory lap. There is consistency, craftsmanship, and quiet confidence throughout these recordings. For collectors, the collection stands as one of the most substantial examinations of Dean Martin's Reprise-era catalogue, preserving a significant chapter in the career of one of popular music's most enduring voices. (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Dean Martin - Come Running Back 2:08

02 Dean Martin - Shades 2:21

03 Dean Martin - One Lonely Boy 2:23

04 Dean Martin - Terrible, Tangled Web 2:11

05 Dean Martin - Don't Let the Blues Make You Bad 2:06

06 Dean Martin - Nobody But a Fool (Would Love You) 2:13

07 Dean Martin - I'm Living in Two Worlds 2:40

08 Dean Martin - Today is Not the Day 2:03

09 Dean Martin - A Million and One 2:57

10 Dean Martin - A Marshmallow World 2:42

11 Dean Martin - Nobody's Baby Again 2:26

12 Dean Martin - It Just Happend That Way 2:58

13 Dean Martin - White Christmas 2:54

14 Dean Martin - Winter Wonderland 2:10

15 Dean Martin - Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snwo! 1:57

16 Dean Martin - Jingle Bells 2:20

17 Dean Martin - The Things We Did Last Summer 2:43

18 Dean Martin - Blue Christmas 2:16

19 Dean Martin - Silent Night 2:48

20 Dean Martin - I'll Be Home for Christmas 2:29

21 Dean Martin - Silver Bells 2:24

22 Dean Martin - The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else) 2:16

23 Dean Martin - Baby, Won't You Please Come Home 2:08

24 Dean Martin - If I Had You 2:36

25 Dean Martin - I've Grow Accustomed to Your Face 2:14

26 Dean Martin - It's the Talk of the Town 2:22

27 Dean Martin - Just Friends 2:40

28 Dean Martin - S'posin' 2:31

29 Dean Martin - What Can I Say After I'm Sorry 2:03

30 Dean Martin - Home 2:30

31 Dean Martin - I'm Not a Marrying Kind 2:01

32 Dean Martin - Thirty More Miles to San Diego 2:56

CD2

01 Dean Martin - (Open Up the Door) Let the Good Time In 3:20

02 Dean Martin - Pride 2:36

03 Dean Martin - You've Still Got a Place in My Heart 2:49

04 Dean Martin - Sweet, Sweet Lovable You 2:34

05 Dean Martin - Think About Me 2:40

06 Dean Martin - Lay Some Happiness on Me 2:22

07 Dean Martin - He's Got You 2:47

08 Dean Martin - If I Ever Get Back to Georgia 2:44

09 Dean Martin - Little Ole Wine Drinker, Me 2:50

10 Dean Martin - Turn to Me 2:33

11 Dean Martin - Release Me 3:13

12 Dean Martin - I Can't Help Remembering You 2:45

13 Dean Martin - The Green, Green Grass of Home 3:11

14 Dean Martin - A Place in the Shade 2:21

15 Dean Martin - Wallpaper Roses 2:10

16 Dean Martin - Things 2:46

17 Dean Martin - You've Still Got a Place in My Heart 2:53

18 Dean Martin - Five Card Stud 2:06

19 Dean Martin - By the Time I Get to Phoenix 2:46

20 Dean Martin - Gentle on My Mind 2:37

21 Dean Martin - Rainbows Are Back in Style 3:06

22 Dean Martin - Honey 3:59

23 Dean Martin - That's When I See the Blues 2:38

24 Dean Martin - Welcome to My Heart 2:24

25 Dean Martin - Drowning in My Tears 2:25

26 Dean Martin - Not Enough Indians 3:28

27 Dean Martin - That Old Time Feelin' 2:46

28 Dean Martin - April Again 2:50

CD3

01 Dean Martin - Crying Time 3:15

02 Dean Martin - I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am 3:15

03 Dean Martin - If You Ever Get Around to Loving Me 3:03

04 Dean Martin - One Cup of Happiness (And One Piece of Mind) 2:43

05 Dean Martin - Little Green Apples 4:19

06 Dean Martin - Do You Believe This Town 2:34

07 Dean Martin - Where the Blue and Loney Go Me 3:02

08 Dean Martin - Make it Rain 3:28

09 Dean Martin - The Sneaky Little Side of Me 2:44

10 Dean Martin - The Sun is Shining (On Everybody But Me) 2:38

11 Dean Martin - Down Home 2:52

12 Dean Martin - For the Love of a Woman 2:50

13 Dean Martin - The Tracks of My Tears 2:54

14 Dean Martin - Come on Down 2:41

15 Dean Martin - Make the World Go Away 2:48

16 Dean Martin - Together Again 2:33

17 Dean Martin - Detroit City 3:43

18 Dean Martin - Once a Day 2:45

19 Dean Martin - Heart Over Mind 2:45

20 Dean Martin - Turn the World Around 2:24

21 Dean Martin - Here We Go Again 3:08

22 Dean Martin - The Tips of My Fingers 2:29

23 Dean Martin - It Keeps Right on a-Hurtin' 2:42

24 Dean Martin - My Woman, My Woman, My Wife 3:30

25 Dean Martin - Invisible Tears 2:12

26 Dean Martin - Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head 2:45

27 Dean Martin - For Once in My Life 2:19

CD4

01 Dean Martin - Rainig in My Heart 2:39

02 Dean Martin - Sweetheart 2:41

03 Dean Martin - Georgia Sunshine 3:02

04 Dean Martin - A Perfect Mountain 2:48

05 Dean Martin - Marry Me 2:37

06 Dean Martin - For the Good Times 3:51

07 Dean Martin - She's a Little Bit Country 2:35

08 Dean Martin - The Right Kind of Woman 2:30

09 Dean Martin - I Don't Know What I'm Doing 3:04

10 Dean Martin - The Small Exception of Me 3:10

11 Dean Martin - Party Dolls and Wine 2:50

12 Dean Martin - Blue Memories 3:01

13 Dean Martin - I Can Give You What You Want Now 2:16

14 Dean Martin - Kiss the World Goodbye 3:24

15 Dean Martin - Just the Other Side of Nowhere 2:22

16 Dean Martin - Guess Who 2:53

17 Dean Martin - What's Yesterday 3:18

18 Dean Martin - I'm Sitting on Top of the World 2:11

19 Dean Martin - Smile 2:52

20 Dean Martin - When the Red, Red Robin Comes, Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along 2:26

21 Dean Martin - Ramblin' Rose 2:13

22 Dean Martin - Get on with Your Livin' 2:48

23 Dean Martin - I Wonder Who's Kissing Here Now 2:20

24 Dean Martin - It's a Good Day 2:08

25 Dean Martin - At Sundown 2:37

26 Dean Martin - You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It) 2:32

27 Dean Martin - Almost Like Being in Love 1:59

28 Dean Martin - I'm Forever Blowing in Love 2:22

29 Dean Martin - Amor Mio 2:42

CD5

01 Dean Martin - Gimme a Little Kiss (Will Ya, Huh!) 2:34

02 Dean Martin - Baby, Won't You Please Come Home 2:29

03 Dean Martin - I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) 3:07

04 Dean Martin - I Don't Know Way 2:53

05 Dean Martin - Free to Carry On 2:39

06 Dean Martin - Tie a Yellow Ribbon 2:44

07 Dean Martin - You Better Move On 2:20

08 Dean Martin - You're the Best Thing That Ever Happend to Me 4:01

09 Dean Martin - Twilight on the Trail 4:17

10 Dean Martin - Love the Neighbor 2:38

11 Dean Martin - Without a World of Warning 2:49

12 Dean Martin - That Old Gang of Mine 2:26

13 Dean Martin - If I Had You 2:30

14 Dean Martin - It's Magic 2:26

15 Dean Martin - I Cried for You 2:54

16 Dean Martin - The Day You Came Along 2:57

17 Dean Martin - Only Forever 3:10

18 Dean Martin - Once in a While 2:49

19 Dean Martin - My First Country Song 3:04

20 Dean Martin - Love Put a Song in My Heart 2:17

21 Dean Martin - Old Bones 3:12

22 Dean Martin - Drinking Champagne 2:34

23 Dean Martin - Everybody's Had the Blues 2:21

24 Dean Martin - Don't Give Up on Me 2:52

25 Dean Martin - Shoulder to Shoulder 3:29

26 Dean Martin - Since I Met You Baby 2:44

27 Dean Martin - In Love Up to My Heart 2:58

28 Dean Martin - Hangin' Around 2:51

CD6

01 Dean Martin - LA is My Home 3:04

02 Dean Martin - A Wonderful Time (Soundtrack Version) 0:34

03 Dean Martin - I'm Not the Marrying Kind (Soundtrack Version) 1:09

04 Dean Martin - Five Card Stud (Soundtrack Version 1) 2:09

05 Dean Martin - Five Card Stud (Soundtrack Version 2) 0:53

06 Dean Martin - I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter 2:10

07 Dean Martin - Come Live with Me 2:43

08 Dean Martin - Smoke 3:24

09 Dean Martin - Bidin' My Time 3:06

10 Dean Martin - Murder's Row 0:58

11 Dean Martin - Murder's Row~The Silencers 1:00

12 Dean Martin - Texas Across the River 6:49

13 Dean Martin - Rough Night in Jericho 0:56

14 Dean Martin - Rough Night in Jericho 0:56

15 Dean Martin - The Ambushers 1:01

16 Dean Martin - The Ambushers 0:55

17 Dean Martin - Something Big 1:03

18 Dean Martin - Something Big 0:59

19 Dean Martin - Something Big 1:00

20 Dean Martin - Something Big 1:00

21 Dean Martin - Airport 0:56

22 Dean Martin - Airport 1:00

23 Dean Martin - Airport (Radio Feature) 17:07

24 Dean Martin - Airport (Interview) 4:38

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