Late at Night With Dean Martin [Import]

Dean Martin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 14, 1999)
• Original Release Date: September 14, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Emd Int'l
• ASIN: B00000K4FX
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #45,694 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE ULTIMATE ROMANTIC DINO, September 20, 1999

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Anthony Caton (Arkansas. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Late at Night With Dean Martin (Audio CD)

Finally a CD that includes Dean's "intimate" version of "Everybody Loves Somebody;" (sans Jimmy Bowen's overdone, whalloping orchestrations heard on the "hit" single). What a pleasure to hear Dino sing with only the backing of Ken Lane's piano. A bit of trivia: "Everbody Loves Somebody" was included as an afterthought on the orginial LP, "Dream With Dean," released in 1964 on Reprise. Other songs that were part of that set, including, "Baby Won't You Please Come Home," "I'll Buy That Dream," "I'm Confessin'," and "Melancholy Baby," are included in this terrific compilation. Hopefully the Martin family will release the entire "Dream With Dean" album sometime soon. After listening to this CD three or four times I thought what a shame that Dean didn't take his profession more seriously, having spent far too much time recording psuedo Country and Western albums in the sixties. (Not to mention forgetable albums with titles like, "Dino Latino," and "Dean Martin French Style.") Just imagine having five or six "concept" albums today with great arrangers like Nelson Riddle, Gordon Jenkins, Don Costa, and Quincy Jones, working with Dino. Thank heavens for Frank Sinatra's foresight in putting together such a magnificent archive of his music. Put this CD on right after Dean's "This Time, I'm Swinging," and you'd have listened to his greatest work.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dino After Dark: A Cool Dude In A Loose Mood, January 22, 2000

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bob "frankendino" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Late at Night With Dean Martin (Audio CD)

This version of "Everybody Loves Somebody" is worth the price of admission alone. In my opinion, its better than the version that knocked the Beatles out of the #1 spot back in '64. This stark rendition conjures up images of Dean sitting on his barstool by the piano smoking a cigarette. God, he was the King of Cool. You can hear a world-weariness in his voice but never to the point where he appears to exert any effort whatsoever in his impeccable singing style. This CD puts together the some of the best of his boozy/bluesy style. Listen to " I'm Confessin' " and you'll understand. It was this style that prompted Mel Torme to say of Dean: "He makes a plate of spaghetti look tense." Hey Mel. You ain't kiddin' man. Anyway, this is Dino at his romantic best. When this CD goes in, the missus knows she's in trouble. That's Amore!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dream with Dean, March 25, 2000

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B. Baldwin - See all my reviews
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An excellent compliation of Capitol & Reprise gems. Five tracks have been culled from Dean's 1964 Reprise LP Dream With Dean. The version of EVERYBODY LOVES SOMEBODY is a much more tranquil version of his signature song. A stripped to the bone rendition with a small four-piece combo of guitar, bass, drums, & piano. This is Dean at his finest. Sinatra can't compete with this stuff.