The Very Best Of Dean Martin Vol.2: The Capitol And Reprise Years [Import, Original recording remastered]

Dean Martin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 3, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: EMI/Capitol
• ASIN: B00004U66T
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #349,693 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. On an Evening in Roma (Sott'er Celo de Roma)

2. Mambo Italiano

3. Cha, Cha, Cha, D'Amour (Melodie Amour)

4. Tik-A-Tee, Tik-A-Tay

5. Grazie, Prego, Scusi

6. C'Est Si Bon

7. Pretty Baby

8. Standing on the Corner

9. I Can't Give You Anything But Love

10. On the Street Where You Live

11. Baby, It's Cold Outside

12. You Belong to Me

13. The Sneaky Little Side of Me

14. Nobody's Baby Again

15. Not Enough Indians

16. I'm Gonna Change Everything

17. Send Me the Pillow You Dream On

18. I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am

19. King of the Road

20. My Rifle, My Pony and Me

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great sequel to earlier volume, February 17, 2003

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Very Best Of Dean Martin Vol.2: The Capitol And Reprise Years (Audio CD)

Dean Martin had two separate hit-making periods - in the fifties with Capitol and in the sixties with Reprise. The early sixties were not successful in the charts, although Dean continued to record albums and was also kept busy in other ways. You would normally have to buy his Capitol and Reprise recordings separately. This is the second British CD spanning both.

Many of the songs that are associated with Dean are to be found on the first volume, so if you are thinking of buying this, you should either own that already or buy the two together. There are many excellent songs here, but it makes no sense to buy this except as a companion to the first.

Standing on the corner and Send me the pillow that you dream on are two songs that perhaps ought to have been included on the first volume - when that was released there was no certainty of a sequel - but their appearance here demonstrates the strength in depth of Dean's musical legacy.

This set shows the wide range of songs that Dean recorded, including Latin, French, Italian and country songs - all adapted to Dean's easy-going style. On an evening in Roma, another song that might have been on the first volume, opens proceedings and shows Dean's Italian roots.

Dean was well capable of putting his own identity on classic songs from a variety of sources, including You belong to me (Jo Stafford), On the street where you live (Vic Damone), Baby its cold outside (Margaret Whiting), Mambo Italiano (Rosemary Clooney), King of the road (Roger Miller) and I take a lot of pride in what I am (Merle Haggard).

This is an outstanding collection of Dean's music and makes a great companion to the first volume, which I've already reviewed.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No Lie, March 9, 2006

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Cynna J. (Huntington, Oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Very Best Of Dean Martin Vol.2: The Capitol And Reprise Years (Audio CD)

A particularly pleasing Dean Martin collection which nicely balances the familiar with the seldom heard. There are many unexpected finds here, like the engaging "Grazie, Prego, Scusi" (manners do count), the sonorous "On The Street Where You Live", "My Rifle, My Pony And Me" which was a highlight of the film Rio Bravo (here sung with a male chorus), and the delightful "Tik A Tee, Tik A Tay", a snappy Italian number which is apparently only available elsewhere in a humongous Bear Family set costing well over $200.

More familiar pieces include the charming and breezy "On An Evening In Roma", the witty "Baby, It's Cold Outside", "Standing On The Corner" sung with a bit of attitude, and Roger Miller's masterpiece "King Of The Road".

Love songs, Italian numbers, old standards, humorous ditties, country fare---Dino's voice, deep and rich and expressive, smoothly weaves its way through a satisfying range of styles.

Dean Martin is said to have told a reporter once, "I'm really no singer." Give a listen to this CD---you'll quickly agree the fellow was fibbing.