The Best of Dean Martin

~ Release by Dean Martin (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Memories Are Made of This
producer:
Lee Gillette
background vocals:
The Easy Riders (in 1955)
vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor) (in 1955)
orchestra:
Dick Stabile and His Orchestra (in 1955)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1955)
cover recording of:
Memories Are Made of This (on 1955-10-28)
writer:
Richard Dehr (in 1955), Terry Gilkyson (in 1955) and Frank Miller (American singer & songwriter) (in 1955)
publisher:
Montclare Music
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2That’s Amore (That’s Love)
producer:
Lee Gillette
vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor) (on 1953-08-13)
orchestra:
Dick Stabile and His Orchestra (on 1953-08-13)
conductor:
Dick Stabile (on 1953-08-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1953)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-08-13)
recording of:
That’s Amore (on 1953-08-13)
lyricist:
Jack Brooks (English–American lyricist)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Famous Chappell, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Four Jays Music Co., Paramount Music Corp., Peermusic Pty. Ltd. (Australia) and Universal Songs (publisher)
sub-publisher:
BMG Ariola Belgium (do not use this as an imprint!) and BMG Unisongs Music Publishers BV
part of:
The 26th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
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3Come Back to Sorrento
vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor) (in 1951)
orchestra:
Paul Weston and His Orchestra (in 1951)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1951)
recording of:
Come Back to Sorrento
lyricist:
Giambattista De Curtis
composer:
Ernesto De Curtis (composer) (in 1902)
translator:
Claude Aveling
translated version of:
Torna a Surriento
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4Cha cha cha d’amour (Melodie amour)
recording of:
Cha cha cha d’amour
lyricist:
Michel Marc Lanjean and Henri Salvador
composer:
Henri Salvador
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5Angel Baby
recording of:
Angel Baby
writer:
Carl Niessen and John Michael (US songwriter, mostly known for the song “Angel Baby”)
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6I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
cover recording of:
I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1937)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
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7Kiss
producer:
Lee Gillette
vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor) (in 1957)
orchestra:
Gus Levene and His Orchestra (in 1957)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1957)
cover recording of:
Kiss (Niagara) (in 1957)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie
composer:
Lionel Newman
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8Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone
cover recording of:
Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone
lyricist:
Sidney Clare
composer:
Sam H. Stept
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Remick Music Corp.
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9Dream a Little Dream of Me
cover recording of:
Dream a Little Dream of Me
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1931)
composer:
Fabian André (in 1931) and Wilbur Schwandt (in 1931)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Essex Music, Inc., Étienne Marrix Music, Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Gilbert Keyes Music Company, Infoswan Publications, One Less Car Music and Words & Music, Inc. (US work publisher)
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
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10All I Do Is Dream of You
cover recording of:
All I Do Is Dream of You (Singin’ in the Rain)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
Singin’ in the Rain (stage musical)
part of:
Singin’ in the Rain (soundtrack of the 1952 film)
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11Things We Did Last Summer
cover recording of:
The Things We Did Last Summer
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Warner/Chappell North America Ltd. (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
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12How Do You Speak to an Angel
cover recording of:
How Do You Speak to an Angel?
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard
composer:
Jule Styne
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13Young and Foolish
cover recording of:
Young and Foolish
lyricist:
Arnold Horwitt
composer:
Albert Hague
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music (UK)
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14Standing on the Corner
producer:
Lee Gillette and Voyle Gilmore
vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor) (in 1956)
orchestra:
Dick Stabile and His Orchestra (in 1956)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1956)
cover recording of:
Standing on the Corner (The Most Happy Fella) (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
part of:
The Most Happy Fella (full musical)
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15That Lucky Old Sun
cover recording of:
That Lucky Old Sun
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1949)
composer:
Beasley Smith (in 1949)
publisher:
Beasley Smith Music, Haven Gillespie Music Publishing Co. and Robbins Music Corp.
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16I Napoli
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1Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto di Blue)
producer:
Lee Gillette
vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor) (on 1958-07-14)
orchestra:
Dick Stabile and His Orchestra (on 1958-07-14)
conductor:
Gus Levene (on 1958-07-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1958)
recording of:
Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu) (English lyrics) (on 1958-07-14)
lyricist:
Franco Migliacci and Domenico Modugno
composer:
Domenico Modugno
translator:
Mitchell Parish
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Robbins Music Corp.
translated version of:
Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare)
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2Write to Me From Naples
recording of:
Write to Me From Naples
writer:
Alex Alstone (a.k.a. Siegfried Stein/Gaston Lecoque) and Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
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3Dream
cover recording of:
Dream
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Mercer (in 1944)
publisher:
Capitol Songs Inc., Mercer Music, Michael H. Goldsen Inc., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
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4Hey Brother Pour the Wine
recording of:
Hey, Brother, Pour the Wine
lyricist and composer:
Ross Bagdasarian (Sr.; creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp.
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5Buona Sera
recording of:
Buona sera
lyricist:
Carl Sigman
composer:
Peter de Rose (tin pan alley era songwriter, pianist and performer on radio)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
translated version of:
Buona sera signorina (italian version for Fred Buscaglione)
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6June in January
cover recording of:
June in January
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Sony/ATV Harmony UK
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7Hit the Road to Dreamland
cover recording of:
Hit the Road to Dreamland
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Harold Arlen
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
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8Imagination
cover recording of:
Imagination
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Dorsey Brothers Music and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
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9Let Me Go Lover
producer:
Lee Gillette
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint)
cover recording of:
Let Me Go, Lover
lyricist:
Al Hill (Ben Weisman, Fred Wise, Kay Twomey)
composer:
Jenny Lou Carson
is based on:
Let Me Go, Devil
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10Every Street’s a Boulevard
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11There’s My Lover
recording of:
There’s My Lover
lyricist:
Sylvia Dee (American lyricist)
composer:
Sidney Lippman (American songwriter)
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12Long Long Ago
alto saxophone:
Skeets Herfurt (on 1954-09-07) and Harry Klee (on 1954-09-07)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1954-09-07)
bass:
Charlie Harris (jazz bassist) (on 1954-09-07)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1954-09-07)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1954-09-07)
piano:
Lew Brown (on 1954-09-07)
tenor saxophone:
Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1954-09-07)
trombone:
Ed Kusby (on 1954-09-07), Murray McEachern (on 1954-09-07) and Si Zentner (on 1954-09-07)
trumpet:
Johnny Best (jazz trumpeter) (on 1954-09-07), Conrad Gozzo (on 1954-09-07) and Manny Klein (on 1954-09-07)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (in 1954, on 1954-09-07) and Dean Martin (American singer/actor) (in 1954, on 1961-09-07)
orchestra:
Billy May and His Orchestra (in 1954) and Billy May & His Orchestra (on 1954-09-07)
conductor:
Billy May (on 1954-09-07)
arranger:
Billy May
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1954)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-09-07)
recording of:
Long, Long Ago (Dean Martin & Nat King Cole version) (on 1954-09-07)
writer:
Roy Alfred (Tin Pan Alley lyricist and composer) and Marvin Fisher
version of:
Long, Long Ago (Original version for voice and piano)
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13In the Cool of the Evening
vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor) (on 1951-04-09)
conductor:
Dick Stabile (on 1951-04-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1951)
recording of:
In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening (from “Here Comes the Groom”) (on 1951-04-09)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The 24th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1951 winner)
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14Just One More Chance
cover recording of:
Just One More Chance
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
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15Two Sleepy People
cover recording of:
Two Sleepy People (from the 1938 film "Thanks for the Memory")
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
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16Me n You n the Moon
recording of:
Me ’n’ You ’n’ the Moon
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
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1Return to Me (Rittorna a Me)
cover recording of:
Return to Me
writer:
Daniel DiMinno (American composer, lyricist, author) and Carmen Lombardo
publisher:
Southern Music Publ. Co. Ltd. and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
arrangement of:
Return to Me (Regresa a mí)
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2Baby It’s Cold Outside
producer:
Lee Gillette
lead vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor) (on 1959-08-06)
conductor:
Gus Levene (on 1959-08-06)
arranger:
Frank Loesser
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol (UK) Ltd. (in 1959) and Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1959)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 35) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 45)
cover recording of:
Baby, It’s Cold Outside (1948 song by Frank Loesser) (on 1959-08-06)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., Kobalt Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL UK Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
part of:
The 22nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1949 winner)
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3Rio Bravo
recording of:
Rio Bravo (Main Title)
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin and Paul Francis Webster
arranger:
Fred Oldörp (musician and songwriter)
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4Goodnight Sweetheart
cover recording of:
Goodnight, Sweetheart
writer:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher), Reginald Connelly and Ray Noble
translator:
Rudy Vallée
publisher:
Campbell Connelly Inc. (ASCAP affiliated) and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
part of:
1941
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5I Have but One Heart (O Marenariello)
cover recording of:
I Have But One Heart
lyricist:
Marty Symes (lyricist)
composer:
Johnny Farrow
publisher:
Barton Music Corp.
is based on:
’O marenariello
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6You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
producer:
Lee Gillette
bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1960-05-10)
cello:
Jacques Gasselin (on 1960-05-10), Edgar Lustgarten (on 1960-05-10) and Eleanor Slatkin (US cellist, b. Aller) (on 1960-05-10)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1960-05-10)
guitar:
Al Hendrickson (on 1960-05-10)
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist) (on 1960-05-10)
saxophone:
Buddy Collette (on 1960-05-10), Plas Johnson (on 1960-05-10), Harry Klee (on 1960-05-10), Joe Koch (on 1960-05-10) and Wilbur Schwartz (on 1960-05-10)
trombone:
Russell Brown (Swing trombonist) (on 1960-05-10), Dick Noel (trombone) (on 1960-05-10), Tom Pederson (on 1960-05-10) and Thomas Shepard (on 1960-05-10)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (on 1960-05-10), Conrad Gozzo (on 1960-05-10), Carroll Lewis (trumpeter) (on 1960-05-10) and Shorty Sherock (on 1960-05-10)
viola:
Alvin Dinkin (on 1960-05-10) and Paul Robyn (on 1960-05-10)
violin:
Victor Bay (on 1960-05-10), Alex Beller (on 1960-05-10), Dan Lube (on 1960-05-10), Felix Slatkin (on 1960-05-10), Marshall Sosson (on 1960-05-10) and Gerald Vinci (American violinist and strings conductor) (on 1960-05-10)
vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor) (on 1960-05-10)
orchestra:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (on 1960-05-10)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1960-05-10)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1960-05-10)
cover recording of:
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You (on 1960-05-10)
writer:
James Cavanaugh, Russ Morgan (Big Band orchestra leader) and Larry Stock
publisher:
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
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7When You’re Smiling
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8Under the Bridges of Paris
producer:
Lee Gillette
vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor) (in 1954)
orchestra:
Dick Stabile and His Orchestra (in 1954)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1954)
cover recording of:
Under the Bridges of Paris (on 1954-04-22)
lyricist:
Jean Rodor
composer:
Vincent Scotto
translator:
Dorcas Cochran
publisher:
Fortin Euromusic, Unichappell Music and Zodiac Music Corp.
translated version of:
Sous les ponts de Paris
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9Somebody Loves You
cover recording of:
Somebody Loves You
lyricist:
Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
composer:
Peter de Rose (tin pan alley era songwriter, pianist and performer on radio)
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10You Can’t Love Em All
recording of:
You Can’t Love ’Em All
writer:
Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen
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11Pretty as a Picture
recording of:
Pretty as a Picture
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Anz
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12You Was
recording of:
You Was
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader)
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13Love Me My Love
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14Night Train to Memphis
cover recording of:
Night Train to Memphis
writer:
Owen Bradley, Marvin Hughes and Beasley Smith
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
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15On an Evening in Roma
recording of:
On an Evening in Roma
writer:
Umberto Bertini, Nan Frederics and Alessandro Taccani (composer)
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16Watching the World Go By
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