The Best of Dean Martin

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

Annotation

Variants with a monochrome or coloured dinosaur on the CD itself.

Annotation last modified on 2025-10-02 14:08 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Everybody Loves Somebody
producer:
Jimmy Bowen (producer, rockabilly musician and songwriter)
cover recording of:
Everybody Loves Somebody
lyricist:
Sam Coslow and Irving Taylor
composer:
Sam Coslow and Ken Lane
publisher:
Sands Music Corp. and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
Warner Chappel Music Belgium NV
4.652:46
2The Door Is Still Open to My Heart
producer:
Jimmy Bowen (producer, rockabilly musician and songwriter)
cover recording of:
The Door Is Still Open (to My Heart)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Willis (American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter)
52:55
3That’s Amore
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)
4.353:08
4Return to Me
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1958)
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)
4.52:44
5Litlle Ole Wine Drinker Me
producer:
Jimmy Bowen (producer, rockabilly musician and songwriter)
vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor)
conductor:
Ernie Freeman
cover recording of:
Little Ole’ Wine Drinker Me
writer:
Dick Jennings and Hank Mills
recording of:
Little Ole’ Wine Drinker Me
writer:
Dick Jennings and Hank Mills
4.52:49
6Volare
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)
43:01
7Tie a Yellow Ribbon
cover recording of:
Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
writer:
Lawrence Russell Brown (lyricist) and Irwin Levine
publisher:
Irwin Levine Music (BMI-affiliated), Larball Publishing Co., Inc. and peermusic (“Peermusic—the global independent”)
2:43
8By the Time I Get to Phoenix
cover recording of:
By the Time I Get to Phoenix
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
Charles Koppelman Music, Jonathan Three Music Co. and Martin Bandier Music
2:44
9Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On
producer:
Jimmy Bowen (producer, rockabilly musician and songwriter)
cover recording of:
Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On
lyricist and composer:
Hank Locklin
publisher:
Four Star Sales Co.
32:32
10You’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)
4.352:14
11Houston
producer:
Jimmy Bowen (producer, rockabilly musician and songwriter)
cover recording of:
Houston
lyricist and composer:
Lee Hazlewood
4.52:42
12In the Chapel in the Moonlight
producer:
Jimmy Bowen (producer, rockabilly musician and songwriter)
vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor)
conductor:
Ernie Freeman
cover recording of:
In the Chapel in the Moonlight
lyricist and composer:
Billy Hill (US songwriter) (in 1936)
42:34
13Detroit City
cover recording of:
Detroit City
writer:
Danny Dill and Mel Tillis
publisher:
Southern Music (publisher)
3:42
14Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
cover recording of:
Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (not for release label use! see annotation), Casa David, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), New Hidden Valley Music Co., PW Arrangements, Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2)
part of:
The 42nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1969 winner)
2:45
15For the Good Times
cover recording of:
For the Good Times
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Careers-BMG Music, Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Valentine Music Ltd. and Universal Music Careers (in 1968)
3:52
16In the Misty Moonlight
producer:
Jimmy Bowen (producer, rockabilly musician and songwriter)
cover recording of:
In the Misty Moonlight (1964 song)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
32:42
17Little Green Apples (live recording)
live cover recording of:
Little Green Apples
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Russell
publisher:
Peter Maurice (publisher) and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
4:29