Everybody loves somebody sometime

Dean Martin (1917 1995) is known as a man with baggy eyes, which always came with a glass on the stage and sang with the often copied, but it is still inimitable voice at the top of the charts around the world. Even as an actor, he made his name. Unforgotten is his performance as a hard-drinking sheriff at the side of John Wayne, he played loose on the wall. For this purpose he gave at once the successful soundtrack: a duet sung with his Ricky Nelson classics My Rifle, My Pony And Me and the title-song Rio Bravo (CD 8).

In November 1955, was the song Memories Are Made Of This (CD 7) written by the folk singer Terry Gilkyson and its duet, the Easyriders Richard Dehr and Frank Miller, a number 1 hit in the US and sold over a million copies , Terry Gilkyson & The Easy Riders also formed the background choir, as Dean Martin recorded the tearjerker in the fall of 1955. The single stayed six weeks in the US pop charts, climbed 1956 in England No. 1 on the charts and remained in the same year in Freddy Quinns Germanized version homesick in this country for 52 weeks at No. 1 on the charts.

In the 1950s and 1960s Dean Martin was a regular guest in the American pop charts. Already in spring 1949 he had his first Hitnotierung with Powder Your Face With Sunshine (CD1). Among his most successful albums were in this time This Time I`m Swinging (CD7) Dino: Italian Love Songs (CD 8) and Dino Latino (one half on CD 9 + 10).

Dean Martin's soft and melodic voice brought him dozens Welthits. Many of his recordings for Capitol and Reprise Records landed on the charts, including the gold singles "That's Amore," "Memories Are Made of This" and "Everybody Loves Somebody." Dean Martin, the only Italian language until his 5 years old, his mother was Italian, languished songs like Arrivederci Roma, Ritorno A Me / Return To Me, O Sole Mio / There`s No Tomorrow or Non Dimenticar the studio micro ,

Reported is the anecdote that Dean Martin abschaute his later so inimitable vocal style when colleagues Bing Crosby. Whether it is used? Enlightenment supplies (maybe) the song If I Could Sing Like Bing from 1953 (CD 4) ... Meanwhile, the cuddly singer has long been regarded as one of the greatest entertainers of the 20th century. The managed otherwise than in his late forties, in 1964 with his song Everybody Loves Somebody Sometimes the Beatles to oust from No. 1 on the US singles chart. This would most, if at all, only Elvis Presley have expected, but not Dean Martin. But that was supposedly so proud that he Elvis sent a telegram with the words: "If you do not get the Beatles in the handle, I have to make it up, my friend"

This 10-CD box provides a good overview of Dean Martin's record recordings from 1953 to 1962, the countless of his hits this recording period include .. Included are the LPs Dean Martin Sings (1953) Swinging Down Yonder (1955), Pretty Baby (1957), This Is Dean Martin (1958), Sleep Warm (1959), A Winter Romance (1959), This Time I`m Swinging (1960), Dino Italian Love Song (1962), Cha Cha Cha De Amor (1962 ), Dino Latino (1962) and French style (1962). The 11 individual albums and 56 bonus tracks have been digitized in very good sound equipment. The tasteful Pappschuber show at any inliegenden CD on the front of its thumbnail of the original album cover. On the back, the details can be found on the title and duration of 186 songs.

Conclusion: A great compilation for fans. The drink in hand was Dean Martin's trademark! And so sound all his successes also a little drunk ...