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For Sittin' on Top of the World, Dean Martin's most recent album, producer Jimmy Bowen had abandoned the country-pop approach that had brought Martin hits in the 1960s but faded from popularity later in the decade, and took the singer back to his days as a crooner of pop standards. That record didn't sell, either, however, and on You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me, Bowen split the difference and tried a few other things as well. The title song, a recent number one country hit for Ray Price, sounded like a potential pop hit to him, and he had Martin record it for single release. His instincts were good: The song soon after became a pop hit, but for Gladys Knight & the Pips, not Martin. Bowen also let Martin re-record some standards ("I'm Confessin' [That I Love You]," "Baby Won't You Please Come Home," "I Don't Know Why," "Gimme a Little Kiss [Will Ya, Huh!]"), all of which he had done for his Dream With Dean album in 1964; had him cover a recent pop hit ("Tie a Yellow Ribbon ['Round the Old Oak Tree]"); convinced him to take on an Arthur Alexander R&B number best known for a version by the Rolling Stones ("You Better Move On"); and even took Martin back to his roots in Italian songs ("Amor Mio"). The idea, it seemed, was to try a little everything, and Martin, as usual, was game. But he really needed to have displayed such versatility earlier. Maybe, if "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" had been the turnaround hit Bowen thought it could be for Martin, it all would have been different. As it was, Reprise Records didn't even bother to release Martin's next album for four years after he recorded it.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Dean Martin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Brady, Composer, Lyricist - Burton Dale Bobbitt, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1973 Dean Martin Family Trust
Jim Weatherly, Composer, Lyricist - Dean Martin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1973 Dean Martin Family Trust
Ellis Reynolds, Composer, Lyricist - Dean Martin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doc Daugherty, Composer, Lyricist - Al J. Neiburg, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1973 Dean Martin Family Trust
Sammy Cahn, Composer, Lyricist - Dean Martin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1973 Dean Martin Family Trust
Dean Martin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Alexander, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1973 Dean Martin Family Trust
Irwin Levine, Composer, Lyricist - Dean Martin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - L. Russell Brown, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1973 Dean Martin Family Trust
Clarence Williams, Composer, Lyricist - Dean Martin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Warfield , Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1973 Dean Martin Family Trust
Dean Martin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Bowen, Producer - FRED AHLERT, Composer - Roy Turk, Lyricist
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Dean Martin Family Trust
Dean Martin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Turk, Composer, Lyricist - Maceo Pinkard, Composer, Lyricist - Jack Smith, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1973 Dean Martin Family Trust
Dean Martin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - E. Hamilton, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1973 Dean Martin Family Trust
Albumbeschreibung
For Sittin' on Top of the World, Dean Martin's most recent album, producer Jimmy Bowen had abandoned the country-pop approach that had brought Martin hits in the 1960s but faded from popularity later in the decade, and took the singer back to his days as a crooner of pop standards. That record didn't sell, either, however, and on You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me, Bowen split the difference and tried a few other things as well. The title song, a recent number one country hit for Ray Price, sounded like a potential pop hit to him, and he had Martin record it for single release. His instincts were good: The song soon after became a pop hit, but for Gladys Knight & the Pips, not Martin. Bowen also let Martin re-record some standards ("I'm Confessin' [That I Love You]," "Baby Won't You Please Come Home," "I Don't Know Why," "Gimme a Little Kiss [Will Ya, Huh!]"), all of which he had done for his Dream With Dean album in 1964; had him cover a recent pop hit ("Tie a Yellow Ribbon ['Round the Old Oak Tree]"); convinced him to take on an Arthur Alexander R&B number best known for a version by the Rolling Stones ("You Better Move On"); and even took Martin back to his roots in Italian songs ("Amor Mio"). The idea, it seemed, was to try a little everything, and Martin, as usual, was game. But he really needed to have displayed such versatility earlier. Maybe, if "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" had been the turnaround hit Bowen thought it could be for Martin, it all would have been different. As it was, Reprise Records didn't even bother to release Martin's next album for four years after he recorded it.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:28:15
- Main artists: Dean Martin
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Legacy Recordings
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 1973 Dean Martin Family Trust
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