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By 1969, Dean Martin had scaled back his recording activities dramatically, devoting about two three-hour sessions per year on successive days in the spring to cut a single ten-track album. That's what he did on June 11 and 12 to make another album of Hollywood-style country-pop for release as I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am. The title track was a recent country hit by Merle Haggard that Martin must have recognized as being in the style of Roger Miller's "King of the Road," a song he had covered, and "Houston," a song with which he had scored a hit. It was one of those jocular hobo numbers, and Martin handled it with his usual humor and nonchalance. Billy Mize's "Make It Rain," meanwhile, sounded like the songwriter had been listening carefully to the word-heavy style of John Hartford, whose "Gentle on My Mind" had been the title track of Martin's previous album. And Martin also cut "Little Green Apples," another country crossover hit written by Bobby Russell, who had written "Honey," also covered on Martin's last album. In other words, I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am sounded a lot like its predecessor. Producer Jimmy Bowen was just trying to repeat previous successes, and the result was a bit tired. No wonder Martin was taking more interest in his golf game than in his recording activities. Unfortunately, his public was beginning to catch on to his disaffection and to respond in kind; the album marked a big drop-off in the singer's sales.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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M. Haggard, Composer, Lyricist - Jimmie Haskell, Arranger - Dean Martin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Bowen, Producer - Glen Hardin, Arranger
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Dean Martin Family Trust
Billy Mize, Composer, Lyricist - Jimmie Haskell, Arranger - Dean Martin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Bowen, Producer - Glen Hardin, Arranger
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Dean Martin Family Trust
Jimmie Haskell, Arranger - Harry Warren, Composer, Lyricist - Chuck Sagle, Composer, Lyricist - Dean Martin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Bowen, Producer - Glen Hardin, Arranger - Bill Silva, Composer, Lyricist - Marco Verissimo, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Dean Martin Family Trust
Jimmie Haskell, Arranger - Dean Martin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Bowen, Producer - Glen Hardin, Arranger - BAKER KNIGHT, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Dean Martin Family Trust
CHARLIE WILLIAMS, Composer, Lyricist - Dean Martin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Nixon, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Dean Martin Family Trust
Jimmie Haskell, Arranger - Dean Martin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Bowen, Producer - Glen Hardin, Arranger - BAKER KNIGHT, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Dean Martin Family Trust
Jimmie Haskell, Arranger - Dean Martin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Bowen, Producer - Glen Hardin, Arranger - Don Deal, Composer, Lyricist - Chuck Deal, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Dean Martin Family Trust
Jimmie Haskell, Arranger - Dean Martin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Bowen, Producer - Glen Hardin, Arranger - BAKER KNIGHT, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Dean Martin Family Trust
Jimmie Haskell, Arranger - Dean Martin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Buck Owens, Composer, Lyricist - Jimmy Bowen, Producer - Glen Hardin, Arranger
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Dean Martin Family Trust
Bobby Russell, Composer, Lyricist - Jimmie Haskell, Arranger - Dean Martin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Bowen, Producer - Glen Hardin, Arranger
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Dean Martin Family Trust
Album review
By 1969, Dean Martin had scaled back his recording activities dramatically, devoting about two three-hour sessions per year on successive days in the spring to cut a single ten-track album. That's what he did on June 11 and 12 to make another album of Hollywood-style country-pop for release as I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am. The title track was a recent country hit by Merle Haggard that Martin must have recognized as being in the style of Roger Miller's "King of the Road," a song he had covered, and "Houston," a song with which he had scored a hit. It was one of those jocular hobo numbers, and Martin handled it with his usual humor and nonchalance. Billy Mize's "Make It Rain," meanwhile, sounded like the songwriter had been listening carefully to the word-heavy style of John Hartford, whose "Gentle on My Mind" had been the title track of Martin's previous album. And Martin also cut "Little Green Apples," another country crossover hit written by Bobby Russell, who had written "Honey," also covered on Martin's last album. In other words, I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am sounded a lot like its predecessor. Producer Jimmy Bowen was just trying to repeat previous successes, and the result was a bit tired. No wonder Martin was taking more interest in his golf game than in his recording activities. Unfortunately, his public was beginning to catch on to his disaffection and to respond in kind; the album marked a big drop-off in the singer's sales.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:31:01
- Main artists: Dean Martin
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Legacy Recordings
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Dean Martin Family Trust
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