The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection

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

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1That Certain Party
cover recording of:
That Certain Party
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
3:03
2How D’ya Like Your Eggs in the Morning?
cover recording of:
How D’Ya Like Your Eggs in the Morning?
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Nicholas Brodzsky
2:47
3All of Me
cover recording of:
All of Me
writer:
Gerald Marks (in 1932) and Seymour Simons (in 1932)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Marlong Music Corp., Round Hill Songs and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Peermusic and 日音 Synch事業部
2:50
4Powder Your Face With Sunshine (Smile, Smile, Smile!)
producer:
Lee Gillette
vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor) (in 1948)
orchestra:
Paul Weston and His Orchestra (in 1948)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1948)
cover recording of:
Powder Your Face With Sunshine (in 1948)
writer:
Carmen Lombardo and Stanley Rochinski
52:33
5Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
cover recording of:
’Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
lyricist:
Henry Creamer
composer:
Turner Layton
2:20
6Georgia on My Mind
cover recording of:
Georgia on My Mind
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
3:02
7I’ll Always Love You (Day After Day)
producer:
Lee Gillette
vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor) (in 1951)
orchestra:
Dick Stabile 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)
cover recording of:
I’ll Always Love You (in 1951)
lyricist:
Ray Evans (American songwriter)
composer:
Jay Livingston
2:34
8Just One More Chance
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint)
cover recording of:
Just One More Chance
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
3:17
9Three Wishes
recording of:
Three Wishes
writer:
Jack Elliott (1927-2001 US film composer) and Harold Spina (composer/conductor)
2:38
10Wham! Bam! Thank You Ma’am
cover recording of:
Wham! Bam! Thank You Ma’am!
writer:
Hank Penny
2:49
11The Money Song
recording of:
The Money Song
composer:
Harold Rome
3:09
12When It’s Sleep Time Down South
cover recording of:
When It’s Sleepy Time Down South
lyricist:
Leon René and Otis René
composer:
Clarence Muse
publisher:
Leon Rene Publication, Mills Music, Inc., Otis Rene Publication and Sherwin Music (publisher)
2:51
13I’d Cry Like a Baby
producer:
Lee Gillette
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1996)
recording of:
I’d Cry Like a Baby
writer:
Sammy Gallop and Howard Steiner
52:36
14Love Me, Love Me
producer:
Lee Gillette
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint)
2:34
15Basin Street Blues
cover recording of:
Basin Street Blues
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
2:22
16Money Burns a Hole in My Pocket
recording of:
Money Burns a Hole in My Pocket
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard
composer:
Jule Styne
3:02
17Pretty as a Picture
recording of:
Pretty as a Picture
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Anz
2:33
18Angel Baby
recording of:
Angel Baby
writer:
Carl Niessen and John Michael (US songwriter, mostly known for the song “Angel Baby”)
2:48
19Bye Bye Blackbird
recording of:
Bye Bye Blackbird
lyricist:
Mort Dixon (in 1926)
composer:
Ray Henderson (in 1926)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter, Olde Clover Leaf Music, Ray Henderson Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
3:04
20How Do You Speak to an Angel?
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint)
cover recording of:
How Do You Speak to an Angel?
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard
composer:
Jule Styne
3:07
▼ CD 2
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1That’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)
4.353:11
2Louise
cover recording of:
Louise (from "Innocents of Paris")
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Richard A. Whiting
2:49
3As You Are
recording of:
As You Are
writer:
Billy Friedman and Herbert L. Miller
3:08
4Sway
producer:
Lee Gillette
vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor) (in 1952)
orchestra:
Dick Stabile and His Orchestra (in 1952)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1952)
cover recording of:
Sway (in 1952)
lyricist:
Norman Gimbel
composer:
Pablo Beltrán Ruiz
publisher:
Latin-American Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
version of:
¿Quién será?
42:45
5Who’s Sorry Now
recording of:
Who’s Sorry Now? (1923 song)
lyricist:
Bert Kalmar (in 1923) and Harry Ruby (in 1923)
composer:
Ted Snyder (in 1923)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), Waterson, Berlin & Snyder (on 1923-03-07) and Mills Music Corporation (in 1929)
2:20
6When You’re Smiling
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint)
recording of:
When You’re Smiling (the Whole World Smiles With You)
lyricist:
Mark Fisher (early 20th century songwriter) and Joe Goodwin
composer:
Larry Shay
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
53:05
7Under 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 (in 1954)
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
52:49
8Simpatico
recording of:
Simpatico
writer:
Sammy Cahn and Arthur Schwartz
2:54
9Long, 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)
2:21
10Hominy Grits
3:04
11Carolina Moon
cover recording of:
Carolina Moon (1928 song)
lyricist:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter)
composer:
Joe Burke (American composer)
publisher:
Burton Way Music Ltd., Cromwell Music, Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music (publishing company) and Redwood Music
2:36
12That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)
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.
3:03
13Luna Mezzo Mare
recording of:
Luna mezz'o mare (traditional Sicilian wedding song)
lyricist:
Paolo Citarelll (writer "Luna mezz'o mare")
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:08
14Happy Feet
2:35
15Memories Are Made of This
producer:
Lee Gillette
background vocals:
The Easy Riders
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 (in 1955)
writer:
Richard Dehr (in 1955), Terry Gilkyson (in 1955) and Frank Miller (American singer & songwriter) (in 1955)
52:20
16Dinah
cover recording of:
Dinah
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
B & G Akst Publishing Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
The Girl’s Suite
2:23
17I Don’t Care If the Sun Don’t Shine
cover recording of:
I Don’t Care If the Sun Don’t Shine
lyricist and composer:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998)
1:58
18Let Me Go Lover
vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor) (on 1954-11-26)
orchestra:
Dick Stabile and His Orchestra (on 1954-11-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1954)
cover recording of:
Let Me Go, Lover (on 1954-11-26)
lyricist:
Al Hill (Ben Weisman, Fred Wise, Kay Twomey)
composer:
Jenny Lou Carson
is based on:
Let Me Go, Devil
3:04
19If I Should Love Again
recording of:
If I Should Love Again
writer:
Mickey Alpert and J. Fred Coots
2:49
20Rain
cover recording of:
Rain
writer:
Eugene Ford (songwriter), Carey Morgan and Arthur Swanstrom
2:39
▼ CD 3
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1Mambo Italiano
producer:
Lee Gillette
vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor) (on 1954-11-26)
orchestra:
Dick Stabile and His Orchestra (on 1954-11-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1954)
cover recording of:
Mambo Italiano (original english version) (on 1954-11-26)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl)
2:23
2That 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.
3:04
3Don’t You Remember
recording of:
Don’t You Remember?
lyricist and composer:
Ace Dinning (US songwriter and bandleader)
2:26
4Young and Foolish
cover recording of:
Young and Foolish
lyricist:
Arnold Horwitt
composer:
Albert Hague
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music (UK)
2:49
5Try Again
2:45
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
writer:
Franco Migliacci, Domenico Modugno and Mitchell Parish
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)
43:03
7Beside You
2:58
8You Belong to Me
producer:
Lee Gillette
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint)
cover recording of:
You Belong to Me
writer:
Pee Wee King, Chilton Price and Redd Stewart
publisher:
Hill & Range Inc. (publisher) and Ridgeway Music Co, Inc.
3:05
9Hold Me
cover recording of:
Hold Me
writer:
Little Jack Little, David Oppenheim (songwriter, composer) and Ira Schuster
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
2:41
10Return 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)
4.52:45
11You Was!
recording of:
You Was
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Sonny Burke (producer, songwriter and Big Band leader)
2:50
12The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane
vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor)
cover recording of:
The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane
writer:
Roy Bennett (US songwriter) and Sid Tepper
52:57
13In the Cool, Cool, 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: 24)
3:02
14Watching the World Go By
2:12
15Change of Heart
recording of:
Change Of Heart
lyricist and composer:
John Rox
2:34
16If
producer:
Lee Gillette
vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor) (in 1950)
orchestra:
Paul Weston and His Orchestra (in 1950)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1950)
cover recording of:
If (Song, popular in the 1950s) (in 1950)
lyricist:
Stanley J. Damerell and Robert Hargreaves (songwriter)
writer:
H. Tilsley
composer:
Tolchard Evans
2:50
17I Still Get a Thrill
cover recording of:
I Still Get a Thrill (Thinking of You)
composer:
J. Fred Coots and Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter)
2:40
18Kiss
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
52:24
19Until
recording of:
Until
writer:
Sylvia Dee (American lyricist), Sidney Lippman (American songwriter), Salvatore d'Esposito (Italian composer) and Domenico Titomaglio (Italian songwriter)
2:49
20Just a Little Bit South of North Carolina
2:07