Dean Martin discography
| Releases | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 32 | |
| ↙Live albums | 3 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 20 | |
| ↙EPs | 1 | |
| ↙Singles | 83 | |
This article contains a listing of Dean Martin's original singles, LPs and compilations from his career. Martin recorded his first single for the small Diamond Records in 1946, entitled "Which Way Did My Heart Go." The majority of the singer's recordings happened on Capitol Records (1948–1961) and later on Reprise Records (1962–1974).
Martin had many hit singles during his lifetime, but only two went to No. 1 on the pop charts - "Memories Are Made of This" in 1953 and "Everybody Loves Somebody" 11 years later. A close runner-up was "That's Amore," which stalled at No. 2. Other Top Tens on the pop charts included "Powder Your Face With Sunshine" (No. 10), "Return To Me" (No. 4), "The Door Is Still Open to My Heart" (No. 6), and "I Will" (No. 10).
After "Volare" reached No. 12 on the pop charts in August 1958, Martin experienced a bleak six-year period in his recording career. Inexplicably, a song associated today with Martin, "Ain't That a Kick In the Head," never charted when released as a single. His highest-charting single during that span was "On An Evening In Roma" at No. 59 Pop. It would take "Everybody Loves Somebody" to rejuvenate his chart success.
In addition, "Everybody Loves Somebody" introduced Martin to the Easy Listening chart. From 1964 to 1969, he had great success there as 20 of his singles reached the Top Ten. Nineteen-sixty-nine was the final year that the singer had any significant chart success on either chart, with "Gentle On My Mind," "I Take a Lot of Pride In What I Am," and "One Cup of Happiness" doing moderately well. One major surprise came in the United Kingdom, as "Gentle On My Mind" reached an astonishing No. 2.
It comes as a shock to discover the crooner only had two singles chart on Billboard's Country chart, with the first one not happening until 1983 with the appropriately titled "My First Country Song" (No. 35 C&W), featuring Conway Twitty. Going all the way back to 1959, Martin expressed his love of country music ("My Rifle, My Pony, and Me"). Within a year of signing with Reprise, Martin had recorded his first country album ("Country Style," released in January 1963). He continued to record country music prolifically until he retired, yet country radio refused to play his singles.
A total of 32 original studio albums were released in Martin's career. His most critically well-regarded projects happened on Capitol Records in the late 1950s, with albums such as "Sleep Warm" (1959) and "This Time I'm Swingin'!" (1960). Nevertheless, the singer had no significant chart album success until he signed with Reprise Records in the early 1960s.
Without question, the "Everybody Loves Somebody" 1964 compilation album was Martin's best-selling album, narrowly missing the top spot at No. 2. "The Dean Martin Christmas Album," released in 1966, became a perennial bestseller throughout the late '60s and early '70s, hitting No. 1 on Billboard's Christmas chart.
Other albums that made the Top 20 Pop Albums chart included "Dream With Dean" (No. 15), "The Door Is Still Open To My Heart" (No. 9), "Dean Martin Hits Again" (No. 13), "(Remember Me) I'm The One Who Loves You" (No. 12), "Houston" (No. 11), "Welcome To My World" (No. 20), and "Gentle On My Mind" (No. 14).
Martin virtually retired from the studio after November 1974 (Reprise withheld the "Once In A While" project until 1978, overdubbing the backing tracks with a more modern, sometimes disco flavored sound). However, his longtime producer, Jimmy Bowen, eventually persuaded Martin to record in Nashville for the first time ever in 1983, and the moderately selling "The Nashville Sessions," released on Warner Brothers, was a result.
Martin's recording career ended in July 1985, when he recorded the one-off, non-charting single, "L.A. Is My Home." No live albums were made available until after Martin's passing in 1995. Interest and demand in the singer's career continues to be significantly high, as evidenced by the 2004 compilation, "Dino: The Essential Dean Martin" (certified platinum by the RIAA).
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[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US AC |
UK[1] | US Country | |||
| 1948 | "That Certain Party"(with Jerry Lewis) | 22 | — | — | — | Single only |
| 1949 | "Powder Your Face With Sunshine (Smile, Smile, Smile)" | 10 | — | — | — | |
| 1950 | "I'll Always Love You" | 11 | — | — | — | Happy In Love (Compilation rel. 8/2/66 via Tower Records) |
| 1951 | "If" | 14 | — | — | — | You Can't Love 'Em All (Pickwick Budget LP) |
| 1952 | "You Belong To Me" | 12 | — | — | — | Single only |
| 1953 | "Love Me, Love Me" | 25 | — | — | — | Hey, Brother, Pour the Wine |
| "Kiss" | — | — | 5 | — | Single only | |
| "That's Amore" | 2 | — | 2 | — | Sunny Italy (EP rel. 12/7/53) & Dean Martin Sings (12" LP Version) | |
| 1954 | "I'd Cry Like a Baby" | 21 | — | — | — | Single only |
| "Sway" | 15 | — | 6 | — | Hey, Brother, Pour the Wine | |
| "Money Burns a Hole In My Pocket" (B-side of "Sway") | 23 | — | — | — | Living It Up (EP rel. 6/7/54) | |
| "How Do You Speak To An Angel" | — | — | 15 | — | ||
| 1955 | "The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane" (UK Single only) | — | — | 5 | — | Dean Martin (EP rel. 12/13/54) |
| "Mambo Italiano" (UK Single only) | — | — | 14 | — | ||
| "Let Me Go Lover" (UK Single only) | — | — | 3 | — | ||
| "Young and Foolish" | — | — | 20 | — | Single only | |
| "Under the Bridges of Paris" (B-side of "Young and Foolish") | — | — | 6 | — | ||
| "Memories Are Made of This" | 1 | — | 1 | — | Memories Are Made of This (EP rel. 12/12/55) & Hey, Brother, Pour the Wine | |
| 1956 | "Innamorata" | 27 | — | 21 | — | Artists and Models (EP rel. 12/26/55) |
| "Standing on the Corner" | 22 | — | — | — | Hey, Brother, Pour the Wine | |
| "Watching the World Go By" (B-side of "Standing On The Corner") | 83 | — | — | — | Single only | |
| "I'm Gonna Steal You Away" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Mississippi Dreamboat" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Look" | — | — | — | — | This Is Dean Martin! | |
| "I Know I Can't Forget" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957 | "The Man Who Plays The Mandolino" | — | — | 21 | — | Hey, Brother, Pour the Wine |
| "Only Trust Your Heart" | — | — | — | — | Ten Thousand Bedrooms (EP) | |
| "I Never Had A Chance" | — | — | — | — | The Lush Years | |
| "Write To Me From Naples" | — | — | — | — | This Is Dean Martin! | |
| "Promise Her Anything" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Good Mornin' Life" | — | — | — | — | Single only | |
| 1958 | "Return To Me" | 4 | — | 2 | — | Return To Me (EP rel. 4/21/58) & This Is Dean Martin! LP |
| "Angel Baby" | 30 | — | — | — | Volare (EP rel. 8/11/58) & This Is Dean Martin! LP | |
| "Volare" | 12 | — | 2 | — | ||
| "The Magician" | — | — | — | — | Single only | |
| 1959 | "You Were Made For Love" | — | — | — | — | Happy In Love |
| "Rio Bravo" | — | — | — | — | The Lush Years | |
| "On An Evening In Roma" (Single Version) | 59 | — | — | — | Single only: (a 1961 version is on Italian Love Songs) | |
| "I Ain't Gonna Lead This Life No More" | — | — | — | — | You Can't Love 'Em All (Pickwick Budget LP) | |
| 1960 | "Love Me, My Love" | 107 | — | — | — | The Lush Years |
| "Professor! Professor!" | — | — | — | — | Single only | |
| "Just In Time" | — | — | — | — | This Time I'm Swingin'! | |
| "Ain't That A Kick In The Head?" | — | — | — | — | You Can't Love 'Em All (Pickwick Budget LP) | |
| "Sogni d'oro" | — | — | — | — | Single only | |
| 1961 | "Sparklin' Eyes" | — | — | — | — | Relaxin' |
| "All In a Night's Work" (Movie Theme Song) | — | — | — | — | I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Pickwick Budget LP) | |
| "Giuggiola" | — | — | — | — | Single only | |
| 1962 | "Tik-A-Tee, Tik-A-Tay (Dean's first Reprise single) | — | — | — | — | |
| "C'est Si Bon" | — | — | — | — | French Style | |
| "Baby-O" | — | — | — | — | Everybody Loves Somebody | |
| "Who's Got the Action?" | — | — | — | — | Single only | |
| "From The Bottom Of My Heart" | 91 | — | — | — | ||
| "Sam's Song"(with Sammy Davis Jr.) | 94 | — | — | — | The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show (February 1966 LP) | |
| "Senza Fine" | — | — | — | — | Single only | |
| 1963 | "Ain't Gonna Try Anymore" | — | — | — | — | Dean "Tex" Martin: Country Style |
| "Face In A Crowd" | 128 | — | — | — | ||
| "My Sugar's Gone" | — | — | — | — | Dean "Tex" Martin Rides Again | |
| "Via Veneto" | — | — | — | — | Single only | |
| "Fugue For Tinhorns" (with Bing Crosby & Frank Sinatra) | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964 | "La Giostra" (The Merry-Go-Round) | — | — | — | — | |
| "Everybody Loves Somebody" (Single Version) | 1 | 1 | 11 | — | Everybody Loves Somebody | |
| "The Door Is Still Open to My Heart" | 6 | 1 | 42 | — | The Door Is Still Open To My Heart | |
| "Every Minute Every Hour" | 123 | — | — | — | ||
| "You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You" | 25 | 1 | — | — | ||
| "You'll Always Be The One I Love" | 64 | 13 | — | — | Dean Martin Hits Again | |
| 1965 | "Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On" | 22 | 5 | — | — | |
| "(Remember Me) I'm The One Who Loves You" | 32 | 7 | — | — | (Remember Me) I'm The One Who Loves You | |
| "Houston" | 21 | 2 | — | — | Houston | |
| "I Will" | 10 | 3 | — | — | ||
| 1966 | "Somewhere There's A Someone" | 32 | 2 | — | — | Somewhere There's A Someone |
| "Come Running Back" | 35 | 4 | — | — | The Hit Sound Of Dean Martin | |
| "A Million and One" | 41 | 4 | — | — | ||
| "Nobody's Baby Again" | 60 | 6 | — | — | Happiness Is Dean Martin | |
| "(Open Up the Door) Let the Good Times In" | 55 | 7 | — | — | ||
| "Blue Christmas" | — | — | — | — | The Dean Martin Christmas Album | |
| 1967 | "Lay Some Happiness On Me" | 55 | 6 | — | — | Happiness Is Dean Martin |
| "In the Chapel In the Moonlight" (Recorded December 22, 1964) | 25 | 1 | — | — | Dean Martin Hits Again | |
| "Little Ole Wine Drinker Me" | 38 | 5 | — | — | Welcome To My World | |
| "Things" (with Nancy Sinatra) * | — | — | — | — | Movin' With Nancy | |
| "In the Misty Moonlight" (Recorded August 24, 1964) | 46 | 1 | — | — | The Door Is Still Open To My Heart | |
| 1968 | "You've Still Got A Place In My Heart" (Overdubbed Single Version) | 60 | 7 | — | — | The original version is on the Happiness Is Dean Martin LP |
| "That Old Time Feelin'" | 104 | 19 | — | — | Gentle On My Mind | |
| "April Again" | 105 | 9 | — | — | ||
| "Five Card Stud" | 107 | — | — | — | Single only | |
| "Not Enough Indians" | 43 | 4 | — | — | Gentle On My Mind | |
| 1969 | "Gentle On My Mind" | 103 | 9 | 2 | — | |
| "I Take a Lot of Pride In What I Am" | 75 | 15 | — | — | I Take A Lot of Pride In What I Am | |
| "One Cup of Happiness (And One Piece of Mind)" | 107 | 15 | — | — | ||
| 1970 | "Come On Down" | — | — | — | — | Single only |
| "For the Love of a Woman" | 123 | — | — | — | ||
| "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife" | 110 | — | — | — | My Woman, My Woman, My Wife | |
| "Detroit City" | 101 | 36 | — | — | ||
| "Georgia Sunshine" | 118 | — | — | — | For The Good Times | |
| 1971 | "She's A Little Bit Country" | — | 36 | — | — | |
| "What's Yesterday" | — | — | — | — | Dino | |
| 1972 | "Guess Who" | — | — | — | — | |
| 1973 | "Amor Mio" | — | — | — | — | You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me |
| "Get On With Your Livin'" | — | 50 | — | — | ||
| "You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983 | "My First Country Song"(with Conway Twitty) | — | — | — | 35 | The Nashville Sessions |
| "Since I Met You Baby" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985 | "L.A. Is My Home" ** | — | — | — | — | Single only |
| 2006 | "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (with Martina McBride) | — | 7 | — | 36 | Forever Cool |
- Note: "Things" was recorded on December 13, 1962. Nancy Sinatra overdubbed her vocal to the existing track on September 20, 1967.
- Note: Dean's final single released during his lifetime, recorded in July 1985.
[edit] Album Discography
[edit] The Capitol Years
| Year | Album | Peak chart position |
|---|---|---|
| US POP 200 | ||
| 1953 | Dean Martin Sings
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| 1954 | Dean Martin (EP)
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| 1955 | Swingin' Down Yonder
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| 1957 | Pretty Baby
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| 1959 | Sleep Warm
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A Winter Romance
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| 1960 | This Time I'm Swingin'!
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| 1962 | Dino: Italian Love Songs
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73 |
Cha Cha de Amor
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[edit] The Reprise Years
| Year | Album | Peak chart position |
|---|---|---|
| US POP 200 | ||
| 1962 | French Style
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Dino Latino
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99 | |
| 1963 | Dean "Tex" Martin: Country Style
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109 |
Dean "Tex" Martin Rides Again
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| 1964 | Dream With Dean
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15 |
The Door Is Still Open to My Heart
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9 | |
| 1965 | Dean Martin Hits Again
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13 |
(Remember Me) I'm The One Who Loves You
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12 | |
Houston
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11 | |
| 1966 | Dean Martin Sings Songs From "The Silencers"
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108 |
The Hit Sound of Dean Martin
|
50 | |
The Dean Martin Christmas Album
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1 | |
The Dean Martin TV Show
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34 | |
| 1967 | Happiness Is Dean Martin
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46 |
Welcome To My World
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20 | |
| 1968 | Gentle on My Mind
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14 |
| 1969 | I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am
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90 |
| 1970 | My Woman My Woman My Wife
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97 |
| 1971 | For The Good Times
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113 |
| 1972 | Dino
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117 |
| 1973 | Sittin' On Top Of The World
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You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me
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| 1978 | Once In A While
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[edit] The Warner Brothers Years
| Year | Album | Peak chart position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US POP 200 | US Country | ||
| 1983 | The Nashville Sessions
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[edit] Posthumous Live Albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US POP 200 | |||
| 2001 | Live At The Sands Hotel
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| 2005 | Live from Las Vegas
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Live From Lake Tahoe 1962
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[edit] Posthumous Duet Album
| Year | Album details | Peak chart position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US POP 200 | |||
| 2007 | Forever Cool
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39 | |
[edit] Notable Compilation Albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US POP 200 | |||
| 1958 | This Is Dean Martin!
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| 1964 | Everybody Loves Somebody
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Hey, Brother, Pour the Wine
|
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| 1965 | The Lush Years
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| 1966 | Relaxin'
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Somewhere There's A Someone
|
40 | ||
Happy In Love
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The Best of Dean Martin
|
95 | ||
| 1967 | You Can't Love 'Em All
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Dino - Like Never Before
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| 1968 | Dean Martin's Greatest Hits! Vol. 1
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26 | |
Dean Martin's Greatest Hits! Volume 2
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83 | ||
I Can't Give You Anything But Love
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| 1969 | The Best of Dean Martin, Vol. 2
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145 | |
| 2002 | Lay Some Happiness On Me: The Reprise Years and More 1966-1985
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Swingin' With Dino
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| 2004 | Dino: The Essential Dean Martin
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28 | |
Christmas With Dino
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193 | ||
| 2009 | Amore
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My Kind of Christmas
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167 | ||
| 2010 | Essential Love Songs
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[edit] Box sets and collections
- 1994 The Nashville Sessions
- 1998 Dean Martin Greatest Hits
- 1998 20 Great Love Songs
- 1999 Hurtin' Country Songs
[edit] References
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 352. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- All Music Guide. "Dean Martin Discography."
- Whitburn, Joel (2011). Record Research Online Database. "Dean Martin" Billboard Chart Discography. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
