Disc 1
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Memories Are Made Of This ~ Dean Martin |  |
| 2. Powder Your Face With Sunshine (Smile! Smile! Smile!) ~ Dean Martin | |
| 3. You Was - (with Peggy Lee) ~ Dean Martin | |
| 4. Dreamy Old New England Moon - (with Paul Weston) ~ Dean Martin | |
| 5. I'm Gonna Paper All My Walls With Your Love Letters ~ Dean Martin | |
| 6. I'll Always Love You (Day After Day) ~ Dean Martin | |
| 7. Solitaire ~ Dean Martin | |
| 8. Night Train To Memphis ~ Dean Martin | |
| 9. Pretty As A Picture ~ Dean Martin | |
| 10. Oh Marie ~ Dean Martin | |
| 11. You Belong To Me ~ Dean Martin | |
| 12. Susan - (previously unreleased) ~ Dean Martin | |
| 13. Peanut Vendor, The - (previously unreleased) ~ Dean Martin | |
| 14. I'm Yours ~ Dean Martin | |
| 15. That's Amore ~ Dean Martin | |
| 16. I'd Cry Like A Baby - (previously unreleased) ~ Dean Martin | |
| 17. Hey Brother, Pour The Wine ~ Dean Martin | |
| 18. Every Street's A Boulevard (In Old New York) - (previously unreleased) ~ Dean Martin | |
| 19. I'll Gladly Make The Same Mistake ~ Dean Martin | |
| 20. Open Up The Dog House (Two Cats Are Coming In) - (with Nat "King" Cole) ~ Dean Martin | | Disc 2
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Carolina In The Morning ~ Dean Martin | |
| 2. In Napoli ~ Dean Martin | |
| 3. Innamorata :: Sweetheart ~ Dean Martin | |
| 4. I'm Gonna Steal You Away - (with The Nuggets) ~ Dean Martin | |
| 5. Only Trust Your Heart ~ Dean Martin | |
| 6. Beau James ~ Dean Martin | |
| 7. Good Mornin' Life ~ Dean Martin | |
| 8. Return To Me :: Ritorna ~ Dean Martin | |
| 9. It's 1200 Miles From Palm Springs To Texas - (previously unreleased) ~ Dean Martin | |
| 10. Volare (Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu) ~ Dean Martin | |
| 11. On An Evening In Roma - (stereo version) ~ Dean Martin | |
| 12. All I Do Is Dream Of You ~ Dean Martin | |
| 13. Meldey: You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It) / It Had To Be You / I'm In Love With You / I'm Gonna Sit Right Down (And Write Myself A Letter) ~ Dean Martin | |
| 14. My Guiding Star - (previously unreleased) ~ Dean Martin | |
| 15. Until The Real Thing Comes Along ~ Dean Martin | |
| 16. Ain't That A Kick In The Head ~ Dean Martin | |
| 17. Just In Time ~ Dean Martin | |
| 18. Be An Angel - (previously unreleased, stereo) ~ Dean Martin | |
| 19. Non Dimenticar ~ Dean Martin | |
| 20. Somebody Loves You - (stereo) ~ Dean Martin | |
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| Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel includes: Dean Martin, Nat "King" Cole, Peggy Lee, Paul Weston (vocals). | | Recorded between 1948 & 1961. | | Before leaving to join Frank Sinatra's label Reprise, Dean Martin had a successful run at Capitol Records from 1953 to 1963. As the title implies, CAPITOL YEARS covers that tenure, and is the definitive portrait of Martin's music from the period. With 40 songs spread out over two discs, this lovingly assembled set includes all of Martin's best-known hits, with some album tracks and rarities thrown in for good measure. | | Though not a technically impressive singer on par with Sinatra, Martin's vocals have their own relaxed, easygoing charm, and enabled him to make any song in any style his own. Martin is at his best, though, as a romantic balladeer--and there is plenty of that fare here ("Only Trust Your Heart," "All I Do Is Dream Of You"). In addition to his croon, Dino could also swing with the best of them, as displayed on the collection's up-tempo numbers ("Ain't That A Kick In The Head"), and in particular the material he recorded with band leader Nelson Riddle. CAPITOL YEARS is an excellent overview of Martin's first decade as a recording artist, and a fine introduction to the singer in general. |
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| Artist Overview |
| Dean Martin was a towering pop-culture icon of the 20th century. He first became known as part of a wildly successful music-and-comedy team with Jerry Lewis in the 1940s and '50s, subsequently becoming a solo singing star. His mellow, Bing Crosby-inspired crooning style lent itself well to everything from Italian ballads to pop standards and even C&W material. As part of Frank Sinatra's notorious Rat Pack, he took part in numerous films and concerts with Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr. A major presence in movies, and on TV, radio, and records up to the 1970s, Martin was one of the most recognizable faces in America. He had been in retirement from show business for several years when he died in 1995 at the age of 78. |
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