Dean Martin discography

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).

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.

Album Discography

The Capitol Years

Year	Album	Peak chart position
		US POP 200
1953	Dean Martin Sings Release Date: January 12, 1953	—
1954	Dean Martin (EP) Release Date: December 13, 1954	10
1955	Swingin' Down Yonder Release Date: August 1, 1955	—
1957	Pretty Baby Release Date: June 17, 1957	—
1959	Sleep Warm Release Date: March 2, 1959	—
	A Winter Romance Release Date: November 16, 1959	—
1960	This Time I'm Swingin'! Release Date: October 3, 1960	—
1962	Dino: Italian Love Songs Release Date: February 5, 1962	73
	Cha Cha de Amor Release Date: November 5, 1962	—

The Reprise Years

Year	Album	Peak chart position
		US POP 200
1962	French Style Release Date: April 1962	—
	Dino Latino Release Date: November 27, 1962	99
1963	Dean "Tex" Martin: Country Style Release Date: January 14, 1963	109
	Dean "Tex" Martin Rides Again Release Date: June 10, 1963	—
1964	Dream With Dean Release Date: August 4, 1964	15
	The Door Is Still Open to My Heart Release Date: October 3, 1964 Note: These three songs were lifted from the 1963 Rides Again LP: "I'm Gonna Change Everything," "The Middle of the Night Is My Cryin' Time," & "My Sugar's Gone"	9
1965	Dean Martin Hits Again Release Date: February 2, 1965 Note: "You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You" was lifted from Dean's previous LP, The Door Is Still...	13
	(Remember Me) I'm The One Who Loves You Release Date: August 2, 1965	12
	Houston Release Date: November 1965	11
1966	Dean Martin Sings Songs From "The Silencers" Release Date: April 1966	108
	The Hit Sound of Dean Martin Release Date: July 26, 1966 Note: "Any Time" and "Ain't Gonna Try Anymore" were lifted from Dean's 1963 LP, Country Style.	50
	The Dean Martin Christmas Album Release Date: October 11, 1966	1
	The Dean Martin TV Show Release Date: November 7, 1966	34
1967	Happiness Is Dean Martin Release Date: May 2, 1967 Note: With less emphasis on vocal choruses/orchestras, this back-to-basics project is an excellent change of pace.	46
	Welcome To My World Release Date: August 15, 1967 Note: "In the Chapel in the Moonlight" was lifted from the 1965 LP, Dean Martin Hits Again. Note: In addition, "Welcome To My World" originally appeared on another 1965 LP, (Remember Me)...	20
1968	Gentle on My Mind Release Date: December 17, 1968	14
1969	I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am Release Date: August 7, 1969	90
1970	My Woman My Woman My Wife Release Date: August 25, 1970	97
1971	For The Good Times Release Date: February 2, 1971 Note: Dean's 1st album to chart on the C&W chart, reaching a respectable #41.	113
1972	Dino Release Date: January 18, 1972	117
1973	Sittin' On Top Of The World Release Date: May 29, 1973	—
	You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me Release Date: December 14, 1973	—
1978	Once In A While Release Date: October 20, 1978 Note: Recorded in November 1974, but withheld for 4 years.	—

The Warner Brothers Years

Year	Album	Peak chart position
		US POP 200	US Country
1983	The Nashville Sessions Release Date: June 15, 1983 Note: Dean's second album to appear on the C&W chart. Note: Dean's final recording sessions, except for the one-off 1985 single, "L.A. Is My Home."	—	49

Posthumous Live Albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart position
		US POP 200
2001	Live At The Sands Hotel Release date: March 27, 2001 Recorded live on February 8, 1964, in Las Vegas Label: Bianco Records Note: Perhaps the most famous Dino live recording, this has been available for many years on numerous bootlegs, so the actual release date/label is questionable.	—
2005	Live from Las Vegas Release date: April 26, 2005 Recorded live on April 4, 1967, at the Sands Hotel Label: Capitol Records	—
	Live From Lake Tahoe 1962 Release date: June 7, 2005 Released as part of a special "platinum edition" of Dino: The Essential Dean Martin Recorded live on July 27, 1962, at the Cal-Neva Lodge Only seven songs were included, so it is likely an incomplete recording Label: Capitol Records	—

Posthumous Duet Album

Year	Album details	Peak chart position
		US POP 200
2007	Forever Cool Release date: August 14, 2007 Label: Capitol Records [Note: A "duets" album featuring new instrumentation and vocals from contemporary artists].	39

Notable Compilation Albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart position
		US POP 200
1958	This Is Dean Martin! Release date: August 25, 1958 Non-album singles compilation (1952–1958) Label: Capitol Records (Starline Series)	—
1964	Everybody Loves Somebody Release date: August 4, 1964 (same day as the already scheduled studio album, Dream With Dean) When the title song became a smash, Reprise assembled this LP from b-sides and album cuts Recorded between February 1962 & April 1964 Label: Reprise Records	2
	Hey, Brother, Pour the Wine Release date: November 30, 1964 Non-album singles compilation (1951–1960) Label: Capitol Records	—
1965	The Lush Years Release date: October 11, 1965 Non-album singles compilation Label: Tower, a subsidiary of Capitol Records	—
1966	Relaxin' Release date: March 7, 1966 Label: Tower, a subsidiary of Capitol Records	—
	Somewhere There's A Someone Release date: March 8, 1966 Note: Only the title cut and its b-side, "That Old Clock On The Wall," are new recordings. All other songs appeared on Dean's two 1963 country-themed albums, Country Style and Rides Again. Label: Reprise Records	40
	Happy In Love Release date: August 2, 1966 Label: Tower, a subsidiary of Capitol Records	—
	The Best of Dean Martin Release date: October 3, 1966 Label: Capitol Records	95
1967	You Can't Love 'Em All Release date: 1967 Label: Pickwick Records	—
	Dino - Like Never Before Release date: August 7, 1967 Label: Tower, a subsidiary of Capitol Records	—
1968	Dean Martin's Greatest Hits! Vol. 1 Release date: May 13, 1968 Label: Reprise Records	26
	Dean Martin's Greatest Hits! Volume 2 Release date: August 13, 1968 Label: Reprise Records	83
	I Can't Give You Anything But Love Release date: 1968 Label: Pickwick Records	—
1969	The Best of Dean Martin, Vol. 2 Release date: January 13, 1969 Label: Capitol Records	145
2002	Lay Some Happiness On Me: The Reprise Years and More 1966-1985 Release date: January 21, 2002 Label: Bear Family Records Contains Dean's complete discography from 1966 until he retired from recording in 1985 Required listening for the serious Dean Martin fan	—
	Swingin' With Dino Release date: September 24, 2002 Label: Capitol Records	—
2004	Dino: The Essential Dean Martin Release date: June 1, 2004 Label: Capitol Records [Note: Dean's best album peak on the pop charts since 1969's Gentle on My Mind LP]	28
	Christmas With Dino Release date: September 21, 2004 Label: Capitol Records	193
2009	Amore Release date: January 27, 2009 Label: Capitol Records	—
	My Kind of Christmas Release date: October 6, 2009 Label: Hip-O Records [Note: "Winter Wonderland" features a new pop/rock backing track].	167
2010	Essential Love Songs Release date: January 26, 2010 Label: Capitol Records	—

Box sets and collections

• 1994 The Nashville Sessions
• 1998 Dean Martin Greatest Hits
• 1998 20 Great Love Songs
• 1999 Hurtin' Country Songs

References

1. ^ 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.

External links

• Dean Martin Album Discography at the All Music Guide
• Dean Martin's Complete (Singles, EPs, and LPs) Discography at Switzerland's Music Lovers