Pretty Baby (album)

Infobox Album | Name = Pretty Baby
Type = Album
Artist = Dean Martin
Released = June 17 1957
Recorded = January 28 & 30 1957, 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California, United States of America
Genre = Vocal


Length = 30:15
Producer = Lee Gillette
Label = Capitol Records
Catalog ID = Capitol T-849
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:49pyxdgbjol0 link]
Last album = "Swingin' Down Yonder"
(1955)
This album = "Pretty Baby"
(1957)
Next album = "Sleep Warm"
(1959)

"Pretty Baby" is an album recorded by Dean Martin for Capitol Records during two sessions on January 28 and January 30 1957. The backing orchestration was conducted by Gus Levene. This album features a simple sound, dispensing with the large brass and string arrangements of albums like "This Time I'm Swingin'!" and "Cha Cha de Amor". The completed album was released June 17 1957.

Track listing

LP

Capitol Records Catalog Number T-849

ide A

#"I Can't Give You Anything But Love" (Jimmy McHugh / Dorothy Fields) Time: – 2:41. Session 4779; Master 16532. Recorded January 28 1957.
#"Only Forever" (James V. Monaco / Johnny Burke) Time: – 2:08. Session 4784; Master 16545. Recorded January 30 1957.
#"Sleepy Time Gal" (Ange Lorenzo / Richard A. Whitting / Joseph R. Alden / Raymond B. Egan) Time: – 2:36. Session 4779; Master 16539. Recorded January 28 1957.
#"Maybe" (Allan Flynn / Frank Madden) Time: – 2:12. Session 4784; Master 16527. Recorded January 30 1957.
#"I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)" (Fred E. Ahlert / Roy Turk) Time: – 2:54. Session 4784; Master 16529. Recorded January 30 1957.
#"Pretty Baby" (Egbert Van Alstyne / Tony Jackson / Gus Cahn) Time: – 2:03. Session 4779; Master 16534. Recorded January 28 1957.

ide B

#"You've Got Me Crying Again" (Charles Newman / Isham Jones) Time: – 1:44. Session 4784; Master 16546. Recorded January 30 1957.
#"Once in a While" (Michael Edwards / Bud Green) Time: – 2:54. Session 4784; Master 16528. Recorded January 30 1957.
#"The Object of My Affection" (Pinky Tomlin / Coy Poe / Jimmie Grier) Time: – 2:37. Session 4784; Master 16530. Recorded January 30 1957.
#"For You" (Joe Burke / Al Dubin) Time: – 2:20. Session 4779; 16540. Recorded January 28 1957.
#"It's Easy To Remember" (Richard Rodgers / Lorenz Hart) Time: – 3:16. Session 4779; Master 16533. Recorded January 28 1957.
#"Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You)" (Bert Kalmar / Harry Ruby) Time: – 2:50. Session 4779; Master 16531. Recorded January 28 1957.

Compact Disc

1997 EMI/Capitol combined Pretty Baby with This Time I'm Swingin! (from 1960). Catalog Number 7243 8 54546 2 9.

2005 Collectors' Choice Music reissue added four more tracks to the twelve tracks on the original Capitol LP. Catalog Number WWCCM06062.
#"Me 'N You 'N The Moon" (Sammy Cahn / Jimmy Van Heusen) Time: – 2:13. Session 4380; Master 15482-7. Recorded May 22 1956.
#"Beau James" (Herbert Baker) Time: – 2:18. Session 6023; Master 17073-6. Recorded May 22 1957.
#"I Know Your Mother Loves You" (Sammy Cahn / Arthur Schwartz) Time: – 2:41. Session 3753; Master 13751-5. Recorded April 27 1955.
#"The Lady with the Big Umbrella" (David Nelson / Danny Goodman) Time: – 2:58. Session 3746; Master 13724-8. Recorded April 20 1955.

Complete Musical Credits

*Dean Martin: Vocals.
*Gus Levene: Leader.
*Hy Lesnick: Contractor.
*Alvino Rey: Guitar.
*Vincent Terri: Guitar.
*Joseph G. 'Joe' Comfort: Bass.
*Nick Fatool: Drums.
*Edwin L 'Buddy' Cole: Piano.
*Julian C. 'Matty' Matlock: Clarinet.
*Charles T. 'Chuck' Gentry: Saxophone.
*Edward R. Miller: Saxophone.
*Elmer R. 'Moe' Schneider: Trombone.
*Charles Richard 'Dick' Cathcart: Trumpet.

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhqxFyDlYFc Dean Martin performing "Pretty Baby" at YouTube.com]