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Dino (1972)

Where the lyrics of Dino take you, and where it was really made.

Dino was Dean Martin's last album to enter the Billboard chart, peaking at number 117 on the Billboard 200.

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Vocals by Dean Martin
Arrangement by Larry Muhoberac; record production by Jimmy Bowen
Side one opens with "What's Yesterday" and closes with "Guess Who"
Side two opens with "Party Dolls and Wine" and closes with "Kiss the World Goodbye"
Kris Kristofferson wrote two of the songs: "Just the Other Side of Nowhere" and "Kiss the World Goodbye"
The album's title is generic, a point that later critics took as a sign of its modest scope

1	What’s Yesterday	3:15
2	The Small Exception of Me	3:09
3	Just the Other Side of Nowhere	2:20
4	Blue Memories	3:01
5	Guess Who	2:51
6	Party Dolls and Wine	2:52
7	I Don’t Know What I’m Doing	3:02
8	I Can Give You What You Want Now	3:15
9	The Right Kind of Woman	2:29
10	Kiss the World Goodbye	3:23

Born Dino Paul Crocetti in Steubenville, Ohio, on June 7, 1917; sang with local bands and worked as a casino croupier before his career began.
Formed the comedy team Martin and Lewis with Jerry Lewis in 1946; the partnership ended acrimoniously in 1956.
Launched a solo career as singer and actor; signature song "Everybody Loves Somebody" reached number one in the US in 1964.
Member of the Rat Pack with Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop, known for Las Vegas performances.
Hosted the NBC variety series The Dean Martin Show from 1965 to 1974 and the Celebrity Roast specials from 1974 to 1984.
Died on December 25, 1995, in Beverly Hills at age 78.

Sold about 50 million records worldwide and was honored with a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009.
Hollywood Walk of Fame stars honor his work in film, recordings and television.

The initial Billboard review, dated 22 January 1972, singled out Martin's cover of Kris Kristofferson's "Kiss the World Goodbye"
Billboard wrote that the impact hits you on the second or third hearing
William Ruhlmann of AllMusic wrote that Martin fans who liked his latter-day country sound may have been pleased
Ruhlmann wrote that Dino was a minor effort, as the generic title suggested

AllMusic's Ruhlmann gave the album two and a half stars out of five (according to Italian Wikipedia)

The album opens with "What's Yesterday", a track credited to Peter Andreoli and Tony Bruno.
Kris Kristofferson wrote two songs on the album, including "Kiss the World Goodbye", which closes side two.
"Guess Who", credited to Jesse Belvin and JoAnne Belvin, closes side one.
Billboard's initial review picked out the Kristofferson cover as the track that stood out.