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Dino Latino (1962)
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This Dean Martin album of Latin standards came out on Frank Sinatra's Reprise label, and decades later its catalogue was bought by a division of Sony Music.
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Overview
- Dino Latino: album by Dean Martin
- Recorded during August 1962
- A collection of Latin standards and popular songs composed in the same vein
- Released October 1962 by Reprise Records, Frank Sinatra's label
- Original LP number R(S)-6054; 'S' marks the stereo pressing
- Side A: five uptempo songs, including Mañana and South of the Border
- Side B: five ballads
Background
- Dean Martin: Italian-American singer and actor
- Mañana was popularized by Peggy Lee
- Martin later re-recorded South of the Border for the soundtrack of The Silencers
- First CD appearance: Bear Family box set Everybody Loves Somebody (BCD 16343)
- Collectors' Choice issued a two-on-one CD with French Style, Martin's preceding album, restoring the original running order
- Early 2014: Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music, acquired Martin's entire 1962-1974 Reprise catalogue
- Legacy said it intended to perform album reissues, Dino Latino among them
- The same deal included The Nashville Sessions, recorded 1983 for Warners Music, Martin's final album
Recording
- All songs arranged and conducted by Don Costa, except the closing track
- Closing track La Paloma is credited to Chuck Sagle
- Track list: El Rancho Grande, Mañana, Tangerine, South of the Border, In a Little Spanish Town, What a Diff'rence a Day Made, Magic Is the Moonlight, Always in My Heart, Bésame Mucho, La Paloma
- Side A tracks are uptempo; Side B tracks are ballads
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org
Artist
Career
- 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.
Legacy
- 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.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Reception
At release
- Billboard published a review of the album in its new-album review section, October 20, 1962, page 38
- The album appeared on Reprise, Frank Sinatra's label, as LP R(S)-6054
- Side A: five uptempo songs; Side B: five ballads
Reappraisal
- The album's tracks were first issued on CD in the Bear Family box set Everybody Loves Somebody (BCD 16343)
- Collectors' Choice later issued a two-on-one CD pairing it with French Style and restored the original running order
- In 2014 Legacy Recordings, a Sony Music division, acquired Martin's 1962-1974 Reprise catalogue
- Legacy said it planned album reissues, Dino Latino among them
- The same deal included The Nashville Sessions, recorded in 1983 for Warners Music
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- Martin later re-recorded South of the Border for the soundtrack of The Silencers
- Mañana, one of the A-side tracks, was popularized by Peggy Lee
- The closing track, La Paloma, is credited to Chuck Sagle rather than Don Costa
- The 2014 acquisition of Martin's Reprise catalogue was made by Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music
- Italian Wikipedia gives the release as October 1962 on Reprise Records
Sources: en.wikipedia.org