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Everybody Loves Somebody (1964)

Where the lyrics of Everybody Loves Somebody take you, and where it was really made.

This album was pieced together from B-sides and leftover recordings to ride the title track's success, yet it outsold the studio album released the same day.

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Album story

Overview

• Everybody Loves Somebody: 1964 album by Dean Martin on Reprise Records
• Assembled quickly from B-sides and previously released album cuts
• Cuts recorded between February 1962 and April 1964
• Built to capitalize on the success of the title track
• Released on the same day as the studio album Dream with Dean

Background

• Dream with Dean also contained another version of Everybody Loves Somebody
• That other version was not the one that appeared on the singles charts
• Title track ranked No. 1 pop and No. 1 AC, and No. 11 in the UK
• The second version of the title track was recorded April 16, 1964
• Your Other Love was also recorded April 16, 1964, and first appeared on an album here

Recording

• Baby-O: A-side recorded February 13, 1962; first appearance on an album
• Shutters and Boards, Things, and My Heart Cries for You were recorded in December 1962
• Those three songs had previously appeared on Dean Tex Martin Country Style
• From Lover to Loser was recorded April 23, 1963; previously on Dean Tex Martin Rides Again
• Corrine Corrina: A-side recorded April 24, 1963; previously on Dean Tex Martin Rides Again
• Face in a Crowd: A-side recorded December 12, 1962; previously on Dean Tex Martin Country Style

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.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

• Released in 1964 on Reprise Records
• Released on the same day as Dream with Dean, a studio album by the same singer
• The cover prominently carried the words The Hit Version
• The B-sides compilation outsold the new studio album released the same day
• The compilation traded on the success of the title track

Records

• Reached number two on the Billboard Top LPs
• Obtained Gold certification
• Title track: No. 1 on the pop chart and No. 1 on the AC chart
• Title track: No. 11 in the UK
• Face in a Crowd: No. 128 on the pop chart as a single A-side

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The cover displayed The Hit Version so prominently that the B-sides compilation outsold the studio album released the same day.
• The second version of the title track, recorded April 16, 1964, was included here for the first time on an album.
• Dream with Dean included a different version of the title track that did not appear on the singles charts.
• Several songs here had earlier appeared on Dean Tex Martin albums such as Country Style and Rides Again.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org

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