Maps of Music

My Woman, My Woman, My Wife (1971)

Where the lyrics of My Woman, My Woman, My Wife take you, and where it was really made.

Dean Martin recorded for only two days each spring, and this 1970 album was advertised as an open letter to the women's liberation movement.

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Martin recorded infrequently at this stage of his career
He recorded for only two days every spring to produce a new album
Otherwise he took part in an occasional singles session
Reprise Records advertised the album as Martin's open letter to the women's liberation movement

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.

Reprise Records framed the album as Martin's reply to the women's liberation movement in its advertisement
The advertisement ran as a published notice in the trade press at the time of release

William Ruhlmann on AllMusic gave the album two and a half stars out of five
Ruhlmann criticized Martin's lack of emotional commitment to the lyrics of the title song
Ruhlmann wrote that Martin obliged and that Bowen supplied his usual Nashville sound-style production
Ruhlmann said the Martin and Bowen collaboration repeated what the two had done many times before
Ruhlmann noted that record buyers were losing interest in this kind of record

Reprise's advertisement presented the album as Martin's open letter to the women's liberation movement, and it ended with "Take that, ladies".
The title track was written by Marty Robbins.
Side two opens with "Detroit City", written by Danny Dill and Mel Tillis.
Mel Tillis also wrote "Heart Over Mind" for the same album.
Martin's recording schedule was so thin that a new album took only two days each spring.