Maps of Music

The Door Is Still Open to My Heart (1964)

Where the lyrics of The Door Is Still Open to My Heart take you, and where it was really made.

Three songs on this 1964 album had already appeared on Martin's album from the previous year, so part of the record was built from earlier material.

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Three songs, "I'm Gonna Change Everything," "The Middle of the Night Is My Cryin' Time," and "My Sugar's Gone," had previously appeared on Martin's 1963 album Dean "Tex" Martin Rides Again
The remaining songs were newly recorded for this album
The album was assembled from a mix of new recordings and earlier tracks

1	The Door Is Still Open (to My Heart)	2:55
2	We’ll Sing in the Sunshine	2:51
3	I’m Gonna Change Everything	2:33
4	The Middle of the Night Is My Cryin’ Time	2:49
5	Every Minute, Every Hour	2:11
6	Clinging Vine	2:25
7	In the Misty Moonlight	2:46
8	Always Together	2:51
9	My Sugar’s Gone	3:00
10	You’re Nobody ’Til Somebody Loves You	1:59
11	Take Me	2:46
12	So Long Baby	2:39

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.

William Ruhlmann on AllMusic gave the album three stars out of five
Ruhlmann described the track selection as a "hit plus filler" formula, aimed at listeners who did not like to buy singles
The review notes that the album's lineup fit mainly the "hit plus filler" formula, apart from the newly recorded songs

The single "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You" was a Top 40 hit for Martin and his third song to top the Easy Listening charts.
"Send Me the Pillow You Dream On" went into the Top 20 of the pop charts and the Top 5 of the easy listening chart.
Three tracks on the album had already been released on Dean "Tex" Martin Rides Again in 1963.
Hal Blaine is credited on drums, and Phil Stern on photography.
Ruhlmann's review faulted the lineup for following a "hit plus filler" formula.