Capitol Collectors Series

Performer: Dean Martin
Artist: Jerry Lewis
Producer: Lee Gillette
Distributor: EMI Music Distribution

Notes: Personnel includes: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis (vocals). Includes liner notes by Bob Furmanek. Digitally reamstered by Larry Walsh (May 1989, Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood, California).

Spin (4/90) - "..a fistful of Martin spanning the years 1948 to 1960...these 20 sides form a slyly appealing set that..forms a persuasive whole...his voice is nevertheless both attractive and distinctive, a husky baritone with a faint, faintly operatic sob in the clinches and a laconic drawl throughout.."

Dean Martin was a towering pop-culture icon of the 20th century. He first became known as part of a wildly successful music-and-comedy team with Jerry Lewis in the 1940s and '50s, subsequently becoming a solo singing star. His mellow, Bing Crosby-inspired crooning style lent itself well to everything from Italian ballads to pop standards and even C&W material. As part of Frank Sinatra's notorious Rat Pack, he took part in numerous films and concerts with Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr. A major presence in movies, and on TV, radio, and records up to the 1970s, Martin was one of the most recognizable faces in America. He had been in retirement from show business for several years when he died in 1995 at the age of 78.

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