''Dream with Dean'' is a 1964 studio album by Dean Martin, produced by

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. This was the first of two albums that Martin released in 1964. ''Dream with Dean'' peaked at 15 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album features "

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" with a quartet accompaniment, Martin was to re-record the song with strings later in 1964, and it would become his second single to

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the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Reception

The initial '' Billboard'' review from 22 August 1964 praised the selection of material on the album and wrote that "As long as the performer is Dean Martin, you've got to see the words "sales" and "airplay" light up". Joe Viglione on

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gave the album three stars out of five. Viglione said that if the album had "one drawback, it is that the 12 songs are incessant in their providing the same atmosphere...not only a very pleasant listening experience, it shows what a tremendous vocalist Dean Martin truly was". Vigilone describes Martin as performing as if "he were a lounge singer at 1:15 a.m. as the Saturday night crowd is dwindling".

Track listing

*"I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)" was re-recorded for 1973's ''You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me.'' **"I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)" was originally cut for 1957's ''Pretty Baby.'' A third version is on ''You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me.'' ***"Gimme a Little Kiss, Will Ya, Huh?" was re-recorded for ''You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me.'' ****"Smile" was re-recorded for 1973's ''Sittin' on Top of the World.'' *****"Baby, Won't You Please Come Home" was waxed a second time for 1966's ''The Dean Martin TV Show'' and a final time for ''You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me.''

Personnel

;Performance * Dean Martin –

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* Barney Kessel -

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- drums ;Production *

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- producer

References

{{Authority control 1964 albums Dean Martin albums Albums produced by Jimmy Bowen Reprise Records albums