__NOTOC__ ''Houston'' is a 1965 studio album by Dean Martin, produced by

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. ''Houston'' peaked at 11 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The title track, written by

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, had appeared in the Top 40 in the summer of 1965. The album was reissued on CD by Hip-O Records in 2009.

Reception

William Ruhlmann, on

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, gave the album three stars out of five, commenting that in the choice of songs and arrangements on the album, producer

was "...shrewdly expanding Martin's contemporary base beyond the formula records he had made in the wake of "Everybody Loves Somebody," and doing it successfully." Ruhlmann said that the chart performance of ''Houston'' showed that Martin's comeback "...was being sustained, not diminishing", albeit helped by promotion on Martin's successful new television show.

Track listing

Personnel

* Dean Martin –

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- arranger, conductor *

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- art direction, photography * Artis Page - cover art * Eddie Brackett -

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- producer

References

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