__NOTOC__ ''The Door Is Still Open to My Heart'' is a 1964 studio album by Dean Martin, produced by

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and featuring arrangements by

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, Gus Levene and

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. Three of the songs from the album, ("I'm Gonna Change Everything," "The Middle of the Night Is My Cryin' Time," and "My Sugar's Gone") had previously featured on Martin's 1963 album '' Dean "Tex" Martin Rides Again''. ''The Door Is Still Open to My Heart'' peaked at number 9 on the ''Billboard'' 200. "Send Me the Pillow You Dream On," which went into the Top 20 of the pop charts and the Top 5 of the easy listening chart. "

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" was released as a single from the album and was a Top 40 hit for Martin, and his third song to top the Easy Listening charts.

Reception

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gave the album three stars out of five and commented that aside from the songs newly recorded for the album, "the resulting lineup fit for the most part into the "hit plus filler" formula of albums assembled mainly for people who didn't like to buy 45s."

Track listing

Personnel

* Dean Martin –

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- arranger * Gus Levene *

- producer * Phil Stern -

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References

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