High time for Dino!

I first noticed Dean Martin's alluring voice as a kid in the mid 1960s. Sure, I'd seem him in movies with Jerry Lewis and otherwise (Martin's best drama is "Five Card Stud" and Dino's best comedy is "Texas Across the River"), but I didn't really notice his singing talent until the release of "Houston". (I remember my siblings and I trying to immitate Dino as we sang with him "Going back to Houston".) I've missed Martin since then.

Ain't nothin' better than kickin' back with a little Dino

This is one of my favorite CD's. Whenever I want to relax or get into a certain mood this one always hits the spot. Dino's got that sexy olive oil voice that just melts away all the hassle of the day. When I put this one on, I find myself swaying my hips around the kitchen while cooking dinner or not minding being stuck in traffic. It's that good.

Enjoyable Collection of the Capital AND Reprise Hits

As a fifty-something Baby Boomer, my most vivid memories of Dean Martin are not from his classic comedies with Jerry Lewis (I'm not THAT old!), but rather from his series of "Dean Martin Celebrity Roast" episodes that ran on NBC from 1974 to 1979. Unfortunately his chain-smoking lush persona on these shows hid the fact that he was one of the finest crooners of his era, and this generous 30-track collection more than adequately makes the case for Martin's genius. And what makes this the CD to own is that not only do you get his Capitol hits, but ten tracks from his tenure at Reprise from the mid- to late-sixties.