When Frank Sinatra launched the Reprise label in 1961, his friends and cronies gradually signed for the label; DEAN MARTIN was a case in point, joining their roster in early 1962, upon the expiry of his Capitol contract. This compilation features his first two Reprise LPs, “Dean Martin - French Style” and “Dino Latino”, the latter being a collection of largely Spanish favourites; both albums would be successfully reissued after Dino hit big with ‘Everybody Loves Somebody’, a couple of years hence. Also included, as bonus tracks, are Dino’s first few Reprise singles, ‘Tik-A-Tee, Tik-A-Tay’, ‘Just Close Your Eyes’, ‘From The Bottom Of My Heart (Dammi, Dammi, Dammi)’, ‘Who’s Got The Action?’, and ‘Sam’s Song’ , the latter a duet with Sammy Davis Jr. This is the first time this body of work has been thus compiled, while the bonus tracks are notoriously difficult to find elsewhere on CD.
- 1. C'est Si Bon
- 2. April In Paris
- 3. Mimi
- 4. Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup
- 5. La Vie En Rose
- 6. The Poor People of Paris
- 7. The River Seine
- 8. The Last Time I Saw Paris
- 9. Mam'selle
- 10. C'est Magnifique
- 11. Gigi
- 12. I Love Paris
- 13. (Alla En) El Rancho Grande
- 14. Manana
- 15. Tangerine
- 16. South of the Border
- 17. In a Little Spanish Town
- 18. What a Diff'rence a Day Made
- 19. Magic is the Moonlight
- 20. Always In My Heart
- 21. Besame Mucho
- 22. La Paloma
- 23. Tik-A-Tee, Tik-A-Tay
- 24. Just Close Your Eyes
- 25. From the Bottom of My Heart
- 26. Who's Got the Action?
- 27. Sam's Song (With Sammy Davis Jr.)
