Need Dean Martin recommendation!

[Heather]

So I'll be going shopping this weekend and I want to pick up some new cd's to add to my iPod. I've always liked Dean Martin (makes me think of my grandfather who was also a big fan...in fact, I've always thought they looked similar) and I thought it was about time I added some of his music to my collection. What would be a good album for someone just starting there collection?

 

[flat-top]

Hopefully it's not too early to find this in the stores:
http://www.amazon.com/Winter-Romanc...=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1224165532&sr=1-2

 

[John in Covina]

I have one that is from his Capitol recordings but can't find it listed. If you go to Amazon and put in the search box "Dean Martin Capitol" or "Reprise" it should list some compolations that will give you a good mix of hits. If not then search for "Dean Martin Best" or "Dean Martin Collection" these will also be compolation cds to choose from. His career spans decades you'll have to decide what era you want to get if you want to narrow the time frame.

 

[Serial Hero]

I have "Dino: The Essential Dean Martin". Great Album, I really like it.

http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?WRK=8687876
scroll down the link and you can sample some of the tracks

 

[Heather]

I have "Dino: The Essential Dean Martin". Great Album, I really like it.

http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?WRK=8687876
scroll down the link and you can sample some of the tracks

I actually had my eye on this one yesteday on amazon.com!

 

[Bluebird]

I agree with Flat-top. Winter Romance is one of my fave Dino albums, kinda Christmassy but worth it. I;ll have to go digging out my grams old albums that I inherited, she had lots of Dino (and Frank and Nat and...)lol

 

[Heather]

I ended up going with "Dino: The Essential Dean Martin". I'll def. have to check out "Winter Romance" when I order Bing Crosby's "WhiteChristmas" on cd. It's a childhood fave that I have on vinyl but yet to get a record player. lol

 

[RitaHayworth]

I have "Dino: The Essential Dean Martin". Great Album, I really like it.

http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?WRK=8687876
scroll down the link and you can sample some of the tracks

I love Dean and I second this CD too!! Its got his best known - but after I started listening to him, I bought more of his stuff after!

I also love his Christmas one!

I also have this one that I like too:

And one of my very favorites:

Not Much singing but a good laugh!!!! (This version seems to not be available anymore - instead seems to now be:

)

 

[Serial Hero]

Thanks, I’ll have to check those out.

 

[RitaHayworth]

I like the live one - as I said, the singing he does do, he actually changes the words and makes jokes, but you can just put it on, sit back with a drink of your own and just listen!

I like to listen to it at work!!

 

[Chas]

Frank Shmank. Dino was the bomb.

 

[John in Covina]

Frank Shmank. Dino was the bomb.

**
Now, Now!
Even Dino said; "It's Frank's world and we get to live in it."

Dino was still his own man, however.

 

[mannySpaghetti]

This is the one and only Dino tape I have...

...and to be honest, I think it's the only one I'll ever need. It's great! I think you'd like it too.

 

[Anachronism]

you can't go wrong with the greatest hits.
I like a lot of the tracks on "Italian Love Songs", personally. But if you're just getting into a musician, i say greatest hits!

 

[Anachronism]

Also, Frank Sinatra is AWESOME
did anybody see his performance in Guys and Dolls? If not, you need to go rent it.

 

[Brinybay]

So I'll be going shopping this weekend and I want to pick up some new cd's to add to my iPod. I've always liked Dean Martin (makes me think of my grandfather who was also a big fan...in fact, I've always thought they looked similar) and I thought it was about time I added some of his music to my collection. What would be a good album for someone just starting there collection?

When ever I buy CD's of any musician, I just get "Greatest Hits" or "Best of".

 

[Mike in Seattle]

If you have the iPod, why buy CD's? Check iTunes first - you can hear snippets of each song, you can buy full albums for $9.99 (usually cheaper than buying at the local CD distributor) or so, and if there are songs you don't like on a particular album or albums, you can just buy the songs you want.