Sittin' on Top of the World | ||||
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Released | May 29, 1973 | |||
Recorded | 1973 | |||
Genre | Traditional pop | |||
Length | 29:37 | |||
Label | Reprise – R/RS 6428 | |||
Producer | Jimmy Bowen | |||
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Sittin' on Top of the World is a 1973 studio album by Dean Martin arranged by Van Alexander and produced by Jimmy Bowen.[1] This was Martin's first album to be released for 16 months, and was only his second album not recorded in the Countrypolitan style since 1965.[1]
The album became his first new album not to chart for 10 years.[1][2] It was reissued on CD by Capitol Records in 2006 and Hip-O Records in 2009.[3]
Reception
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The initial Billboard review from 26 May 1973 said that "These sound like old, old, cuts..He's also not had an LP out in several years. Very Dixielandish".[4] William Ruhlmann on Allmusic.com gave the album three stars out of five. Ruhlmann said that "Martin's most recent efforts had been commercially negligible, so Bowen was well-advised to try something different, but, especially because Martin albums were becoming so occasional, his audience had largely lost track of him...".[1]
Track listing
[edit]- "I'm Sitting on Top of the World" (Ray Henderson, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young) – 2:13
- "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now" (Joseph E. Howard) – 2:22
- "Smile" (Charlie Chaplin, Geoff Parsons, John Turner) – 2:54
- "Ramblin' Rose" (Joel Sherman, Noel Sherman) – 2:14
- "Almost Like Being in Love" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) – 2:01
- "It's a Good Day" (Dave Barbour, Peggy Lee) – 2:09
- "At Sundown" (Walter Donaldson) – 2:40
- "When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along)" (Harry M. Woods) – 2:29
- "You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)" (Joseph McCarthy, James V. Monaco) – 2:33
- "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" (John Kellette, Jean Kenbrovin) – 2:23
Personnel
[edit]- Dean Martin – vocals
- Van Alexander – arranger
- Jimmy Bowen – record producer
- Ed Thrasher – art direction
- John Guess – audio engineer
- Allen Zentz
- Ricci Martin – photography
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Sittin' on Top of the World at AllMusic
- ^ Sittin' on Top of the World – Awards at AllMusic
- ^ Sittin' on Top of the World – Releases at AllMusic
- ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (26 May 1973). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 52–. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
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