Dean Martin - Italian Love Songs / Cha Cha De Amor
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Artist: Dean MartinEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Import, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 1997-02-26
Music Label: EMI Europe Generic
Soundtracks:
- Just Say I Love Her
- Arrivederci, Roma
- My Heart Reminds Me
- You're Breaking My Heart
- Non Dimenticar
- Return To Me
- Vieni Su
- On An Evening In Roma
- Pardon
- Take Me In Your Arms
- I Have But One Heart
- There's No Tomorrow
- Somebody Loves You
- My One And Only Love
- Love (Your Spell Is Everywhere)
- I Wish You Love
- Cha Cha Cha D'Amour
- A Hundred Years From Today
- I Love You Much Too Much
- (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
- Let Me Love You Tonight
- Amor
- Two Loves Have I
- If Love Is Good To Me
Music reviews of Italian Love Songs / Cha Cha De Amor
Music Review: now THIS is really superb
Rating: 5 Stars
Dean Martin could sell a song without even trying--his voice was THAT good. This twofer CD gives us all the tracks from two of Dino's record albums entitled Italian Love Songs and Cha Cha de Amor, his last record album recorded for Capitol Records. All throughout this album, Dean's voice is rich, energetic and full of masculine warmth; and the quality of the sound is excellent.
The CD track set begins with "Just Say I Love Her (Dicitencello Vuie);" this beautiful love ballad gets the royal treatment from Dean Martin. He sings this to perfection with great sensitivity; what a wonderful way to start off the CD!
The classic "Arrivederci, Roma" follows; and Dean performs this without a superfluous note. The musical arrangement is quite lush with good use of the strings; the chorus doesn't quite do it for me but the rest of this ballad is so flawless my feelings about the chorus fade into the background.
Other wonderful tracks on this CD include "My Heart Reminds Me" which was recorded by Della Reese in 1957; but Dino breathes so much fresh life into this ballad he truly makes "My Heart Reminds Me" completely his own. The musical arrangement enhances the beauty of this number. We also get Dean's impeccable renditions of "Non Dimenticar" and "Return to Me;" Dean's voice and the musical arrangement complement each other completely. There's also the charming "On An Evening In Roma (Sott'er Celo De Roma);" Dean's voice remains strong and sensitive but the musical arrangement should have been played a little more softly to play up Dean's voice. This, however, is a minor disappointment.
In addition, you get "There's No Tomorrow (O Sole Mio)" which has been recorded by so many artists. Dean Martin, however, gives us the definitive interpretation of this classic ballad. Excellent!
We then get the songs from Cha Cha de Amor. While this may not be Dean Martin's strongest album; he's still in great form and Nelson Riddle deserves much credit for the fine arrangements of these songs.
"Somebody Loves You" sports that classic early `60s and late `50s Latin cha cha beat with a fine musical intro; and when Dean comes in this number takes off like a jet! What a loss this was for Capitol Records when Dean left to go to Reprise Records after this album was recorded! "My One and Only Love" makes good use of the guitar; the music fits in perfectly with Dean's vocals and he handles this like the pro he always was. "My One and Only Love" is truly a major highlight of this album. "Love (Your Spell is Everywhere)" is amazing; and so is "I Wish You Love." "I Wish You Love" is a very classic love song that could never go out of style; I really like Dean's Latin-style rendition of "I Wish You Love."
"Cha, Cha, Cha, D'Amour" makes good use of the percussion and the brass sections; and Dean uses his excellent sense of timing to make this number stand out from the others. Dean sings this very well and it's great music for dancing with your sweetheart even in our times. "I Love You Much Too Much" features Dean squarely front and center--right where he always belonged! "I Love You Much Too Much" has a lush musical arrangement but this time it doesn't drown out Dean; and that's grand.
"(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" is a tune Dean Martin aces as easily as if he were breathing; and this reflects just how talented he was. I could never do this! "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" is another huge hit on this album; and listen for "Two Loves Have I." "Two Loves Have I" has Dean swinging gently with that classic Latin beat and the maracas sound just right on this number.
Dean Martin fans would do well to add this twofer CD to their collections unless they have the individual CDs already; and even newcomers just discovering Dean's artistry will be enchanted with these songs. I highly recommend this CD.
Description of Italian Love Songs / Cha Cha De Amor
1997 EMI Centenary release featuring remastered stereo versions of two 1962 Capitol albums, both dubbed from the original vinyl at Abbey Road Studios using the latest tech- nology: 'Dino: Italian Love Songs' and 'Cha Cha De Amor'. 24tracks total, including 'Arrivederci, Roma', 'Just Say I Love Her', 'Somebody Loves You' and 'If Love Is Good To Me'.Broadway & Vocalists CDs
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