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Welcome to My World (Dean Martin album)

Welcome to My World
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1967
RecordedDecember 22, 1964, December 11, 1966, June 23, 1967[1]
GenreTraditional pop, country
Length29:28
LabelReprise - R/RS 6250
ProducerJimmy Bowen
Dean Martin chronology
Happiness Is Dean Martin
(1967)
Welcome to My World
(1967)
Gentle on My Mind
(1968)

Welcome to My World is a 1967 studio album by Dean Martin.[2] The album was released after the unexpected success of the singles "In the Chapel in the Moonlight" and "Little Ole Wine Drinker Me". "In the Chapel in the Moonlight" had previously been released on Dean Martin Hits Again, and the title track, "Welcome to My World", had appeared previously on the 1965 album (Remember Me) I'm the One Who Loves You.[2]

This was the second album that Martin released in 1967. Welcome to My World peaked at 20 on the Billboard 200.[3] It was reissued on CD by Hip-O Records in 2009.[4]

"In the Chapel in the Moonlight" topped the Adult Contemporary Chart, and peaked at 25 on the Billboard Hot 100, while "Little Ole Wine Drinker Me" peaked at 5 on the Adult Contemporary Chart and 38 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

William Ruhlmann on Allmusic.com gave the album three stars out of five. Referring to Reprise's propensity to reissue material he commented that it "may have been another of Reprise's mix-and-match Martin LPs, but it was a successful one, restoring a measure of his commercial clout".[2]

Track listing

  1. "In the Chapel in the Moonlight" (Billy Hill) – 2:34
  2. "Release Me (And Let Me Love Again)" (Eddie Miller, Dub Williams, Robert Yount) – 3:14
  3. "I Can't Help Remembering You" (Jimmy Bowen, Bert Kaempfert, Herbert Rehbein)
  4. "Turn to Me" (Michiko Kusiki, Ted Snyder)
  5. "Wallpaper Roses" (Harold Spina)
  6. "Little Ole Wine Drinker, Me" (Tommy "Snuff" Garrett, Dick Jennings, Hank Mills)
  7. "Green, Green Grass of Home" (Curly Putman)
  8. "A Place in the Shade" (Baker Knight)
  9. "Pride" (Irene Stanton, Wayne Walker)
  10. "Welcome to My World" (Johnny Hathcock, Ray Winkler)

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Nick Tosches (13 April 1999). Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams. Random House Publishing Group. p. 534. ISBN 978-0-385-33429-7. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d Welcome to My World at AllMusic
  3. ^ a b Welcome to My World – Awards at AllMusic
  4. ^ Welcome to My World – Releases at AllMusic
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