| Dean Martin Sings Songs from 'The Silencers' | ||||
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| Released | March 1966[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1966 | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop | |||
| Length | 30:06 | |||
| Label | Reprise - R/RS 6211 | |||
| Producer | Jimmy Bowen | |||
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Dean Martin Sings Songs from "The Silencers" is a 1966 studio album by Dean Martin of songs that featured in his film The Silencers, the first of the four films featuring the Matt Helm character that Martin would appear in. The album was arranged by Ernie Freeman and Gene Page.[2]
Many of the Tin Pan Alley songs featured on this album appeared in the film, as songs imagined by Martin's character.[3] The album also features a recording of incidental music not in the film and an instrumental of Elmer Bernstein's title song.[2]
This was the second of five albums that Martin released in 1966. As well as starring in The Silencers that year he also starred in two other films; another Matt Helm film, Murderer's Row, and Texas Across the River, and appeared in his own television show.[4] Dean Martin Sings Songs from "The Silencers" peaked at 108 on the Billboard 200.[5] Dean Martin Sings Songs from "The Silencers" was the last soundtrack album that Martin recorded. The 1960s had also seen Martin appear on the soundtrack to Robin and the 7 Hoods, a 1964 film fellow Rat Pack members Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr., with Bing Crosby.
A soundtrack album featuring Elmer Bernstein's score without any artwork of Dean Martin was also released.
The Everly Brothers released a vocal version of Lovey Kravezit.
- ^ Nick Tosches (13 April 1999). Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams. Random House Publishing Group. p. 539. ISBN 978-0-385-33429-7. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ^ a b Dean Martin Sings Songs from The Silencers at AllMusic
- ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (22 October 1966). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 1–. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Nick Tosches (13 April 1999). Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams. Random House Publishing Group. p. 381. ISBN 978-0-385-33429-7. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ^ Dean Martin Sings Songs from The Silencers – Awards at AllMusic