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Dean Martin This Time I'm Swingin'! on Numbered Limited Edition 180g LP from Mobile Fidelity!
Legendary Crooner Backed by Orchestra Conducted by Nelson Riddle
1960 Capitol Album of Then-Recent and Classic Standards Arguably Martin's Most Timeless Set: MoFi Edition Includes Bonus Track "Ain't That a Kick in the Head"
Mastered from the Original Master Tapes: No Martin Album Sounds Like This
Dean Martin was always at his best when he sounded effortless, when the singing required no exertionjust the same amount of investment required to order a martini. Confident, refined, breezy, and easygoing, this 1960 Capitol album epitomizes the crooners charm. In pairing with arranger and Frank Sinatra right-hand-man Nelson Riddle, Martin strikes all the right notes on this collection of then-recent and retro standards.
Mastered from the original master tapes and pressed at RTI, Mobile Fidelitys 180g LP gets inside the core being of Martins impeccably smooth, relaxed singing by presenting every phrase, dip, and inflection with lifelike realism. The LP does similar wonders for Riddles backing orchestra. Horns teem with punch and midrange; rhythms possess incredible pacing; strings saunter and float. No Martin album has ever sounded like this. Mobile Fidelity also secured the rights to a bonus track, "Ain't That a Kick in the Head," left off the album and released as a single in order to promote the movie Ocean's Eleven.
While Martin enjoyed his biggest commercial success at Reprise, the aptly titled This Time Im Swingin is considered by many critics and vocal-pop fans to be his finest studio hour. He approaches each song with supreme confidence and debonair control, never overreaching his limits or breaking a sweat. Here, he more than lives up to his nickname: The King of Cool. Charismatic, assured, and note-perfect, the album belongs alongside any of the period sets cut by his pal and once-and-future label mate Sinatra. No wonder that his most recognized hit, the aforementioned and included Aint That a Kick in the Head, was actually cut at these sessions.
Riddles expert ordering of the charts and direction of horns, strings, and piano equates to jazz and swing genius. Brass blows hard and strong during breaks, calm down for verses during which slinky 88s and swaying strings join the dance, and then rise up, the mix elegantly performed and irresistibly catchy. If youre not snapping your fingers and instantly transported to a swank nightclub within the first few passages of the opening I Cant Believe That Youre In Love With Me, check your systems setup.
Yet Martin is the real star. Hearing him handle such classics as the devotional Ive Grown Accustomed to Her Face, upbeat Youre Nobody Til Somebody Loves You, hopeful Someday (Youll Want Me to Want You), bluesy Youre Mean to Me, and clever Please Dont Talk About Me When Im Gone with such aplomband now, in such ravishing detailwill remind you why you love music, and why nothing of this ilk will likely ever be made again.
Martin convincingly conveys the mood each song demands, but a sense of optimism, playfulness, and feel-good romance pervade this stylish effort. If you are a fan of real singing and emotional crooning, you cannot live without this analog edition. A veritable gem.
Features:
Numbered, Limited Edition
Mastering by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Specially Plated and Pressed on 180 grams of High Definition Vinyl
Special Static Free - Dust Free Inner Sleeve
Heavy Duty Protective Packaging
Mastered from the Original Master Tapes
Pressed at RTI
Selections:
Side One:
1. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
2. True Love
3. You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You
4. On the Street Where You Live
5. Imagination
6. (It Will Have to Do) Until the Real Thing Comes Along
Side Two:
1. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
2. I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face
3. Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)
4. Mean to Me
5. Heaven Can Wait
6. Just In Time
7. Ain't That a Kick in the Head
