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The song first appeared in the soundtrack of the Martin and Lewis comedy film The Caddy, released by Paramount Pictures on August 10, 1953. [2] Lewis commissioned Warren and Brooks to write songs for Martin to sing in the movie. According to Lewis, he personally paid them $30,000 secretly in the hope that one would be a hit for Martin. [3]
Dean Martin (1952 in a Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis radio show) Faron Young on the LP Talk About Hits! (1959) Henry Jerome (released by MGM Records as catalog number 11385, with the flip side "Keep It a Secret") [15] Johnnie and Jack (released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-5040, with the flip side "The Only One I Ever Loved, I Lost ...
It was a signature song for Martin for decades. Music critic Joe Queenan has described the song as "A charming, if goofy, parody of popular Neapolitan organ-grinder music". [1] Brooks also wrote the lyrics for many songs in movies, such as "Let Me Be a People" and "Turn It On" in comedian Jerry Lewis' film, Cinderfella (1960).
Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, actor and comedian.Nicknamed the "King of Cool", he is regarded as one of the most popular entertainers of the mid-20th century.
A Winter Romance is a 1959 long playing album by Dean Martin, accompanied by an orchestra arranged and conducted by Gus Levene. While not exclusively a Christmas album, it features several songs associated with Christmas as part of its larger winter theme. It was Martin's only Christmas themed album for Capitol Records.
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A Dean Martin version of the song was featured in the 1953 film Scared Stiff starring Martin and Jerry Lewis. [7] The Patti Page recording is featured in the movie The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Guy Pearce also briefly sings excerpts of this song in the film, as does Terence Stamp and Hugo Weaving. [8]
This was the first of two albums that Martin released in 1964. Dream with Dean peaked at 15 on the Billboard 200. [3] The album features "Everybody Loves Somebody" with a quartet accompaniment, Martin was to re-record the song with strings later in 1964, and it would become his second single to top the Billboard Hot 100.