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Van Heusen and Cahn wrote the song specifically for the 1960 film Ocean's 11, though it was initially referred to press as "Ain't That a Kick in the Seat". [1] Dean Martin's single was released before the film, which premiered on August 10, 1960.
The biggest selling recording of the song was sung by Dean Martin (issued as Capitol Records catalog number 3352), reaching number 27 on the Billboard chart in 1956. [3] Jerry Vale also had a major recording (Columbia Records catalog number 40634) of the song in the same year, which peaked at number 30. [4]
Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, actor and comedian.One of the most popular entertainers of the mid-20th century, he was nicknamed "The King of Cool".
"Return to Me" is a song with music by Carmen Lombardo and lyrics by Danny Di Minno. [2] The song was released in 1958 by Dean Martin. Martin recorded the song again in 1961 for his album Dino: Italian Love Songs. [3]
"That's Amore" is a 1953 song by composer Harry Warren [1] and lyricist Jack Brooks, [1] and became a major hit and signature song for Dean Martin, who first recorded and released it that year. Amore ( pronounced [aˈmoːre] ) means "love" in Italian .
The best known is the version by Dean Martin, who recorded it for Capitol Records in 1960 (2:13) [2] and Reprise Records in 1964 (1:58). [3] Dean Martin's 1964 version spent 9 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 25, [4] while reaching No. 1 on Billboard ' s Middle-Road Singles chart, [5] [6] [7] and No. 28 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.
In 1967, Dean Martin released a version of the song on the album Happiness Is Dean Martin. Martin released the song as a single in 1968, which spent 7 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 60, [2] while reaching No. 7 on Billboard ' s Easy Listening chart, [3] [4] and No. 44 on Canada's RPM 100. [5]
"Memories Are Made of This" is a popular song about nostalgia, [2] written in 1955 by Terry Gilkyson, Richard Dehr, and Frank Miller. They were the members of a three-pieced group called "The Easy Riders", who served as a backing band for Dean Martin's version of this song, also released in 1955.