Dean Martin=Winter Romance, A COLLOECTOR CHOICE MUSIC 1959年首版 2005年再版 原版CD直抓320K MP3
迪安·马丁说自己之所以成为歌手是因为厌倦了擦窗工人的生活,直到27岁他才想起要成为一名职业歌手。在他27岁那年,他立志要成为一名歌手。于是他便在 Sammy Watkin 乐队里开始了他的演唱生涯。在这之前,他曾在煤气站工作过,还当过拳击手、钢铁工人、矿工、药房会计、工厂工人、赌场分牌员等。马丁被誉为五、六十年代的抒情王子,在美国音乐界有过巅峰时刻。同时,马丁也是美国当时身价最高的电视明星之一。1946年,他同年轻的喜剧演员 Jerry Lewis 在俱乐部里的一场即兴发挥获得了意外的成功,很快他们便成为美国最热门的喜剧搭档,而 Dean 也从此踏上了灿烂的星光大道。马丁以其曲折迂回的语言表达方式著称。
A Winter Romance is perhaps best described as a "seasonal" album rather than a Christmas or holiday release, despite the inclusion of such familiar fare as "White Christmas" and "Winter Wonderland." Dean Martin has also included such standards as "The Things We Did Last Summer" and "June in January," as well as some specially written material such as Sammy Cahn and Ken Lane's title song and "It Won't Cool Off." Nevertheless, with its lush strings, well-scrubbed vocal choruses and buoyant mood, this collection has an appropriately festive feel. Martin does a competent job, even having fun here and there when the song allows him to present his take on a similar baritone (Bing Crosby on "White Christmas," Vaughn Monroe on "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!") or when the subject matter strays to something more comfortably suggestive like "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (performed with a female vocal chorus instead of a single female duet partner). All of which is to say that Martin makes the best of the situation without doing anything special with it. (The CD reissue adds one track, "Christmas Blues," recorded in 1953.) ~ William Ruhlmann
专辑曲目
01. Winter Romance, A 02. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 03. Things We Did Last Summer, The 04. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm $0.99 05. June in January 06. Canadian Sunset $1.29 07. Winter Wonderland $0.99 08. Out in the Cold Again $1.29 09. Baby, It's Cold Outside 10. Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer 11. White Christmas 12. It Won't Cool Off 13. Meanderin' - (mono, bonus track) 14. Sogni d'Oro 15. Go Go Go Go 16. Buttercup of Golden Hair