LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

180 gram audiophile vinyl Limited RSD 2014 issue of 1000 numbered copies A profile of a rugged Dean Martin by the fireplace with a cigarette adorns the jacket of this very interesting concept album. Dean Martin is performing as if he were a lounge singer at 1:15 a.m. as the Saturday night crowd is dwindling. His signature tune, "Everybody Loves Somebody," is here in a laid-back style, produced by Jimmy Bowen. Dream With Dean was no doubt excellent research and development as Bowen landed 11 Top 40 hits with the singer from 1964's "Everybody Loves Somebody," which evolved out of this original idea to 1967's "Little Old Wine Drinker, Me." It sounds as if they tracked the album in one afternoon, and it is not only a very pleasant listening experience, it shows what a tremendous vocalist Dean Martin truly was. Side A 1. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) 2. Fools Rush In 3. I'll Buy That Dream 4. If You Were the Only Girl (In the World) 5. Blue Moon 6. Everybody Loves Somebody (Dream with Dean Version) Side B 1. I Don't Know Why (I Just Do) 2. Gimme a Little Kiss, Will Ya, Huh? 3. Hands Across the Table 4. Smile 5. My Melancholy Baby 6. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home