Dino (album) explained

Dino
Type:	studio
Artist:	Dean Martin
Cover:	Dino 1972 album.jpeg
Released:	January 1972
Recorded:	1971
Genre:	Country pop
Length:	29:37
Label:	Reprise – R/RS 6428
Producer:	Jimmy Bowen
Prev Title:	For the Good Times
Prev Year:	1971
Next Title:	Sittin' on Top of the World
Next Year:	1973

Dino is a 1972 studio album by Dean Martin arranged by Larry Muhoberac and produced by Jimmy Bowen.

The album peaked at 117 on the Billboard 200, and was the last of Martin's albums to chart. It was reissued on CD by Hip-O Records in 2009.

Reception

The initial Billboard review from 22 January 1972 singled out Martin's cover of Kris Kristofferson's "Kiss the World Goodbye", writing that "The impact hits you on the second or third hearing".^[1] William Ruhlmann on Allmusic.com gave the album two and a half stars out of five. Ruhlmann said that "Martin fans who enjoyed his latter-day country sound may have been pleased but, as the generic album title suggested, Dino was a minor effort".

Track listing

1. "What's Yesterday" (Peter Andreoli, Tony Bruno) – 3:17
2. "The Small Exception of Me" (Tony Hatch, Jackie Trent) – 3:10
3. "Just the Other Side of Nowhere" (Kris Kristofferson) – 2:20
4. "Blue Memories" (J. A. Balthrop) – 3:01
5. "Guess Who" (Jesse Belvin, JoAnne Belvin) – 2:52
6. "Party Dolls and Wine" (Joe Barnhill) – 2:52
7. "I Don't Know What I'm Doing" (Balthrop) – 3:03
8. "I Can Give You What You Want Now" (Carl Belew, Ketti Frings) – 2:15
9. "The Right Kind of Woman" (Baker Knight) – 2:29
10. "Kiss the World Goodbye" (Kristofferson) – 3:24

Personnel

• Dean Martin – vocals
• Larry Muhoberac – arranger
• Jimmy Bowen – record producer

Notes and References

1. Book: Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. Billboard. 14 July 2013. 22 January 1972. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 64–. 0006-2510.