Search - Dean Martin :: My Woman, My Woman, My Wife/For the Good Times

Hard country Dino, produced by Jimmy Bowen

Vincent T. Lynch | Colorado Springs, Colorado | 05/25/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Jimmy Bowen produced all of Dean's Reprise hits, but in the later years, particularly when it was "his" orchestra, the country sound got a real heavy beat. That's not always bad, and you will find two great cuts here -- a very strong Martin performance on "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife" (supposedly recorded in tribute to his wife whom he had recently divorced) and "For The Good Times" with a nice and relaxed orchestration. Several of the country standards here are very nicely done -- "Here We Go Again", "Make The World Go Away", "Tip Of My Fingers", "Detroit City", "Turn The World Around", "Keeps Right On A Hurting", "Invisible Tears", and "Perfect Mountain". All these are nicely done, both in terms of the strong arrangements and Dean's vocals. There's one cut at the bottom -- "For Once In My Life" -- ah well, they can't all be winners."