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For the die-hard Dean Martin fan, this Dino: The Essential Dean Martin CD is sure to please. Loaded with 30 of Martin's chart-topping hits from both his Capitol Records (1049-1951) and Reprise Records (1960-1969) repertoire, this CD will definitely be a favorite at your next party. Includes: 1. Ain't That a Kick in the Head 2. That's Amore 3. Memories Are Made of This 4. Just In Time 5. Sway 6. I'd Cry Like A Baby 7. Volare 8. Under The Bridges Of Paris 9. Love Me, Love Me 10. If 11. Mambo Italiano 12. Let Me Go Lover 13. Standing On The Corner 14. You Belong to Me 15. Powder Your Face With Sunshine 16. Innamorata (Sweetheart) 17. I'll Always Love You 18. Kiss 19. You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You 20. Return to Me (Ritorna-Me) 21. The Door Is Still Open to My Heart 22. Houston 23. Send Me The Pillow You Dream On 24. Everybody Loves Somebody 25. In the Chapel in the Moonlight 26. I Will 27. Little Old Wine Drinker Me 28. Somewhere There's a Someone 29. In The Misty Moonlight 30. Gentle On My Mind .com ---- The revisionist take on the Rat Pack's razor-witted King of Cool reveals a Dean Martin who was considerably more complex than the Titan of Tipplers legend; a man who would just as soon retire to his room with a tumbler of milk to watch a TV Western than prowl the Strip with his famous cohorts. That sublime, preternatural indifference is both underscored and belied with dizzying regularity on this good 30-track overview of Martin's singing career. The breezy hits "That's Amore" and "Volare" underscored his public staying power when many counted him out in the face of a surging 1950s youth market. He repeated the feat again with trademark effortlessness a decade later to knock no less than the Beatles off the top of the charts with the unlikely, if inviting schmaltz of "Everybody Loves Somebody." Ever informed by his warm, deceptive vocal ease, Martin's rich signature tunes are well-represented here. But the collection also spans enough lovable kitsch ("Mambo Italiano," "Little Old Wine Drinker Me") and unabashed romantic yearning ("Innamorata," "Send Me the Pillow You Dream On") to deepen the compelling mystery of one of pop music's most enduring ciphers. --Jerry McCulley