1983 Dean Martin – The Nashville Sessions
The Nashville Sessions is a 1983 studio album by Dean Martin, produced by Jimmy Bowen. This was Martin’s last album.
The album consists of country standards, recorded in country pop arrangements.
Martin sang two of the songs in duet, “My First Country Song” with Conway Twitty, and “Everybody’s Had the Blues” with Merle Haggard.
Tracks
1 Since I Met You Baby (Ivory Joe Hunter) 02:51
2 My First Country Song (Conway Twitty) 03:13
3 Drinking Champagne (Bill Mack) 02:43
4 Hangin’ Around (Chip Hardy; Janis Carnes; Rick Carnes) 03:00
5 Love Put A Song In My Heart (Ben Peters) 02:27
6 Old Bones (John Hadley) 03:23
7 Everybody’s Had The Blues (Merle Haggard) 02:32
8 Don’t Give Up On Me (Ben Peters) 03:06
9 In Love Up To My Heart (Chester Lester) 03:05
10 Shoulder To Shoulder (Dallas Frazier) 03:39
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Drums | James Stroud |
| Guitar | Reggie Young |
| Guitar | Billy Joe Walker Jr |
| Acoustic Guitar | Jimmy Capps |
| Steel Guitar | John Hughey |
| Steel Guitar | Sonny Garrish |
| Keyboards | David Briggs |
| Keyboards | Alan Moore |
| Fiddle | Buddy Spicher |
| Horn | Denis Solee |
| Horn | Sam Levine |
| Background Vocals | Carol Chase |
| Background Vocals | Dennis Wilson |
| Background Vocals | Diana Tidwell |
| Background Vocals | Donna Sheridon |
| Background Vocals | Doug Clements |
| Background Vocals | Gary Janney |
| Background Vocals | Karen Taylor |
| Background Vocals | Lisa Silver |
| Background Vocals | Lori Brooks |
| Background Vocals | Louis Nunley |
| Background Vocals | Phil Forrest |
| Background Vocals | Sheri Forrest |
| Background Vocals | Terry Dearmore |
| Background Vocals | Tom Brannon |
| Background Vocals | Alan Moore |
| Vocals | Dean Martin |
Other Musicians
Strings – The Nashville String Machine
Liner Notes
Producer – Jimmy Bowen
Arranged By (Strings) – Al DeLory
Concertmaster – Carl Gorodetzky
Engineer – J.T. Cantwell, Ron Treat, Ross Pallone, Steve Tillisch
Mastered By – Glenn Meadows
Recorded By – Jimmy Bowen
Design, Photography – Ed Thrasher & Associates
Mastered At Masterfonics
Recorded At Sound Stage Studios
Recorded At Emerald Sound Studios
Recorded At GroundStar Studios, Nashville
Recorded At Hollywood Sound Recorders
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