Dean "Tex" Martin: Country Style

This was Martin's first album of country music, it was followed by Dean "Tex" Martin Rides Again later in 1963.^[1] This was the first of two albums that Martin released in 1963. Dean "Tex" Martin: Country Style peaked at 109 on the Billboard 200.^[2]

It was reissued on CD by Capitol Records in 2006.^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

The initial Billboard review from 26 January 1963 selected the album for its pop spotlight, and commentated that "...Dino sings them willingly over fine arrangements by Don Costa...Strong wax here".^[4] William Ruhlmann on Allmusic.com gave the album three stars out of five. Ruhlmann wrote that "The arrangements by Don Costa certainly weren't hardcore country, but there were guitars twanging away and Martin simply rolled over the top with his usual ease of delivery. The result was surprisingly pleasurable, and Country Style even spent several weeks in the charts".^[1]

Track listing

"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" (Hank Williams) - 2:38
"Face in a Crowd" (Ramona Redd, Mitchell Torok) - 2:51
"Things" (Bobby Darin) - 2:40
"Room Full of Roses" (Tim Spencer) - 3:01
"I Walk the Line" (Johnny Cash) - 2:26
"My Heart Cries for You" (Percy Faith, Carl Sigman) - 3:13
"Anytime" (Herbert "Happy" Lawson) - 2:22
"Shutters and Boards" (John Turner) - 2:53
"Blue Blue Day" (Don Gibson) - 1:49
"Singing the Blues" (Melvin Endsley) - 2:10
"Hey, Good Lookin'" (Williams) - 1:46
"Ain't Gonna Try Anymore" - 2:19

Personnel

References

1 2 3 4 Dean "Tex" Martin: Country Style at AllMusic
↑ Dean "Tex" Martin: Country Style - Awards at AllMusic
↑ Dean "Tex" Martin: Country Style - Releases at AllMusic
↑ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (26 January 1963). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 33–. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 12 August 2013.

Dean Martin

Discography

Studio albums	Dean Martin Sings Swingin' Down Yonder Pretty Baby Sleep Warm A Winter Romance This Time I'm Swingin'! Dino: Italian Love Songs Cha Cha de Amor French Style Dino Latino Dean "Tex" Martin: Country Style Dean "Tex" Martin Rides Again Dream with Dean The Door Is Still Open to My Heart Dean Martin Hits Again (Remember Me) I'm the One Who Loves You Houston Somewhere There's a Someone Dean Martin Sings Songs from The Silencers The Hit Sound of Dean Martin The Dean Martin Christmas Album The Dean Martin TV Show Happiness Is Dean Martin Welcome to My World Gentle on My Mind I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am My Woman, My Woman, My Wife For the Good Times Dino Sittin' on Top of the World You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me Once in a While The Nashville Sessions

Posthumous albums	Live from Las Vegas Forever Cool

Compilation albums	Hey, Brother, Pour the Wine The Best of Dean Martin Dino: The Essential Dean Martin

Singles	"Powder Your Face with Sunshine (Smile, Smile, Smile)" "You Belong to Me" "That's Amore" "Sway" "The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane" "Mambo Italiano" "Young and Foolish" "Under the Bridges of Paris" "Memories Are Made of This" "Innamorata" "Standing on the Corner" "Volare" "Just in Time" "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" "Baby, It's Cold Outside"

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