Welcome to My World (Dean Martin album)

Welcome to My World is a 1967 studio album by Dean Martin.^[2] The album was released after the unexpected success of the singles "In the Chapel in the Moonlight" and "Little Ole Wine Drinker Me". "In the Chapel in the Moonlight" had previously been released on Dean Martin Hits Again, and the title track, "Welcome to My World", had appeared previously on the 1965 album (Remember Me) I'm the One Who Loves You.^[2]

This was the second album that Martin released in 1967. Welcome to My World peaked at 20 on the Billboard 200.^[3] It was reissued on CD by Hip-O Records in 2009.^[4]

"In the Chapel in the Moonlight" topped the Adult Contemporary Chart, and peaked at 25 on the Billboard Hot 100, while "Little Ole Wine Drinker Me" peaked at 5 on the Adult Contemporary Chart and 38 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

William Ruhlmann on Allmusic.com gave the album three stars out of five. Referring to Reprise's propensity to reissue material he commented that it "may have been another of Reprise's mix-and-match Martin LPs, but it was a successful one, restoring a measure of his commercial clout".^[2]

Track listing

"In the Chapel in the Moonlight" (Billy Hill)
"Release Me (And Let Me Love Again)" (Eddie Miller, Dub Williams, Robert Yount)
"I Can't Help Remembering You" (Jimmy Bowen, Bert Kaempfert, Herbert Rehbein)
"Turn to Me" (Michiko Kusiki, Ted Snyder)
"Wallpaper Roses" (Harold Spina)
"Little Ole Wine Drinker, Me" (Tommy "Snuff" Garrett, Dick Jennings, Hank Mills)
"Green, Green Grass of Home" (Curly Putman)
"The Place in the Shade" (Baker Knight)
"Pride" (Irene Stanton, Wayne Walker)
"Welcome to My World" (Johnny Hathcock, Ray Winkler)

Personnel

Dean Martin – vocals
Jimmy Bowen - producer

References

↑ Nick Tosches (13 April 1999). Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams. Random House Publishing Group. p. 534. ISBN 978-0-385-33429-7. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Welcome to My World at AllMusic
↑ 3.0 3.1 Welcome to My World - Awards at AllMusic
↑ Welcome to My World - Releases at AllMusic

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"