| Once in a While | ||||
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| Studio album by Dean Martin | ||||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | November 1974 | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop, country pop | |||
| Length | 28:30 | |||
| Label | Reprise – R/RS 6428 | |||
| Producer | Jimmy Bowen | |||
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Once in a While is a 1978 studio album by Dean Martin, produced by Jimmy Bowen. It was released four years after it was recorded.
The album consists of traditional pop standards, recorded in country pop arrangements. Many of the songs were associated with singer Bing Crosby.
It was reissued on CD by Capitol Records in 2006 and Hip-O Records in 2009.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    |
William Ruhlmann on Allmusic.com gave the album two and a half stars out of five. Ruhlmann said that "Martin had no trouble negotiating such arrangements, though, and his familiarity with the songs themselves made his interpretations more comfortable than ever".
Track listing
- "Twilight on the Trail" (Louis Alter, Sidney Mitchell) – 4:18
- "Love Thy Neighbor" (Mack Gordon, Harry Revel) – 2:42
- "Without a Word of Warning" (Gordon, Revel) – 2:50
- "That Old Gang of Mine" (Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson, Billy Rose) – 2:28
- "The Day You Came Along" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) – 2:58
- "It's Magic" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 2:27
- "If I Had You" (Irving King, Ted Shapiro) – 2:32
- "Only Forever" (Johnny Burke, James V. Monaco) – 3:12
- "I Cried for You" (Gus Arnheim, Arthur Freed, Abe Lyman) – 2:55
- "Once in a While" (Michael Edwards, Bud Green) – 2:49
Personnel
- Dean Martin – vocals
- Phil Baugh – musicians
- Pete Carpenter
- Michael Lang
- Don Lanier
- Larrie Londin – drums
- Willie Ornelas
- Joe Osborn – bass
- Reinhold Press, Jr.
- Don Randi – keyboards
- Bobby Wood – keyboards
- Neil Levang – guitar
- Hal Blaine – drums
- Ron Slenzak – photography
- Alan Moore – string arrangements
- Tim Baty – background vocals
- Lea Jane Berinati
- Thomas Brannon
- Janie Fricke
- Ginger Holladay – backing vocals
- Jimmy Bowen – record producer