Houston is a 1965 studio album by Dean Martin, produced by Jimmy Bowen.[1]

Houston
Studio album by
Released1965
Recorded1965
GenreTraditional pop, country
Length29:28
LabelReprise
ProducerJimmy Bowen
Dean Martin chronology
(Remember Me) I'm the One Who Loves You
(1965)
Houston
(1965)
Somewhere There's a Someone
(1966)

Houston peaked at 11 on the Billboard 200.[2] The title track, written by Lee Hazlewood, had appeared in the Top 40 in the summer of 1965.[1]

The album was reissued on CD by Hip-O Records in 2009.[3]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic     [1]
Record Mirror     [4]

William Ruhlmann, on Allmusic.com, gave the album three stars out of five, commenting that in the choice of songs and arrangements on the album, producer Jimmy Bowen was "...shrewdly expanding Martin's contemporary base beyond the formula records he had made in the wake of "Everybody Loves Somebody," and doing it successfully."[1] Ruhlmann said that the chart performance of Houston showed that Martin's comeback "...was being sustained, not diminishing", albeit helped by promotion on Martin's successful new television show.[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Houston"Lee Hazlewood2:43
2."The First Thing Ev'ry Morning (And the Last Thing Ev'ry Night)"Jimmy Dean, Ruth Ann Roberts2:12
3."Hammer and Nails"Dick Glasser2:26
4."Little Lovely One"Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart2:08
5."Love, Love, Love"Sunny David, Teddy McRae, Sidney Wyche2:40
6."Down Home"Roy Clark2:52
7."I Will"Dick Glasser2:24
8."Snap Your Fingers"Grady Martin, Alex Zanetis2:26
9."Everybody But Me"Dave Burgess2:14
10."Old Yellow Line"Jimmy Bowen2:21
11."Detour"Paul Westmoreland2:45
12."You're the Reason I'm in Love"Jack Morrow2:14

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Houston at AllMusic
  2. ^ Houston – Awards at AllMusic
  3. ^ Houston – Releases at AllMusic
  4. ^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (1 January 1966). "Dean Martin: Houston" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 251. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.