Studio Album · No. 10
Gentle on My Mind Songwriting Credits by Dean Martin
Produced by Jimmy Bowen
Holds writing credit on 0 of 10 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 0 / 10 documented
Scored across the 10 tracks with documented writers, by whether Dean Martin carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 10 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
Dean Martin interprets rather than writes on Gentle on My Mind. The title track belongs to John Hartford, who wrote it in 1966 and watched Glen Campbell turn it into a country-pop standard before Martin cut his own version two years later. The rest of the album pulls from the same late-1960s Nashville-meets-pop songbook: Jimmy Webb's "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," Bobby Russell's "Honey," and a run of songs from Baker Knight and Carl Belew. Martin's role throughout is interpreter and stylist, backed by Ernie Freeman's arrangements, not songwriter.
Gentle on My Mind is a studio album by Dean Martin, released in November 1968 on Reprise Records. Produced by Jimmy Bowen and arranged and conducted by Ernie Freeman, it leans into the country-pop crossover sound that dominated Nashville and the pop charts in the late 1960s. The title track, written by John Hartford and already a hit for Glen Campbell, gave Martin his own version of a song that had become a modern standard within two years of its debut. The album also draws on contemporary hits like Jimmy Webb's "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" and Bobby Russell's "Honey," alongside original material from Nashville songwriters Baker Knight and Carl Belew. It reached number 14 on the Billboard 200 and number 9 on the UK Albums Chart, with the title single climbing to number 2 in the UK the following spring.
Track Listing & Credits 10 tracks
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Not Enough Indians
|
Baker Knight | Thomas Baker Knight Jr. | Jimmy Bowen | Dean Martin (Lead Vocals)Ernie Freeman (Arranger, Conductor) |
| 2 |
That Old Time Feelin'
|
Baker Knight | Thomas Baker Knight Jr. | Jimmy Bowen | Dean Martin (Lead Vocals)Ernie Freeman (Arranger, Conductor) |
| 3 |
Honey
|
Bobby Russell | Robert Lee Russell | Jimmy Bowen | Dean Martin (Lead Vocals)Ernie Freeman (Arranger, Conductor) |
| 4 |
Welcome to My Heart
|
Bert KaempfertLee PockrissHerbert RehbeinPaul Vance | Berthold Heinrich KaempfertLee Julian PockrissHerbert RehbeinJoseph Paul Florio | Jimmy Bowen | Dean Martin (Lead Vocals)Ernie Freeman (Arranger, Conductor) |
| 5 |
By the Time I Get to Phoenix
|
Jimmy Webb | James Layne Webb | Jimmy Bowen | Dean Martin (Lead Vocals)Ernie Freeman (Arranger, Conductor) |
| 6 |
Gentle on My Mind
#2
|
John Hartford | John Cowan Hartford | Jimmy Bowen | Dean Martin (Lead Vocals)Ernie Freeman (Arranger, Conductor) |
| 7 |
That's When I See the Blues (In Your Pretty Brown Eyes)
|
Carl BelewTommy BlakeW.S. Stevenson | Carl BelewThomas LeVan GivensWilliam Aubrey McCall Jr. | Jimmy Bowen | Dean Martin (Lead Vocals)Ernie Freeman (Arranger, Conductor) |
| 8 |
Rainbows Are Back in Style
|
Dave Burgess | Dave Burgess | Jimmy Bowen | Dean Martin (Lead Vocals)Ernie Freeman (Arranger, Conductor) |
| 9 |
Drowning in My Tears
|
Ken LaneIrving Taylor | Kermit LaneIrving Taylor | Jimmy Bowen | Dean Martin (Lead Vocals)Ernie Freeman (Arranger, Conductor) |
| 10 |
April Again
|
Glen Hardin | Glen Dee Hardin | Jimmy Bowen | Dean Martin (Lead Vocals)Ernie Freeman (Arranger, Conductor) |