20 Original Hits (Reprise, 1976)

REPRISE 

K54066 (33rpm)/K4-54066 (cassette)/K8-54066 (cartridge), 20 October 1976, UK

EVERYBODY LOVES SOMEBODY / CORRINE CORRINA / THINGS / HOUSTON / LAY SOME HAPPINESS ON ME / IN THE CHAPEL IN THE MOONLIGHT / LITTLE OLE WINE DRINKER, ME / THE BIRDS AND THE BEES / KING OF THE ROAD / SEND ME THE PILLOW YOU DREAM ON / I’M SITTIN’ ON TOP OF THE WORLD / YOU’RE NOBODY ‘TIL SOMEBODY LOVES YOU / THAT’S WHEN I SEE THE BLUES / TIE A YELLOW RIBBON (ROUND THE OLD OAK TREE) / THE GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME / THE DOOR IS STILL OPEN TO MY HEART / RAMBLIN’ ROSE / AMOR MIO / IN THE MISTY MOONLIGHT / DETROIT CITY

Album reached no. 2 in the UK charts, 2 November 1976; remained in the charts for 5 weeks; received Gold Award for 1m+ copies sold (Dean’s only such award for a UK release); collaborative compilation produced by Reprise and the DMA; songs selected and sequenced by Dean and Bernard (as their joint favourites of Dean’s Reprise output to (then) date); cover designed by Bernard with photo (taken by Ricci Martin) chosen by Dean; alternatively known as 20 Original Hits of Dean Martin