I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am (album)

Martin recorded very little in 1969, only devoting two three-hour sessions in the Spring to record this album.^[1] I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am peaked at 90 on the Billboard 200.^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

William Ruhlmann on Allmusic.com gave the album two and a half stars out of five. He described the style as "Hollywood-style country-pop" and likened the title track to Roger Miller's "King of the Road," a previous recording of Martin's.^[1] The use of similar songs to his previous album, Gentle on My Mind, led Ruhlmann to accuse producer Jimmy Bowen of "just trying to repeat previous successes" with the result "a bit tired...No wonder Martin was taking more interest in his golf game than in his recording activities".^[1]

Track listing

"I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am" (Merle Haggard) – 3:17
"Make It Rain" (Billy Mize) – 3:29
"Where the Blue and Lonely Go" (Marco Verissimo, Bill Silva, Chuck Sagle, Harry Warren) – 3:03
"If You Ever Get Around to Loving Me" (Baker Knight) – 3:03
"Do You Believe This Town" (Charlie Williams, Joe Nixon) – 2:33
"One Cup of Happiness (And One Peace of Mind)" (Baker Knight) – 2:44
"The Sun Is Shinin' (On Everybody But Me)" (Chuck Deal, Don Deal) – 2:38
"The Sneaky Little Side of Me" (Baker Knight) – 2:45
"Crying Time" (Buck Owens) – 3:18
"Little Green Apples" (Bobby Russell) – 4:32

Personnel

Dean Martin – vocals
Glen Hardin – arranger
Jimmie Haskell
Ed Thrasher – art direction, photography
Jimmy Bowen – producer

References

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)" "If" "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" "Return to Me" "Angel Baby" "Volare" "On an Evening in Roma" "Just in Time" "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" "Everybody Loves Somebody" "The Door Is Still Open to My Heart" "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You" "Send Me the Pillow You Dream On" "(Remember Me) I'm the One Who Loves You" "Houston" "I Will" "Somewhere There's a Someone" "Come Running Back" "A Million and One" "Nobody's Baby Again" "(Open Up the Door) Let the Good Times In" "Lay Some Happiness on Me" "In the Chapel in the Moonlight" "Little Ole Wine Drinker, Me" "In the Misty Moonlight" "You've Still Got a Place in My Heart" "Not Enough Indians" "Gentle on My Mind" "I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am" "Detroit City" "She's a Little Bit Country" "Baby, It's Cold Outside"

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