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


I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am is a 1969 studio album by Dean Martin arranged by Glen Hardin and Jimmie Haskell.
Martin recorded very little in 1969, only devoting two three-hour sessions in the Spring to record this album.
I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am peaked at 90 on the Billboard 200.

Reception

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. 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".

Track listing

  1. "I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am" – 3:17
  2. "Make It Rain" – 3:29
  3. "Where the Blue and Lonely Go" – 3:03
  4. "If You Ever Get Around to Loving Me" – 3:03
  5. "Do You Believe This Town" – 2:33
  6. "One Cup of Happiness " – 2:44
  7. "The Sun Is Shinin' " – 2:38
  8. "The Sneaky Little Side of Me" – 2:45
  9. "Crying Time" – 3:18
  10. "Little Green Apples" – 4:32

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