Once in a While is a 1978 studio album by Dean Martin, produced by Jimmy Bowen.[1] It was released four years after it was recorded.[1]

Once in a While
Studio album by Dean Martin
Released	1978
Recorded	November 1974
Genre	Traditional pop, country pop
Length	28:30
Label	Reprise - R/RS 6428
Producer	Jimmy Bowen
Dean Martin chronology
You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me (1973) Once in a While (1978) The Nashville Sessions (1983)

The album consists of traditional pop music standards, recorded in country pop arrangements.[1] Many of the songs were associated with singer Bing Crosby.[1]

It was reissued on CD by Capitol Records in 2006 and Hip-O Records in 2009.[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. Ruhlmann said that "Martin had no trouble negotiating such arrangements, though, and his familiarity with the songs themselves made his interpretations more comfortable than ever".[1]

Track listing

1. "Twilight on the Trail" (Louis Alter, Sidney Mitchell) - 4:18
2. "Love Thy Neighbor" (Mack Gordon, Harry Revel) - 2:42
3. "Without a Word of Warning" (Gordon, Revel) - 2:50
4. "That Old Gang of Mine" (Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson, Billy Rose) - 2:28
5. "The Day You Came Along" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) - 2:58
6. "It's Magic" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 2:27
7. "If I Had You" (Irving King, Ted Shapiro) - 2:32
8. "Only Forever" (Johnny Burke, James V. Monaco) - 3:12
9. "I Cried for You" (Gus Arnheim, Arthur Freed, Abe Lyman) - 2:55
10. "Once in a While" (Michael Edwards, Bud Green) - 2:49

Personnel

• Dean Martin – vocals
• Phil Baugh - musicians
• Pete Carpenter
• Michael Lang
• Don Lanier
• Larrie Londin – drums
• Willie Ornelas
• Joe Osborn – bass
• Reinhold Press, Jr.
• Don Randi – keyboards
• Bobby Wood – keyboards
• Neil Levang - guitar
• Hal Blaine - drums
• Ron Slenzak - photography
• Alan Moore - string arrangements
• Tim Baty - background vocals
• Lea Jane Berinati
• Thomas Brannon
• Janie Fricke
• Ginger Holladay – backing vocals
• Jimmy Bowen - record producer

References