Audio CD review:
Bobby Darin - Darin at the Copa

Bobby Darin - Darin at the Copa

Band: Bobby Darin Title: Darin at the Copa Rating: Release Date: 1994-06-28 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Medley: Swing Low Sweet Chariot/The Lonesome Road - Bobby Darin, Austin, Gene 2: Some of These Days - Bobby Darin, Brooks, Shelton 3: Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin, Blitzstein, Marc 4: Love for Sale - Bobby Darin, Porter, Cole 5: Clementine - Bobby Darin, Harris, Woody 6: You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To - Bobby Darin, Porter, Cole 7: Dream Lover - Bobby Darin, Darin, Bobby 8: Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home - Bobby Darin, Cannon, Hughie 9: I Have Dreamed - Bobby Darin, Hammerstein, Oscar 10: I Can't Give You Anything But Love - Bobby Darin, Fields, Dorothy 11: Alright, O.K., You Win - Bobby Darin, Wyche, Sidney 12: Medley: By Myself/When Your Lover Has Gone - Bobby Darin, Dietz, Howard 13: I Got a Woman - Bobby Darin, Charles, Ray [1] 14: That's All - Bobby Darin, Brandt, Alan

A Soulful, High Energy Show From Start To Finish. Bobby Darin had both of these, and this 1960 show is proof. Before jumbotrons and expensive fireworks displays were the basis of a great live show, all that was needed for a great concert was true talent and an intimate connection with your audience. From start to finish, "Darin At The Copa" is absolutely excellent. Though he had been around for a mere two years, Darin was already proving his versatility as an artist, going from teenybopper sensation to sophisticated adult pop crooner in less than two years. Both sides of Bobby are on full display, as he punches out 14 classic performances with the precision and skill of a prized fighter. The show's setlist is an eclectic mix of Bobby's biggest hits ("Mack The Knife," "Dream Lover"), gospel spirituals (the opening medley of "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" and "The Lonesome Road"), new takes on old folk tunes ("Clementine," "Bill Bailey"), classic showtunes (a lovely "I Have Dreamed"), covers of modern day hits (Ray Charles' "I Got A Woman") and staples from the Great American Songbook (a scorching "Love For Sale," the sly "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To," the playful "Alright, O. K. , You Win," and the closing "That's All), all performed with the same amount of passion and energy that Bobby put everything he ever recorded. The result is nothing of short of a winning performance from one of popular music's most blessed performers. "Darin At The Copa" is a fantastic live album that belongs in everyone's collection. What no VHS or DVD We have been seriously dudded!!!!. The CD is geaat, but why o why was there no footage of this to be made into a viewing option. Darin at the Copa It reveals a cock-sure Darin, all of 23, facing and winning over an "adult" (tee-hee!) audience not used to such brashness. The first and, I suspect, the most commercially successful of all the "At the Copa" albums released in the early 60's. Perhaps he was brash, but he wore it well. On others far less talented, it would have spelled d-o-o-m! I have always loved this man (as an entertainer,silly!) and even though I have the CD version of this album, I have to this day kept the original LP. They will never make 'em like that again! If you purchase but one live album, make it this one!! . Pure nostalga Listening to Darin again is heaven. I purchased this disc as a replacemnt for the aging 33rpm Lp I have had sinc its original issue. Incomparable Darin Great cd; wonderful that his performances were preserved because his talent is sorely missed. You can see a complete list of all Bobby Darin discography, or go back to the Bobby Darin tabs