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Bobby Darin - The Legendary Bobby Darin Audio CD

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Title: The Legendary Bobby Darin
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Release Date: 2004-09-28
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Once In A Lifetime 2: More 3: /11/73) 4: Beyond The Sea (Live in Los Angeles 3/11/73) 5: As Long As I'm Singing 6: Mack The Knife (Live At The Flamingo, Las Vegas 11/9/63) 7: On The Street Where You Live 8: Hello Dolly 9: A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square 10: The Good Life 11: I Got Rhythm 12: Oh! Look At Me Now 13: Moon River 14: You're The Reason I'm Living 15: Call Me Irresponsible 16: Goodbye, Charlie 17: Softly, As I Leave You 18: Venice Blue 19: If A Man Answers 20: 18 Yellow Roses 21: If I Were A Carpenter 22: Hits Medley: Splish Splash/Beyond The Sea/Artificial Flowers/Clementine 23: (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher (Live in Los Angeles 24: The Curtain Falls (Live At The Flamingo, Las Vegas 11/10/63)

Just a Memory
We saw Bobby perform at Lake Tahoe long ago, so I'll play it when I feel nostalgic. The CD brought back memories.


This Album Lives In My Car
It is one of the best collection of Bobby Darin songs (hits and other songs) found on one CD, and I never tire of it. This album literally lives in my car CD player.
I must admit, my favorites are the "swingers", "On The Street Where You Live", "Once In A Lifetime", "More", "Charade" , but I am also fond of "Call Me Irresponsible", "The Good Life", "If I Were A Carpenter" and "Softly As I Leave You". To be honest, I never cared very much for his "teeny bopper" songs such as "If A Man Answers" which is found on this album. And, as one of the few Bobby Darin fans who dislikes "Splish Splash", I am glad that song is featured in a medley of other songs. But including these songs only proves how well this collection showcases the versatility of Bobby Darin and the wide variety of popular music he sang.










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The Legendary Bobby Darin
A few of the songs were recorded live, which is fun because it shows his sense of humor. If you love Bobby Darin, this is a great collection of his music. The sound quality is not up to todays standards, but gives you that old LP sound, which I like.


Bobby Darin CD
I wasn't a big fan until I saw the movie "Beyond the Sea". I like ths CD. I like Bobby Darin, but I enjoyed the "Beyond the Sea" CD with Kevin Spacey singing a little bit more.


Will Leave You Wanting "More".
Not expected to live past 16 due to a heart condition, Bobby managed to squeeze an extra 26 years and become one of the most legendary performers in American popular culture. Few performers led a more exciting and ultimately tragic life like that of Bobby Darin's. Darin was a gifted singer who could master jazz, showtunes, rock, pop, folk and gospel like few others, and was also successful as an actor, scoring a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination for his motion picture work, and was also skilled at dancing and impersonations.

The 24 song "The Legendary Bobby Darin" is a most excellent snapshot of Bobby's versatility and dedication as an artist. Each song is sung with passion and soul, as Bobby ventures from showtunes ("Hello Dolly", "On The Street Where You Live") to great American standards (his amazing version of "More", "Moon River", "Call Me Irresponsible") to folk ("If I We Were A Carpenter"), all done with his trademark style and dedication. Only Frank Sinatra was able to trump Bobby Darin's talent as a vocalist, and even Frank couldn't nail "Mack The Knife" half as good as Bobby.

Because this collection is marketed by Capitol, early Atco hits like "Dream Lover" and "Queen Of The Hop" are omitted, while "Mack The Knife", "Beyond The Sea" and "Splish Splash" are included in live versions, all of which demonstrate that Bobby was just as, if not more, exciting onstage as he was on the turntables.

The liner notes by Will Friedwald are absolutely a joy to read, and the remastering job is fantastic. Right now, Bobby is in Heaven, hopefully thrilled to know how loved he still is today.


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