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The Bobby Darin Story
The Bobby Darin Story
Compilation album by Bobby Darin
Released	May 1961
Genre	Pop, rock and roll, jazz, bolero
Length	29:36
Label	Atco
Producer	Ahmet Ertegün
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The Bobby Darin Story is a 1961 compilation album by American singer Bobby Darin, featuring narration by Darin himself. The master plates of several versions of this release contained Darin's autograph in the trail off section of the vinyl on side two.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[2]

Music critic Cub Koda wrote in his Allmusic review on the CD reissue "Released in the early '60s, here's the first part of Darin's career told by the vocalist himself in a 12-song greatest-hits collection that really works. The narration inserts still function well after all these years, making you realize that this was originally a vinyl album, as Darin negotiates from rock & roller to finger-snapping lounge lizard."^[1]

Track listing

Side one

"Splish Splash" (Bobby Darin, Murray "The K" Kaufman, Jean Murray) – 2:08 (from Bobby Darin)
"Early in the Morning" (Darin, Woody Harris) – 2:14 (from Atco single 6121)
"Queen of the Hop" (Harris) – 2:03 (from Atco single 6127)
"Plain Jane" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) – 1:53 (from Atco single 6133)
"Dream Lover" (Darin) – 2:27 (from Atco single 6140)
"Mack the Knife" (Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) – 2:57 (from That's All)

Side two

"Beyond the Sea" (Jack Lawrence, Charles Trenet) – 2:42 (from That's All)
"Clementine" (Woody Harris) – 3:14 (from This is Darin)
"Bill Bailey" (arranged by Bobby Darin and Bobby Scott) – 2:02 (from Atco single 6167)
"Artificial Flowers" (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) – 3:13 (from Atco single 6179)
"Somebody to Love" (Darin) – 2:11 (from Atco single 6179)
"Lazy River" (Hoagy Carmichael, Sidney Arodin) – 2:32 (from Atco single 6188)

Personnel

Bobby Darin – vocals and narration

References

^ ^a ^b Koda, Cub. "The Bobby Darin Story > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 394. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 28 December 2024.

[AM-1] Koda, Cub. "The Bobby Darin Story > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved May 15, 2015.

[2] Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 394. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 28 December 2024.

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+{{Infobox album
-The Bobby Darin Story is a 1961 compilation album by American singer [[Bobby Darin]].
+| name       = The Bobby Darin Story
+| type       = compilation
+| artist     = [[Bobby Darin]]
+| cover      = TheBobbyDarinStory.jpg
+| alt        =
+| released   = May 1961
+| recorded   =
+| venue      =
+| studio     =
+| genre      = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[rock and roll]], [[jazz]], [[bolero]]
+| length     = 29:36
+| label      = [[Atlantic Records|Atco]]
+| producer   = [[Ahmet Ertegün]]
+| prev_title = [[Two of a Kind (Bobby Darin and Johnny Mercer album)|Two of a Kind]]
+| prev_year  = 1961
+| next_title = [[Love Swings]]
+| next_year  = 1961
+}}
+'''''The Bobby Darin Story''''' is a 1961 compilation album by American singer [[Bobby Darin]], featuring narration by Darin himself. The master plates of several versions of this release contained Darin's autograph in the trail off section of the vinyl on side two.
-== Track Listing ==
-SIDE 1<br />
+==Reception==
-[[Splish Splash]]<br />
+{{Album ratings
-Early in the Morning<br />
+| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
-Queen of the Hop<br />
+| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web |first=Cub |last= Koda |title= ''The Bobby Darin Story'' > Review |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000203196  |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate=May 15, 2015}}</ref>
-Plain Jane<br />
+| rev2 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
-[[Dream Lover]] <br />
+| rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2007 |publisher=Omnibus Press |page=394 |isbn=9781846098567 |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofpo0000unse_v3u2/page/394/mode/2up |accessdate=28 December 2024}}</ref>
-[[Mack the Knife]] <br />
+}}
+Music critic Cub Koda wrote in his [[Allmusic]] review on the CD reissue "Released in the early '60s, here's the first part of Darin's career told by the vocalist himself in a 12-song greatest-hits collection that really works. The narration inserts still function well after all these years, making you realize that this was originally a vinyl album, as Darin negotiates from rock & roller to finger-snapping lounge lizard."<ref name="AM" />
+== Track listing ==
+===Side one===
+#"[[Splish Splash (song)|Splish Splash]]" ([[Bobby Darin]], [[Murray the K|Murray "The K" Kaufman]], Jean Murray) – 2:08 (from ''[[Bobby Darin (album)|Bobby Darin]]'')
+#"[[Early in the Morning (Bobby Darin song)|Early in the Morning]]" (Darin, [[Woody Harris]]) – 2:14 (from Atco single 6121)
+#"[[Queen of the Hop]]" (Harris) – 2:03 (from Atco single 6127)
+#"Plain Jane" ([[Doc Pomus]], [[Mort Shuman]]) – 1:53 (from Atco single 6133)
+#"[[Dream Lover]]" (Darin) – 2:27 (from Atco single 6140)
+#"[[Mack the Knife]]" ([[Bertolt Brecht]], [[Kurt Weill]]) – 2:57 (from ''[[That's All (Bobby Darin album)|That's All]]'')
+===Side two===
+#"[[Beyond the Sea (song)|Beyond the Sea]]" ([[Jack Lawrence (songwriter)|Jack Lawrence]], [[Charles Trenet]]) – 2:42 (from ''That's All'')
+#"[[Oh My Darling, Clementine|Clementine]]" ([[Woody Harris]]) – 3:14 (from ''[[This is Darin]]'')
+#"[[Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey|Bill Bailey]]" (arranged by Bobby Darin and Bobby Scott) – 2:02 (from Atco single 6167)
+#"Artificial Flowers" (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) – 3:13 (from Atco single 6179)
+#"Somebody to Love" (Darin) – 2:11 (from Atco single 6179)
+#"[[(Up A) Lazy River|Lazy River]]" ([[Hoagy Carmichael]], [[Sidney Arodin]]) – 2:32 (from Atco single 6188)
+==Personnel==
+*Bobby Darin – vocals and narration
-SIDE 2<br />
-Beyond the Sea<br />
-[[Clementine (song)|Clementine]] <br />
-[[Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey|Bill Bailey]] <br />
-Artificial Flowers<br />
-Somebody to Love<br />
-Lazy River<br />
-<ref>album cover</ref>
 == References ==
+{{Reflist}}
+{{Bobby Darin}}
+{{Authority control}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Bobby Darin Story}}
+[[Category:1961 compilation albums]]
+[[Category:Bobby Darin albums]]
+[[Category:Albums produced by Ahmet Ertegun]]
+[[Category:Atco Records compilation albums]]

v t e Bobby Darin
Studio albums	Bobby Darin That's All This Is Darin For Teenagers Only The 25th Day of December Two of a Kind Love Swings Twist with Bobby Darin Bobby Darin Sings Ray Charles Things and Other Things Oh! Look at Me Now You're the Reason I'm Living It's You or No One 18 Yellow Roses Earthy! Golden Folk Hits Winners From Hello Dolly to Goodbye Charlie Venice Blue Bobby Darin Sings The Shadow of Your Smile In a Broadway Bag (Mame) If I Were a Carpenter Inside Out Bobby Darin Sings Doctor Dolittle Bobby Darin Born Walden Robert Cassotto Commitment
Live albums	Darin at the Copa Live at the Desert Inn
Compilations	The Bobby Darin Story Aces Back to Back
Singles	"Splish Splash" "Early in the Morning" "Queen of the Hop" "Dream Lover" "Mack the Knife" "Beyond the Sea" "Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey" "Beachcomber" "Artificial Flowers" "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" "Multiplication" "What'd I Say" "Things" "You're the Reason I'm Living" "18 Yellow Roses" "If I Were a Carpenter" "Darlin' Be Home Soon"
Related articles	Discography Beyond the Sea (film) Dream Lover: The Bobby Darin Musical
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