The Bobby Darin Story

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The Bobby Darin Story is a 1961 compilation album by American singer Bobby Darin. The master plates contained Darin's autograph in the trail off section of the vinyl on side two (first pressing only).

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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."

Track listing

Side one

1. "Splish Splash" (Bobby Darin, Murray "The K" Kaufman, Jean Murray)
2. "Early in the Morning" (Darin, Woody Harris)
3. "Queen of the Hop" (Harris)
4. "Plain Jane" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman)
5. "Dream Lover" (Darin)
6. "Mack the Knife" (Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill)

Side two

1. "Beyond the Sea" (Jack Lawrence, Charles Trenet)
2. "Clementine" (Woody Harris)
3. "Bill Bailey" (arranged by Bobby Darin and Bobby Scott)
4. "Artificial Flowers" (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick)
5. "Somebody to Love" (Darin)
6. "Lazy River" (Hoagy Carmichael, Sidney Arodin)

Personnel

• Bobby Darin – vocals and narration