Hello Dolly / Oh! Look at Me Now [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, Import]

Bobby Darin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 8, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, Import
• Label: EMI Europe Generic
• ASIN: B00005NKB4
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #382,901 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. All By Myself

2. My Buddy

3. There's A Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder

4. Roses Of Picardy

5. You'll Never Know

6. Blue Skies

7. Always

8. You Made Me Love You

9. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

10. I'm Beginning To See The Light

11. Oh! Look At Me Now

12. The Party's Over

13. Hello Dolly

14. Call Me Irresponsible

15. The Days Of Wine And Roses

16. More

17. The End Of Never

18. Charade

19. Once In A Lifetime (Only Once)

20. Sunday In New York

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

UK reissue combines two of the pop vocalist's albums on one CD, 'Oh! Look at Me Now' (1962) & 'Hello Dolly to Goodbye Charlie' (1964), both of which are out of print domestically. 2001.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How did Darin learn to sing like this ?, March 21, 2005

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D. Long "Dave Long" (England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hello Dolly / Oh! Look at Me Now (Audio CD)

Sinatra learned his craft in the Big Bands but how on earth could B.D , so good at pop and c&w ,also outdo even Mr.S. at Swing and Ballads ? His voice control , phrasing and changes of timbre are impeccable .

If you like the "mack the knife/beyond the sea" Darin this Cd. is for you .If you like swinging Big Bands this Cd is for you .If you like singers with terrific Jazz feel ,easy swing and constantly changing phrasing and emphasis on lyric repeats then yes, this is for you.There is not one duff track on this double album Cd.

Both big bands are superb and full of star players but I'd particularly like to mention the great drumming of Jack Sperling on the Richard Wess sessions.There are 16 swingers and 7 ballads,including the beautiful, new to me, Van Heusen/Cahn "Where love has gone" and the only slight reservation I have, on the whole Cd,is the Choir on 3 of the Billy May tracks.

This Cd is great value and has so many good tracks that I can't bring myself to highlight any for you.Just buy it!

What a loss Darin was,I hope Spacey's film helps others realise Darin's genius.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent recording of an excellent artist, September 9, 2006

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Bob Bryant (Mt Airy, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hello Dolly / Oh! Look at Me Now (Audio CD)

This CD is loaded with goodies, from ballads to swing to big band and back again. A bargain to be able to pick up two 'lost' albums of this quality!

Highly recommended!

4.0 out of 5 stars excellent, May 15, 2010

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Bill Your 'Free Form FM Handi Cyber Print DJ ... (Mahwah, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hello Dolly / Oh! Look at Me Now (Audio CD)

I am probably like you, and grew up hearing Bobby Darrin's "Mac The Knife," the staple left on 1980s oldies radio.

But for early 1960s rock, Mac had quite the charm. Mixing jazz and rock when Bobby Vinton was making puppy cudos. And when I saw Beyond the Sea where Kevin Spacey plays Bobby, my best suspicions were vehemently confirmed: This Bobby Darrin was a pretty cool guy.

Now I'll confess of this twofer, I have only Oh! Look At Me Now" on vinyl, not available individually on Amazon. But let me tell ya, this is more than enough to start gnawing on the Darrin bone.

Billy May, who did a lot of Sinatra's brassier outings, co-pilots here, and alternates tracks between "Mac"-like swing and 1950s style coral tracks. Darrin can swing and croon and when he does either, it is with a cool, direct delivery. There is never paint eating and never maple syrup. And it works every time.

Oh Look At Me Now is the only Bobby Darrin I have, but it sure won't be the last one.