Mack The Knife - The Best Of Bobby Darin Volume Two

Bobby Darin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 12, 1991)
• Original Release Date: November 12, 1991
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atco
• ASIN: B000002JOT
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,374 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Mack The Knife

2. Lazy River

3. That's The Way Love Is

4. Beyond The Sea

5. Was There A Call For Me

6. I Guess I'm Good For Nothing Blues

7. Don't Dream Of Anybody But Me

8. Guys And Dolls

9. Down With Love

10. Black Coffee

11. Pete Kelly's Blues

12. Clementine

13. Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home

14. Artificial Flowers

15. I Didn't Know What Time It Was

16. What A Difference A Day Made

17. Skylark

18. Just Friends

19. Don't Get Around Much Anymore

20. I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beyond the Sea..., September 2, 2000

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Candace Scott (Lake Arrowhead, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mack The Knife - The Best Of Bobby Darin Volume Two (Audio CD)

What a tragedy that Bobby Darin died so young at 37. He is under-appreciated today and dwarfed by the huge shadow cast by Frank Sinatra. Though Darin didn't have the poignant and unmatched ability of Sinatra to phrase a lyric, his uptempo songs are nearly as good as the Chairman of the Board. He is cool, hip, has fine range and has an innate jazzy feel that infuses all of his swingier songs. The musical arrangements and musicianship displayed here is also exemplary. The orchestra that backs up Darrin is fantastic.

My personal favorite is "Beyond the Sea," one of the great swing pseudo-ballads of the 50's, recently resurrected as the backdrop of a TV commercial. Darrin proves he was the natural successor to Sinatra with his masterful vocal here. "Guys and Dolls" and "Down with Love" are nearly as good and showcases Darrin's talent. The best ballad is probably "Was There a Call for Me?" which reproduces the boozy hangover feeling of being dumped about as well as any song.

Darrin's later work was never as hip and contemporary-sounding as the music on this disc. This is an exceptional collection with many catchy, memorable tunes, and proves beyond a doubt that Darrin was an amazing talent.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Epitome Of Cool, March 14, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Mack The Knife - The Best Of Bobby Darin Volume Two (Audio CD)

Bobby Darin was such a multi-talented performer, that he is the ONLY one that Sammy Davis,Jr.(also multi-talented) didn't want to be on the same bill with-for fear of Bobby upstaging him. This was all in respect, not anger or jealousy. The man was THAT good, no GREAT. This collection is especially a must-have to go with Splish Splash: Best of Bobby Darin Vol.1, another terrific collection. Bobby Darin was the epitome of cool and it shows, especially in this collection. I own it on both cassette and cd and have no problems with the audio whatsoever. What a thrill it must have been to see him perform LIVE or even just to be at the studio whenever he was recording. The man knew his stuff, knew how every instrument & musical note was supposed to sound, & on many occasions was known to conduct the orchestra himself. Anyone working on an album with him gave him the utmost respect for his musical knowledge. It was a shame he died so young, otherwise I'm sure Bobby would still be making some contributions to music. At one time I read somewhere that Hollywood keeps talking about making a movie of Bobby's life, possibly based on the bio Dream Lovers written by Bobby's & Sandra Dee's son, Dodd Darin. I only hope they are careful in the search to cast the actors to portray both Bobby & Sandra. Anyway, this particular Best Of cd is very highly recommended.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed., March 13, 1999

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Michael P Brown (Somewhere in Houston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mack The Knife - The Best Of Bobby Darin Volume Two (Audio CD)

The song selection is great, the sonic quality is horrible. On several songs the horns are cut off and sound distorted. I love Bobby Darin, but this CD was extremely disappointing. The BD selections on Ultra Lounge V15 sound so much better.