That's All

Bobby Darin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 28, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: East/West Records
• ASIN: B000002IZT
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #132,647 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Mack the Knife

2. Beyond the Sea

3. Through a Long and Sleepless Night

4. Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise

5. She Needs Me

6. It Ain't Necessarily So

7. I'll Remember April

8. That's the Way Love Is

9. Was There a Call for Me

10. Some of These Days

11. Where Is the One?

12. That's All

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

When Bobby Darin released That's All in 1959, he was already famous in the teen market--first as a rock & roll singer-songwriter ("Splish Splash," "Queen of the Hop"), then later as a teen idol (for his gorgeous "Dream Lover"). When he decided to release an album of pop standards aimed at the adult market, however, his label and even teen kingpin Dick Clark told him he was nuts. But Darin, who had a short life expectancy and swore to be "a legend by 25," prevailed. Radio picked up on his Vegas big band take on Bertolt Brecht's "Mack the Knife" and it became one of the biggest hits of the century. Its follow-up, "Beyond the Sea," did nearly as well. Suddenly, Darin was no longer competing with Chubby Checker and Bobby Rydell, but with Frank Sinatra. In fact, Darin was the only performer Sammy Davis Jr. refused to follow onstage. You could call this lounge music at its best--but that's faint praise. Simply call it Darin at his best. --Bill Holdship

Product Description

Bobby's second album for the Atco label, That's All was an album of standards, an idea that was put forward by his friend and publicist Harriet Wassler. That the idea proved to be a success is beyond doubt; Mack The Knife was a transatlantic chart topper and won the 1959 Grammy Award for Record of the Year (the same year Bobby was named Best New Artist) and enabled Bobby to become one of the few artists to bridge the gap between teenage singles buyers and their album buying parents. The album was a major chjart success too, hitting #7 in the US and the top twenty in the UK.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Poor Remaster of a Great Album, November 29, 2003

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John Greco (New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: That's All (Audio CD)

I own both the CD and Mono LP version of "That's All," and without a doubt, the original vinyl sounds ten times better. I was stuned at how bad the mastering of this CD is. For example, on "Through A Long and Sleepless Night," the vocals only go through one channel. It seems whoever mastered the tracks for CD either didn't play it back after it was finished, or just is not a Bobby Darin Fan. If you own a record player, get it in it's original format. It does the album more justice. If not, still buy the CD, because "That's All" is, in my opinion, Darin's best among is short but amazing career.

I'm in my 20s and I never got the chance to experience Darin's music when he was still alive. But when you listen to the orginial LP, it's an experience that makes you feel like you're back in the late 50s and early 60s. Nothing comes close to the quality of vinyl. Record companies should consider making it a mainstream format again.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Music...Very Poor Reproduction, April 7, 2002

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auggie m. kennedy (chico, ca United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: That's All (Audio CD)

Beyond a doubt, "That's All" was (and is) among the greatest albums in the nightclub genre. HOWEVER, this CD sounds as if it were remastered from some,... worn-out cassette tape. Musically, this album rates 5 stars, and the music is SO great that I still give it 3, even though the sound "quality" is so utterly ...[wrong].

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bobby Darin at his best!, October 24, 1999

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C. Taylor (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: That's All (Audio CD)

I originally bought this LP in 1959 because I liked Bobby Darin and the hits he'd had so far. But this collection of songs was so different from what he'd done before and so enjoyable that it changed my "14 year old" taste in pop music. The songs are all top-notch - not a loser among them. Of course, the ever popular "Mack the Knife" is here but also beautiful treatments of "Beyond the Sea" and "Through a Long and Sleepless Night". And even though it's been recorded by others no one can sing the title song, "That's All", with as much style as Bobby. I was thrilled when this came out on CD - my LP is scratched and about worn out!