Very Best of Bobby Darin 1966-1969

Bobby Darin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 14, 1999)
• Original Release Date: September 14, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Varese Fontana
• ASIN: B00000I8AN
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #178,523 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. If I Were a Carpenter

2. Rainin'

3. Reason to Believe

4. Lovin' You

5. Misty Roses

6. The Girl That Stood Beside Me

7. Amy

8. Don't Make Promises

9. I'm Going to Love You

10. She Knows

11. The Lady Came from Baltimore

12. I Am

13. Long Time Movin'

14. I Think It's Gonna Rain Today

15. Simple Song of Freedom [Demo Version]

16. Long Line Rider

17. Jive

18. Distractions, Pt. 1

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great music!, April 29, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Very Best of Bobby Darin 1966-1969 (Audio CD)

If you listen to oldies radio stations, they never play Bobby's work from this period, and that's a shame because it's so good. Most stars only imitate themselves, but Bobby had such talent he was able to interpret each genre of music authentically, and with talent and originality. His "Rainin'" always makes me cry. His renditions of the Tim Hardin songs are thoughtful, soft, and caressing, especially "Misty Roses," and although Tim Hardin's own versions of his songs were very good, Bobby's voice is so beautiful! The lyrical quality of "Amy" is so lovely. His political songs are great, too.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Additional Item, June 1, 2003

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klstrob (Phoenix, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Very Best of Bobby Darin 1966-1969 (Audio CD)

I meant to add that the recording of "Distractions" is worth the price of the CD alone. For years it has been unavailable on CD--I had to find a copy of it on a 45 RPM. "Long Line Rider" was also a minor hit in the turbulent late sixties--holds up well today.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Little-heard Darin but great material, May 30, 2003

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klstrob (Phoenix, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Very Best of Bobby Darin 1966-1969 (Audio CD)

Bobby Darin had a lot of phases in his professional career. His early rock 'n' roll efforts gave way to some great pop and big band interpretations during the later Atlantic/Atco years. He was gonna be bigger than Sinatra, he said. The Capitol years were a mixed bag, some pop, but the beginnings of what you hear in this CD from his late career, folk/protest, Direction-label phase. What you hear on this CD is vastly different from the oldies radio material most people are familiar with. He's thoughtful, does great intepretations, has some fun, and proves he was as versatile and as memorable a singer as you could want. There have been critics of this recording who say different masters should have been used, the stereo is wrong, etc., but I think it's one of the best. Definitely belongs in a complete Darin library.