The Ultimate Bobby Darin

Bobby Darin

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: June 1988
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Strat. Mkt.
• ASIN: B000002LV4
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #34,982 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

93 of 93 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must for every Bobby Darin fan..., October 14, 1999

By	R. J. Morrisey (Snoqualmie, WA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

After searching through several CD stores and their computer data, I came upon the "ULTIMATE" of Bobby Darin's available CD catalog. This album is quality through and through. The selections are representative of his best work, from "Splish Splash" in the 50's to "Things" in the 60's. The recordings have been digitalized and sound super especially "Mack the Knife" (great studio big band sound) and "Dream Lover". I don't know how they do it but these recordings sound as if they were recorded last year, not 40 years ago. If you only want one Darin CD in your collection, this is the one. Check it out!!!

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great CD, May 16, 2000

By	Mack_T_Knife "dbmcsd" (USA) - See all my reviews

Personally, I prefer Darin's Sinatra-style stuff, and this CD does have a couple of tunes in this style. Mainly, however, these songs are from his early rock period when he was a teen-idol. Very enjoyable stuff nonetheless. Excellent sound quality.

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great collection!, September 29, 2003

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

This CD highlights the big hits of Darin, though it omits a significant number of songs which were just as good, but never made the Hit Parade. 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.