Bobby Darin- An Introduction To (CD)
2018 collection. There's been considerable discussion about whether Bobby Darin should be classified as a rock 'n' roll singer, a Vegas hipster cat, an interpreter of popular standards, or even a folk-rocker. He was all of these and none of these. Throughout his career he made a point of not becoming committed to any one style at the exclusion of others; at the height of his nightclub fame he incorporated a folk set into his act. When it appeared he could have gone on indefinitely as a sort of junior version of Frank Sinatra, he would periodically record pop/rock and folk-rock singles whose principal appeal lay outside of the adult pop market. At one point he started calling himself Bob Darin and recorded songs with vague anti-establishment overtones that could be said to be biting the largely bourgeois hands that fed his highest-paying gigs. It may be most accurate to say that Darin was, above all, a singer who wanted to do a lot of things, rather than make his mark as a particular stylist.
- 1 Splish Splash (2006 Remastered Version)
- 2 Dream Lover (2006 Remastered Version)
- 3 Mack the Knife
- 4 Beyond the Sea
- 5 Clementine
- 6 Queen of the Hop (2006 Remastered Version)
- 7 You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby (2006 Remastered Version)
- 8 Things
- 9 Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey (2006 Remastered
- 10 Lazy River (2006 Remastered Version)
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2018 collection. There's been considerable discussion about whether Bobby Darin should be classified as a rock 'n' roll singer, a Vegas hipster cat, an interpreter of popular standards, or even a folk-rocker. He was all of these and none of these. Throughout his career he made a point of not becoming committed to any one style at the exclusion of others; at the height of his nightclub fame he incorporated a folk set into his act. When it appeared he could have gone on indefinitely as a sort of junior version of Frank Sinatra, he would periodically record pop/rock and folk-rock singles whose principal appeal lay outside of the adult pop market. At one point he started calling himself Bob Darin and recorded songs with vague anti-establishment overtones that could be said to be biting the largely bourgeois hands that fed his highest-paying gigs. It may be most accurate to say that Darin was, above all, a singer who wanted to do a lot of things, rather than make his mark as a particular stylist.
- 1 Splish Splash (2006 Remastered Version)
- 2 Dream Lover (2006 Remastered Version)
- 3 Mack the Knife
- 4 Beyond the Sea
- 5 Clementine
- 6 Queen of the Hop (2006 Remastered Version)
- 7 You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby (2006 Remastered Version)
- 8 Things
- 9 Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey (2006 Remastered
- 10 Lazy River (2006 Remastered Version)
Genres: