Live at the Desert Inn


Live at the Desert Inn is a live album by American singer Bobby Darin, released in 1987.
The album was intended to be Darin's first album release for Motown but did not appear until 1987. It was also released as Finally. It was reissued in 2005 on the Concord label with several bonus tracks.

Reception

Music critic John Bush wrote in his AllMusic review: "Darin most certainly did his best to entertain and enlighten his regular concert attendees—musically, socially, and even politically—without worrying about the blowback from his largely conservative base." Looking back from 2005, All About Jazz described the album as "With backup singers, a powerful rhythm section and a large jazz orchestra, the popular singer gave us some of his best material... He was the consummate entertainer, and always gave his audience his all."

Track listing

  1. "Intro/Monologue" – 0:37
  2. "Save the Country" – 3:22
  3. "Moritat (Mack the Knife)" – 3:33
  4. "Fire and Rain" – 6:08
  5. "Hi De Ho " – 5:52
  6. "Monologue" – 2:12
  7. "Beatles' Medley: Hey Jude/Eleanor Rigby/Blackbird/A Day in the Life" – 6:58
  8. "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" – 4:07
  9. "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" – 3:44
  10. "Monologue" – 1:14
  11. "If I Were A Carpenter" – 3:44
  12. "Simple Song Of Freedom" – 4:23
  13. "Finale/Band Introduction" – 6:03
  14. "Encore: Chain of Fools/Respect/Splish Splash/Johnny B. Goode" – 8:30
  15. "Work Song" – 3:33
  16. "Beyond The Sea" – 4:20

Personnel