The Bobby Darin Story


The Bobby Darin Story is a 1961 compilation album by American singer Bobby Darin, featuring narration by Darin himself. The master plates of several versions of this release contained Darin's autograph in the trail off section of the vinyl on side two.
The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated May 22, 1961, and remained on the chart for 42 weeks, peaking at number 18. It also debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated April 29, 1961 and remained on the chart for 29 weeks, peaking at number 11.

Reception

Music critic Cub Koda wrote in his Allmusic review on the CD reissue "Released in the early '60s, here's the first part of Darin's career told by the vocalist himself in a 12-song greatest-hits collection that really works. The narration inserts still function well after all these years, making you realize that this was originally a vinyl album, as Darin negotiates from rock & roller to finger-snapping lounge lizard."

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Splish Splash" – 2:08
  2. "Early in the Morning" – 2:14
  3. "Queen of the Hop" – 2:03
  4. "Plain Jane" – 1:53
  5. "Dream Lover" – 2:27
  6. "Mack the Knife" – 2:57

Side two

  1. "Beyond the Sea" – 2:42
  2. "Clementine" – 3:14
  3. "Bill Bailey" – 2:02
  4. "Artificial Flowers" – 3:13
  5. "Somebody to Love" – 2:11
  6. "Lazy River" – 2:32

Personnel

  • Bobby Darin – vocals and narration