What you see is what you get. It's very easy to compile the meat of Bobby Darin's career, and The Essentials does just that in 12 tracks (in fact, ten would have sufficed). Opening with his four most familiar performances -- "Mack the Knife," "Splish Splash," "Beyond the Sea," "Dream Lover" --... [+] Expand

What you see is what you get. It's very easy to compile the meat of Bobby Darin's career, and The Essentials does just that in 12 tracks (in fact, ten would have sufficed). Opening with his four most familiar performances -- "Mack the Knife," "Splish Splash," "Beyond the Sea," "Dream Lover" -- the collection also airs his mid-'60s folk hit "If I Were a Carpenter." The rest of the compilation consists of minor hits and great readings of standards ("Lazy River," "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby"). ~ John Bush, All Music Guide [-] Collapse

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