If I Were a Carpenter
Released: December 1966
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Released: December 1966
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Bobby Darin has been praised by some critics for his courage in moving to folk-rock in late 1966, at a time when his core audience would probably have been much happier if he'd continued to be the...
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In a Broadway Bag (Mame)
Released: June 1966
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Released: June 1966
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In a Broadway Bag, released in June 1966, was Bobby Darin's second LP for Atlantic Records. Though The Shadow of Your Smile included five songs from Oscar nominated films and a number of other...
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Bobby Darin Sings the Shadow of Your Smile
Released: April 1966
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Released: April 1966
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In 1966, five very different songs were nominated for Academy Awards. On The Shadow of Your Smile, which was released in March of 1966, Bobby Darin flexed his musical muscles and covered them all....
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Bobby Darin Sings Doctor Doolittle
Released: August 1967
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Released: August 1967
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Bobby Darin's 1967 album, Sings Doctor Doolittle, was his personal pet project (pun intended). Darin chose to sing ten songs from the musical film over the objections of his label, extending his...
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Inside Out
Released: May 1967
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Released: May 1967
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The second album of Bobby Darin's brief folk-rock phase also found him sounding at times much like Tim Hardin, although it was poppier and inferior to its predecessor, late 1966's If I Were a...
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Bobby Darin Born Walden Robert Cassotto
Released: September 1968
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Released: September 1968
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Bobby Darin's Bobby Darin Born Walden Robert Cassotto was arguably his most personal project and his life's work. The album was completely written, arranged, and produced by Darin himself. In fact,...
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Commitment
Released: July 1969
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Released: July 1969
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Bobby Darin had done some folk-rock before this 1969 album, most notably on his hit cover of Tim Hardin's "If I Were a Carpenter." Commitment, however, was his most out-and-out folk-rock album, or...
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The Ultimate Bobby Darin
Released: June 1988
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Released: June 1988
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At the time of its release in 1988, The Ultimate Bobby Darin was arguably the most thorough single-disc compilation available. And for range and selection it remains the most thorough single-disc...
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Capitol Collectors Series
Released: 1989
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Released: 1989
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A compilation of Darin's mid-'60s singles, which showcase Darin's diversity even if the majority of the set leans heavily on his pop material. Comprehensive liner notes, intelligent track...
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