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The Ultimate Bobby Darin

Bobby Darin

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Album Review

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 retrospective of the legendary singer, effectively capturing the stunning range of his unique musical vision. Each of its 17 songs is a gem. Included are "Splish Splash," "Dream Lover," "Mack the Knife," and "Beyond the Sea," as well as "Somebody to Love" and "I'll Be There," which don't appear on The Hit Singles Collection. For sound quality, however, both this release and the early-'90s retrospectives Splish Splash: The Best of Bobby Darin, Vol. 1 and Mack the Knife: The Best of Bobby Darin, Vol. 2 have been supplanted by the more recent Hit Singles Collection and other post-2000 releases of his Atlantic catalog. ~ Chuck Donkers & Bruce Eder, Rovi

Customer Reviews

Do not buy - annoying intro/outro in each songs

I don't know about the rest of the album, but I downloaded the song "Mack the Knife" and it came with an annoying commentary by Bobby at the beginning and end of the song. I didn't want to listen to that! The only redeeming feature of this album is that the songs have been cleaned up considerably and sound much better than some of the other Darin offerings. After listening to this version of Mack the Knife, I bought the version from the Rhino album. It has the same audio fidelity but doesn't come with the intro/outro. I much happier that I went with that route afterwards.

Music PLUS dialog

Although this contains the original version of Mack the Knife, the recording includes a bit of dialog from Bobby about the song before and after the song. If you just want the song itself alone, try from a different album.

Great

I never get tired of listening to "Beyond the Sea" and "Mack the Knife". Those two songs are a must have for any i-pod in my opinion.

Biography

Born: May 14, 1936 in The Bronx, New York, NY

Genre: Pop

Years Active: '50s, '60s, '70s

There's been considerable discussion about whether Bobby Darin should be classified as a rock & 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...
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