Bobby Darin marked a festive chart entry on Boxing Day 1964 with an album that will not have had a Christmas theme, however stands as a lesser-known assortment of usually distinguished vocal performances. From Whats up Dolly To Goodbye Charlie took its snappy title from the variations of these songs that bookended the album. It embraced many different well-known numbers of the day, interpreted as solely he may — in addition to a hidden gem of his personal composition.
Jerry Herman’s “Hello, Dolly!,” from the hit Broadway musical of that identify starring Carol Channing, had been a US pop No.1 in Might 1964 for the one and solely Louis Armstrong. Darin’s model grew to become a single launch from his album, and a minor chart entry, early in 1965. “Goodbye, Charlie” was a quantity written by conductor and composer André Previn and Dory Langdon, higher generally known as his spouse of the time, Dory Previn.
In between, Darin provided interpretations of Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer’s title tune from the hit 1962 film The Days of Wine and Roses; the identical writing duo’s “Charade,” from that 1963 movie; and one other new movie theme of the time, Peter Nero and Carroll Coates’ “Sunday In New York.”
The album additionally featured “Look At Me,” a tune written by Darin and Randy Newman when the latter was nonetheless solely a young person, and two Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn copyrights, “Call Me Irresponsible” and “Where Has Love Gone.” The lesser-known treasure was the stirring, beautifully-orchestrated ballad “The End Of Never,” written by Darin with Francine Forest.
From Whats up Dolly To Goodbye Charlie entered the Billboard chart of December 26, 1964 at No. 118 (in a 150-position survey) however peaked within the new 12 months at No.107. It thus grew to become Bobby’s first chart album to not peak contained in the High 100.
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