Bobby Darin in 1963. Picture: Courtesy of Display Archives/Getty Pictures
In 1963, Bobby Darin turned 27 in good type. In field workplace phrases, he was a major nightclub attraction; he had some new hit singles to his already illustrious identify; and his publishing and manufacturing agency T.M. Music was on the up and up.
Already 5 years right into a US chart profession that had began with “Splish Splash,” Darin landed one in every of his largest 45s of his life with “You’re The Reason I’m Living,” and adopted that No.3 success with the No.10 entry “18 Yellow Roses,” each his personal compositions. The latter music additionally gave Darin a brand new UK Prime 40 single. Then, on August 24 that yr, the vocal stylist from the Bronx made the charts with the 18 Yellow Roses LP.
Overseen by early Seaside Boys producer Nik Venet and with preparations by Jack Nitsche, it was already Darin’s third set for Capitol, for whom he had signed in September 1962. Other than the title hit, the album noticed his new label steering the singer to a food regimen comprised virtually completely of covers of latest main American hits.
These included takes on Dion’s “Ruby Baby,” the Drifters’ “On Broadway,” the Rooftop Singers’ “Walk Right In,” the Cascades’ “Rhythm of the Rain” and Ruby and the Romantics’ “Our Day Will Come.” There have been therapies of “End of the World” and “From A Jack To A King,” signature hits for Skeeter Davis and Ned Miller respectively, in addition to Andy Williams’ “Can’t Get Used To Losing You” and Little Peggy March’s ”I Will Comply with Him,” restyled as “I Will Follow Her.”
The lengthy participant did present Bobby increasing his fashion additional in direction of nation, even when it was on one other hit interpretation, of the Kingston Trio’s high tenner “Reverend Mr. Black,” co-written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller with Billy Edd Wheeler. Other than “Roses,” Bobby did handle to get yet one more of his personal compositions into the set, and one which confirmed he deserved to be excess of a mere cowl artist: the spirited “Not For Me,” which was the B-side of the ‘Roses’ hit single.
18 Yellow Roses entered the US album chart at No.122, in the identical week that the only not included on it, “Treat My Baby Good,” entered the Scorching 100. That monitor reached No. 43, whereas the album peaked at a modest No.98. Nevertheless it was one other chapter within the ongoing story of an incredible entertainer.
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