As Long as I'm Singing: The Bobby Darin Collection

As Long as I'm Singing: The Bobby Darin Collection
As Long as I'm Singing: The Bobby Darin Collection
Box set by Bobby Darin
Released	November 21, 1995
Genre	Pop
Length	254:56
Label	Rhino
Bobby Darin chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Los Angeles Times	^[2]
The Elvis Forum	10/10 ^[3]

As Long as I'm Singing: The Bobby Darin Collection is a four-disc box set, released in 1995 by Rhino.

Critical reception[edit]

Richie Unterberger begins his AllMusic review with "A four-CD box set spanning several styles, labels, and eras, this will stand as the most thorough retrospective of Darin's eclectic career, though not necessarily the best." He goes on to give 4½ stars out of a possible 5.^[1]

Robert Hilburn of the Los Angeles Times calls this box set an "excellent four-disc survey of Darin’s remarkably varied career." He rates the box set 4 out of 4 stars.^[2]

Chad Jones of the East Bay Times says this compilation is "By far the most comprehensive overview of Darin’s multi-faceted career."^[4]

Shane Brown of The Elvis Forum writes "This 4CD set from Rhino was released over twenty years ago, and yet still holds a special place in most fan's hearts." He rates the box set a 10 out of a possible 10.^[3]

See original reviews for full articles. Links can be found in the references section of this article.

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Bobby Darin, unless otherwise noted

Disc one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Early in the Morning" (The Rinky Dinks)	Bobby Darin Woody Harris	2:15
2.	"Splish Splash"	Bobby Darin Jean Murray	2:10
3.	"Queen of the Hop"	Woody Harris	2:05
4.	"Don't Call My Name"	Bobby Darin Don Kirshner	2:00
5.	"All the Way Home"	Otis Blackwell Luther Dixon	1:48
6.	"Lost Love"	Bobby Darin Don Kirshner	2:23
7.	"Plain Jane"	Mort Shuman Doc Pomus	1:52
8.	"Dream Lover (Demo Version)"		2:55
9.	"Dream Lover"		2:28
10.	"Bullmoose"		2:25
11.	"Somebody to Love"		2:10
12.	"I Got a Woman (Live)"	Ray Charles Renald Richard	3:27
13.	"You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby"	Johnny Mercer Harry Warren	2:12
14.	"Irresistible You"	Gene De Paul Don Raye	2:32
15.	"Multiplication"		2:13
16.	"What'd I Say"	Ray Charles	4:03
17.	"The Right Time"	Lew Herman	3:24
18.	"If a Man Answers"		2:21
19.	"Treat My Baby Good"		1:50
20.	"When I Get Home"	Bobby Darin Russell Alquist	2:26
21.	"We Didn't Ask to Be Brought Here"		2:17
22.	"Funny What Love Can Do"		2:49
23.	"She Knows"	Gary Bonner Alan Gordon	2:17
24.	"Easy Rider"	Traditional	2:18
25.	"Everywhere I Go"		2:53
26.	"Sail Away"	Randy Newman	3:49
Total length:			65:22

Disc two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Mack the Knife"	Kurt Weill Bertolt Brecht Marc Blitzstein	3:03
2.	"Beyond the Sea"	Charles Trénet Jack Lawrence	2:47
3.	"That's the Way Love Is"		2:59
4.	"That's All"	Alan Brandt Bob Haymes	2:01
5.	"Clementine"	Woody Harris	3:12
6.	"The Gal that Got Away"	Harold Arlen Ira Gershwin	4:01
7.	"Black Coffee"	Sonny Burke Paul Francis Webster	3:49
8.	"Guys and Dolls"	Frank Loesser	2:09
9.	"Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey"	Hughie Cannon	2:04
10.	"Minnie the Moocher"	Cab Calloway Irving Mills	2:36
11.	"Easy Living"	Ralph Rainger Leo Robin	2:39
12.	"I Found a New Baby"	Jack Palmer Spencer Williams	2:08
13.	"It's You or No One"	Sammy Cahn Jule Styne	3:20
14.	"Milord"	Georges Moustaki Marguerite Monnot	1:59
15.	"Two of a Kind" (with Johnny Mercer)	Johnny Mercer Walden Cassotto	3:26
16.	"Artificial Flowers"	Sheldon Harnick Jerry Bock	3:15
17.	"Lazy River"	Hoagy Carmichael Sidney Arodin	2:31
18.	"It Had to Be You"	Isham Jones Gus Kahn	2:10
19.	"How About You"	Burton Lane Ralph Freed	2:00
20.	"Nature Boy"	Eden Ahbez	2:31
21.	"Baby Face"	Harry Akst Benny Davis	2:05
Total length:			56:45

Disc three
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"As Long as I'm Singing"		1:32
2.	"Oh! Look at Me Now"	Joe Bushkin John DeVries	2:42
3.	"A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square"	Eric Maschwitz Manning Sherwin	2:59
4.	"The Party's Over"	Betty Comden Adolph Green Jule Styne	2:25
5.	"This Isn't Heaven"	Richard Rodgers	2:13
6.	"My Funny Valentine" (Live)	Richard Rodgers Lorenz Hart	3:35
7.	"You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You" (Live)	Russ Morgan Larry Stock James Cavanaugh	3:06
8.	"Hello, Dolly!"	Jerry Herman	3:12
9.	"Once in a Lifetime (Only Once)"	Leslie Bricusse Anthony Newley	2:05
10.	"Look at Me"	Bobby Darin Randy Newman	1:49
11.	"Charade"	Henry Mancini Johnny Mercer	1:45
12.	"Sunday in New York"	Peter Nero Carroll Coates	2:28
13.	"Somewhere"	Leonard Bernstein Stephen Sondheim	2:30
14.	"There Ain't No Sweet Gal That's Worth the Salt of My Tears"	Fred Fisher	3:00
15.	"Silver Dollar"	Jack Palmer Clark Van Ness	2:00
16.	"Lover, Come Back to Me"	Sigmund Romberg Oscar Hammerstein II	2:20
17.	"Rainin'"		2:47
18.	"The Shadow of Your Smile"	Johnny Mandel Paul Francis Webster	2:12
19.	"Mame"	Jerry Herman	2:12
20.	"Don't Rain on My Parade"	Jule Styne Bob Merrill	2:53
21.	"Beautiful Things"	Leslie Bricusse	2:23
22.	"The Curtain Falls (Live)"	Sol Weinstein	3:33
Total length:			55:41

Disc four
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Things"		2:30
2.	"You're the Reason I'm Living"		2:25
3.	"(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle"	Jimmie Davis Hank Williams	2:40
4.	"Sally Was a Good Old Girl"	Harlan Howard	2:32
5.	"18 Yellow Roses"		2:16
6.	"Walking in the Shadow of Love"	Bernie Baum Bill Giant Florence Kaye	2:45
7.	"Work Song"	Nat Adderley Oscar Brown, Jr.	3:27
8.	"I'm on My Way, Great God (Live)"	Traditional	5:04
9.	"Blowin' in the Wind"	Bob Dylan	3:10
10.	"If I Were a Carpenter"	Tim Hardin	2:19
11.	"The Girl that Stood Beside Me"	Tim Hardin	2:25
12.	"Reason to Believe"	Tim Hardin	2:03
13.	"Lovin' You"	John Sebastian	2:11
14.	"The Lady Came from Baltimore"	Tim Hardin	1:53
15.	"I Am"		1:54
16.	"Darling Be Home Soon"	John Sebastian	2:59
17.	"Back Street Girl"	Mick Jagger Keith Richards	3:38
18.	"I'm Going to Love You"		2:26
19.	"Long Time Movin'"		2:49
20.	"Long Line Rider"		2:55
21.	"In Memoriam"		4:12
22.	"Me & Mr. Hohner"		3:13
23.	"Song for a Dollar"		1:48
24.	"Sweet Reasons"		1:45
25.	"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (Live)"	Bob Dylan	3:29
26.	"Simple Song of Freedom (Demo)"		4:14
27.	"Simple Song of Freedom (Live)"		4:06
Total length:			77:08

Track information and credits taken from the album's liner notes.^[5]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Unterberger, Richie. As Long as I'm Singing: The Bobby Darin Collection at AllMusic
^ ^a ^b Hilburn, Robert (24 November 1995). "Bobby Darin Set Surveys Versatile Singer's Career". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b Brown, Shane (27 May 2018). "As Long As I'm Singing: The Bobby Darin Collection (1995)". theelvisforum-phoenix.com. The Elvis Forum. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
^ Jones, Chad (24 December 2004). "The best of Bobby Darin: On compact disc". eastbaytimes.com. East Bay Times. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
^ As Long as I'm Singing: The Bobby Darin Collection (liner notes). Bobby darin. Rhino. 1995.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links[edit]

[AM-1] Unterberger, Richie. As Long as I'm Singing: The Bobby Darin Collection at AllMusic

[LAT-2] Hilburn, Robert (24 November 1995). "Bobby Darin Set Surveys Versatile Singer's Career". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 30 November 2019.

[EF-3] Brown, Shane (27 May 2018). "As Long As I'm Singing: The Bobby Darin Collection (1995)". theelvisforum-phoenix.com. The Elvis Forum. Retrieved 30 November 2019.

[EBT-4] Jones, Chad (24 December 2004). "The best of Bobby Darin: On compact disc". eastbaytimes.com. East Bay Times. Retrieved 30 November 2019.

[BDBS-5] As Long as I'm Singing: The Bobby Darin Collection (liner notes). Bobby darin. Rhino. 1995.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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