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

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As Long as I'm Singing: The Bobby Darin Collection
Box set by
ReleasedNovember 21, 1995 (1995-11-21)
GenrePop
Length254:56
LabelRhino
Bobby Darin chronology
Live at the Desert Inn
(1987)
As Long as I'm Singing: The Bobby Darin Collection
(1995)
Go ahead & Back up (The lost Motown masters)
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Los Angeles Times[2]
The Elvis Forum10/10 [3]

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


Critical reception

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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

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All tracks are written by Bobby Darin, unless otherwise noted

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Early in the Morning" (The Rinky Dinks)
2:15
2."Splish Splash"
  • Bobby Darin
  • Jean Murray
2:10
3."Queen of the Hop"Woody Harris2:05
4."Don't Call My Name"
2:00
5."All the Way Home"1:48
6."Lost Love"
  • Bobby Darin
  • Don Kirshner
2:23
7."Plain Jane"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)"
3:27
13."You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby"2:12
14."Irresistible You"2:32
15."Multiplication" 2:13
16."What'd I Say"Ray Charles4:03
17."The Right Time"Lew Herman3:24
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"
2:17
24."Easy Rider"Traditional2:18
25."Everywhere I Go" 2:53
26."Sail Away"Randy Newman3:49
Total length:65:22
Disc three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."As Long as I'm Singing" 1:32
2."Oh! Look at Me Now"2:42
3."A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square"2:59
4."The Party's Over"2:25
5."This Isn't Heaven"Richard Rodgers2:13
6."My Funny Valentine" (Live)
3:35
7."You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You" (Live)3:06
8."Hello, Dolly!"Jerry Herman3:12
9."Once in a Lifetime (Only Once)"2:05
10."Look at Me"
  • Bobby Darin
  • Randy Newman
1:49
11."Charade"
1:45
12."Sunday in New York"2:28
13."Somewhere"2:30
14."There Ain't No Sweet Gal That's Worth the Salt of My Tears"Fred Fisher3:00
15."Silver Dollar"
2:00
16."Lover, Come Back to Me"2:20
17."Rainin'" 2:47
18."The Shadow of Your Smile"
2:12
19."Mame"Jerry Herman2:12
20."Don't Rain on My Parade"
2:53
21."Beautiful Things"Leslie Bricusse2:23
22."The Curtain Falls (Live)"Sol Weinstein3:33
Total length:55:41
Disc four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Things" 2:30
2."You're the Reason I'm Living" 2:25
3."(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle"2:40
4."Sally Was a Good Old Girl"Harlan Howard2:32
5."18 Yellow Roses" 2:16
6."Walking in the Shadow of Love"2:45
7."Work Song"3:27
8."I'm on My Way, Great God (Live)"Traditional5:04
9."Blowin' in the Wind"Bob Dylan3:10
10."If I Were a Carpenter"Tim Hardin2:19
11."The Girl that Stood Beside Me"Tim Hardin2:25
12."Reason to Believe"Tim Hardin2:03
13."Lovin' You"John Sebastian2:11
14."The Lady Came from Baltimore"Tim Hardin1:53
15."I Am" 1:54
16."Darling Be Home Soon"John Sebastian2:59
17."Back Street Girl"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 Dylan3:29
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

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  1. ^ a b Unterberger, Richie. As Long as I'm Singing: The Bobby Darin Collection at AllMusic
  2. ^ a b Hilburn, Robert (24 November 1995). "Bobby Darin Set Surveys Versatile Singer's Career". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Jones, Chad (24 December 2004). "The best of Bobby Darin: On compact disc". eastbaytimes.com. East Bay Times. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  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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