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
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

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

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 two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mack the Knife"
3:03
2."Beyond the Sea"
2:47
3."That's the Way Love Is" 2:59
4."That's All"
2:01
5."Clementine"Woody Harris3:12
6."The Gal that Got Away"
4:01
7."Black Coffee"
3:49
8."Guys and Dolls"Frank Loesser2:09
9."Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey"Hughie Cannon2:04
10."Minnie the Moocher"
2:36
11."Easy Living"
2:39
12."I Found a New Baby"
2:08
13."It's You or No One"
3:20
14."Milord"
1:59
15."Two of a Kind" (with Johnny Mercer)
3:26
16."Artificial Flowers"
3:15
17."Lazy River"
2:31
18."It Had to Be You"
2:10
19."How About You"
2:00
20."Nature Boy"Eden Ahbez2:31
21."Baby Face"
2:05
Total length:56:45
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

  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)