Bobby Darin Sings Doctor Dolittle is an album by American singer Bobby Darin, released in 1967. It was arranged and conducted by Roger Kellaway. The album sold poorly, received little label promotion and was subsequently dropped from the label's catalog. This, in part, was to blame for Darin's separation from Atlantic and the beginning of his own label, Direction.[1]
| Bobby Darin Sings Doctor Dolittle | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | July 24, 1967 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Ahmet Ertegün | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
Music critic JT Griffith wrote in his Allmusic review "Not an essential Darin album, even to crazed fans. The songs are solid but the material is (obviously) neither his most weighty nor his most fun... One of the few genuine missteps in Darin's career."[2]
Track listing
editAll songs written by Leslie Bricusse
Side one
edit- "At the Crossroads" – 2:34
- "When I Look in Your Eyes" – 2:56
- "I Think I Like You" – 2:21
- "Where Are the Words" – 2:48
- "Something in Your Smile" – 3:30
Side two
edit- "Fabulous Places" – 2:37
- "My Friend, the Doctor" – 2:59
- "Beautiful Things" – 2:26
- "After Today" – 3:01
- "Talk to the Animals" – 3:18
Personnel
edit- Bobby Darin – vocals
- Roger Kellaway – arranger, conductor
- John Haeny – recording engineer
- Haig Adishian - album design
- Studio Five - cover photograph
References
edit- ^ The Making of Bobby Darin Sings Doctor Dolittle
- ^ a b Griffith, JT. "Sings Doctor Doolittle > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 394. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 31 August 2024.