18 Yellow Roses

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18 Yellow Roses
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Studio album LPby
Bobby Darin
ReleasedJuly 1963
Recorded1963
Genre Pop
Length29:07
Label Capitol
Producer Nick Venet
Bobby Darin chronology
It's You or No One
(1963)		18 Yellow Roses
(1963)		 Earthy!
(1963)
Singles from 18 Yellow Roses
  1. "18 Yellow Roses"
    Released: May 6, 1963 [1]

18 Yellow Roses is a studio album by American singer Bobby Darin, released in July 1963. [2] It was produced by Nik Venet and featured several arrangers, including Walter Raim. [3] The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated August 24, 1963, and remained on the chart for five weeks, peaking at number 96. [4] It debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated July 20, 1963, remaining on that chart for a total of seven weeks and hitting a peak position of number 69. [5]

Contents

Overview

The album's title track debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue dated May 11, 1963, peaking at number 10 during a ten-week run, [6] and debuted on the magazine's Easy Listening chart May 25, peaking at number 5 during a seven-week run. [7] The track debuted on the Cashbox singles chart in the issue dated May 11, 1963, peaking at number 12 during an eleven-week run. [8] it spent a week on the U.S. Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles charts dated July 6, 1963, and peaked at number 29. [9] Other songs on the album include covers of recent hits, such as "On Broadway", "Can't Get Used to Losing You" and "Our Day Will Come". [3]

18 Yellow Roses was released on compact disc by Exemplar in 2002 as tracks 13 through 24 on a pairing of two albums on one CD, with tracks 1 through 12 containing the album You're the Reason I'm Living (1963). [10]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Record Mirror Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Disc Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [13]

In his AllMusic review, critic Richie Unterberger praised the single "18 Yellow Roses" and its B-side "Not for Me", but generally panned the rest of the album, writing "otherwise '18 Yellow Roses' sounds like a bit of a rush job rather than an artistic statement." [2]

Billboard in its Pop Spotlight Album Pick reviews, stated that "the arrangements sparkle and [Bobby Darin] is at his best." [14]

Cashbox described the album as "One of the best sets that [Darin] has cut in quite a while." [15]

Variety said that the album "gives Bobby Darin a chance to cut loose on a set of pop hits of recent vintage." [16]

Hunter Nigel of Disc described the album as "a memorable LP even for Mr. D." [13]

Record Mirror notes Darin "has taken a bunch of the best sellers of recent times and given them his own distinctive treatment." [11]

Track listing

  1. "18 Yellow Roses" (Bobby Darin) – 2:19
  2. "On Broadway" (Jerry Leiber, Barry Mann, Mike Stoller, Cynthia Weil) – 2:37
  3. "Ruby Baby" (Leiber, Stoller) – 2:16
  4. "Reverend Mr. Black" (Leiber, Stoller, Billy Edd Wheeler) – 2:54
  5. "End of the World" (Sylvia Dee, Arthur Kent) – 2:36
  6. "Not for Me" (Darin) – 2:22
  7. "Walk Right In" (Gus Cannon, Hosea Woods) – 2:33
  8. "From a Jack to a King" (Ned Miller) – 1:57
  9. "I Will Follow Her" (Arthur Altman, Norman Gimbel, Jacques Plante, Del Roma, J. W. Stole) – 2:29
  10. "Our Day Will Come" (Mort Garson, Bob Hilliard) – 2:46
  11. "Can't Get Used to Losing You" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) – 2:12
  12. "Rhythm of the Rain" (John Gummoe) – 2:06

Charts

Album

Chart (1963)Peak
position
U.S. Top LPs (Billboard) [4] 96
U.S. Cashbox [5] 69

Singles

YearTitleUS Hot 100 [6] US AC [7] US Cashbox [8] UK [17] US Hot R&B [9]
1963"18 Yellow Roses"105123729

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Sargent, William (2021). Superstar in a Masquerade. Page Publishing, Incorporated. p. 494. ISBN   9-7816-4628-8960.
  2. 1 2 3 Unterberger, Richie. "18 Yellow Roses > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Starr, Michael (2004). Bobby Darin : a life. Dallas: Taylor Trade Pub. p. 132. ISBN   9-7815-8979-1213.
  4. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 198. ISBN   0898201179 . Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  5. 1 2 Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 90. ISBN   0-8108-2005-6.
  6. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 502. ISBN   0898201551.
  7. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs, 1961-2006. Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research. p. 70. ISBN   978-0-8982-0169-7.
  8. 1 2 Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. pp. 84–85. ISBN   1-56308-316-7.
  9. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1988). Joel Whitburn's top R & B singles, 1942-1988. Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research. p. 108.
  10. ↑ "You're the Reason I'm Living/18 Yellow Roses [Exemplar]". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  11. 1 2 Watson, Jimmy (November 16, 1963). "LP Reviews by Jimmy Watson: The Sensational Searchers must hit top once again!" (PDF). Record Mirror . No. 140. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  12. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 394. ISBN   9781846098567 . Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  13. 1 2 Hunter, Nigel (November 2, 1963). "Disc Date Reviews LPs with Nigel Hunter :A GREAT ALBUM BY BRENDA - NOT A BAD TRACK IN IT'" (PDF). Disc . No. 293. p. 9. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Pop Spotlight: 18 Yellow Roses". Billboard . Vol. 75, no. 30. July 27, 1963. p. 35.
  15. ↑ "Cashbox Album Popular Picks Of The Week Reviews: 18 Yellow Roses". Cash Box . Vol. 24, no. 45. July 20, 1963. p. 22.
  16. ↑ "Variety Record Reviews Drain's Roses, 8½ Track, Domino's Here, Orbison's Dreams Top LP: In Dreams". Variety . Vol. 231, no. 8. July 17, 1963. p. 66.
  17. ↑ "Bobby Darin: Artist Chart History". Official Charts. July 31, 1963. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
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