Bobby Darin Sings The Shadow of Your Smile

Bobby Darin Sings The Shadow of Your Smile
Studio album LPby Bobby Darin
Released	April 1966
Recorded	December 13, 1965 – March 23, 1966
Genre	Pop
Length	27:25
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Bobby Darin
Bobby Darin chronology
Venice Blue (1965) Bobby Darin Sings The Shadow of Your Smile (1966) In a Broadway Bag (Mame) (1966)

Bobby Darin Sings The Shadow of Your Smile is a studio album by the American singer Bobby Darin, released in April 1966. ^[1] The album was arranged and conducted by Richard Wess, and Shorty Rogers. ^[2] It included all the Oscar-nominated songs from 1966. It was his first album on the Atlantic label after leaving Capitol Records. ^[3]

The album debuted on the Cashbox looking ahead albums chart in the issue dated June 18, 1966, and remained on the chart for three weeks, peaking at number 110.^{[ citation needed ]}

The album was released on compact disc by Diablo Records on October 13, 1998 as tracks 1 through 11 on a pairing of two albums on one CD, with tracks 16 through 26 consisting of Darin's 1966 album, In a Broadway Bag (Mame) . ^[4]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[5]

In his AllMusic review, critic JT Griffith wrote “Darin flexed his musical muscles and covered them all... While only making a small dent in the charts, The Shadow of Your Smile was a hit with the critics.” ^[1]

Billboard described the album as a "highly salable and programming LP" ^[6]

Variety praises Darin for "his stylishly delivers 'The Sweethear Tree' and 'The Ballad of Cat Ballou'.' ^[7]

Track listing

1. "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) – 2:15
2. "The Sweetheart Tree" (Henry Mancini) – 2:07
3. "I Will Wait for You" (Michel Legrand, Jacques Demy) – 2:31
4. "The Ballad of Cat Ballou" (Jerry Livingston, Mack David) – 2:30
5. "What's New Pussycat?" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 2:10
6. "Rainin'" (Bobby Darin) – 2:49
7. "Lover, Come Back to Me" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:22
8. "Cute" (Neal Hefti) – 2:18
9. "After You've Gone" (Turner Layton, Henry Creamer) – 3:12
10. "It's Only a Paper Moon" (Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg, Billy Rose) – 2:23
11. "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn) – 2:48

Personnel

• Bobby Darin – vocals
• Richard Wess – arrangements
• Shorty Rogers – arrangements

References

1. Griffith, JT. "Bobby Darin Sings The Shadow of Your Smile > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved May 15, 2015.
2. Bleiel, Jeff (2004). That's All: Bobby Darin On Record, Stage & Screen, Revised and Expanded Second Edition. Tiny Ripple Books. pp. 286–287. ISBN   9-7809-6759-7348.
3. Bleiel, Jeff (2004). That's All: Bobby Darin On Record, Stage & Screen, Revised and Expanded Second Edition. Tiny Ripple Books. pp. 156–157. ISBN   9-7809-6759-7348.
4. "Bobby Darin Sings the Shadow of Your Smile/In a Broadway Bag". AllMusic. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
5. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 394. ISBN   9781846098567 . Retrieved November 2, 2024.
6. "Pop Spotlight: Bobby Darin Sings The Shadow of Your Smile". Billboard . Vol. 78, no. 21. May 28, 1966. p. 68.
7. "Variety Record Reviews: Wayne Newton, Johnny Mathis, Kostelanetz, Darin, Mamie Lee, Yarbrough, Styne, Hines Top LPs". Variety . Vol. 242, no. 11. May 4, 1966. p. 192.