Twist with Bobby Darin

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Twist with Bobby Darin
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Studio album by
Released1961
Genre Pop
Length26:29
Label Atco
Producer Ahmet Ertegün
Bobby Darin chronology
Love Swings
(1961)
Twist with Bobby Darin
(1961)
Bobby Darin Sings Ray Charles
(1962)

Twist with Bobby Darin is an album by American singer Bobby Darin, released in 1961.

Contents

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated January 27, 1962, and remained on the chart for 31 weeks, peaking at number 48. [1] It also debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated February 17, 1962, and remained on the chart for a total of 5 weeks, peaking at number 45. [2]

Five of the songs were previously released the year before on For Teenagers Only and the first six were written by Darin himself.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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In his Allmusic review, critic JT Griffith wrote "The dance album is a collection of rock songs, all of which have backbeat suitable for, obviously, twisting... Twist with Bobby Darin was something of a stop-gap album." [3]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Bullmoose" (Bobby Darin) – 2:31
  2. "Early in the Morning" (Darin, Woody Harris) – 2:17
  3. "Mighty Mighty Men" (Darin) – 1:40
  4. "You Know How" (Darin) – 2:07
  5. "Somebody to Love" (Darin) – 2:19
  6. "Multiplication" (Darin) – 2:18

Side two

  1. "Irresistible You" (Al Kasha, Luther Dixon) – 2:34
  2. "Queen of the Hop" (Harris) – 2:14
  3. "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" (Johnny Mercer, Harry Warren) – 2:11
  4. "Keep a Walkin'" (Howard Greenfield, Neil Sedaka) – 1:59
  5. "Pity Miss Kitty" (Harris) – 2:08
  6. "I Ain't Sharin' Sharon" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) – 2:11

Personnel

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References

  1. 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.
  2. Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 90. ISBN   0-8108-2005-6.
  3. 1 2 Griffith, JT. "Twist with Bobby Darin > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  4. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 394. ISBN   9781846098567 . Retrieved 31 August 2024.