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Bobby Darin Sings The Shadow of Your Smile
Studio album LP by
Bobby Darin
ReleasedApril 1966
RecordedDecember 13, 1965 – March 23, 1966
GenrePop
Length27:25
LabelAtlantic
ProducerBobby 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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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  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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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 7 February 2025.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 394. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 2 November 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.
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