From Hello Dolly to Goodbye Charlie is a studio album by American Singer Bobby Darin, released in November 1964.[1] The album was arranged and conducted by Richard Wess.[2]

The Album contained some of the best standard-style recordings of Darin's Career."[1] including the title track "Hello, Dolly!", which debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue dated February 6 1965, peaking at number 79 during its three-week stay.[3] It also included popular movies songs, favorties such as "Sunday in New York", "Where Love Has Gone", "The Days of Wine and Roses".[4]

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated December 26, 1964, and remained on the chart for 8 weeks, peaking at number 107.[5]

The album was released on compact disc by EMI on December 11, 2001, paired with Darin's 1962 album Oh! Look at Me Now.[6] It was released as one of two albums on one CD also by EMI in 2002, along with Darin's 1965 album, Venice Blue.[7]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Record Mirror[9]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[10]

In a review for AllMusic, music critic Richie Unterberger wrote, "It's got the competent verve you'd expect from Darin's mid-'60s pop'n'swing vocals, though not so exceptional that you'd recommend it as the cream of the crop. The highlight, if only because it doesn't sound like more of the same, is the dramatic, somber ballad "The End of Never," with its unexpected melodic arches and Darin's committed singing."[8]

Billboard in its Pop Spotlight Album Pick reviews, notes that Darin "delivers a sensitive first-rate rendition of 'Days of Wine and Roses'.[11]

Cashbox in its Pop Pick Reviews, stated that the album "features a vibrant and pulsating collection of theater, film and original tunes he dishes up with verve and polish."[12]

Variety notes "Darin belts with considerable savvy neatly changing pace between the solid beat of "Call Me Irresponsible" and the slow torch attack on "Where Love Has Gone"[13]

Record Mirror described the album as "his best album" noting that it features "mostly good songs with 'Look at Me', [and] 'Once in a Lifetime'."[9]

Michael Seth Starr called it "a Big Band, brassy, show-tuney album".[2]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Hello, Dolly!" (Jerry Herman) – 3:14
  2. "Call Me Irresponsible" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) – 2:04
  3. "The Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) – 2:34
  4. "More (Theme From "Mondo Cane")" (Norman Newell, Nino Oliviero, Riz Ortolani) – 2:25
  5. "The End of Never" (Bobby Darin, Francine Forest) – 2:39
  6. "Charade" (Mancini, Mercer) – 1:46

Side two

  1. "Once in a Lifetime (Only Once)" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 2:06
  2. "Sunday in New York" (Peter Nero, Carroll Coates) – 2:30
  3. "Where Love Has Gone" (Van Heusen, Cahn) – 2:43
  4. "Look At Me" (Darin, Randy Newman) – 1:50
  5. "Goodbye, Charlie" (André Previn, Dory Langdon) – 2:22

Charts

Chart (1964) Peak
position
U.S. Top LPs (Billboard)[5] 107

Singles

Year Title U.S. Hot 100

[3]

U.S. Cashbox

[14]

1964 "Hello, Dolly!" 76 114

Personnel

  • Bobby Darin – vocals
  • Lyle Ritz – bass guitar
  • Eugene DiNovi, Lou Levy – piano
  • Milt Norman – guitar
  • Jack Sperling – drums
  • Carlos Vidal – congas
  • Nicholas Martinez – bongos
  • Julius Wechter – percussion, timpani
  • Bud Shank, Ronald Langinger, Plas Johnson, John Lowe, Bill Collette, Med Flory – saxophone
  • Conrad Gozzo, Virgil Evans, Tony Terran, Jimmy Zito, Shorty Sherock, Pete Candoli, Bud Brisbois, Al Porcino – trumpet
  • Dick Nash, James Henderson, Vernon Friley, Joe Howard, Milt Bernhart, Lew McCreary – trombone
  • Armand Kaproff, Eleanor Slatkin, Edgar Lustgarten, Raphael Kramer – cello
  • Jules Jacob, Ronald Langinger – flute
  • Jules Jacob – oboe
  • Joseph DiFiore, Alvin Dinkin, Harry Hymas, Alexander Nieman – viola
  • Jacob Krachmalnick, Stanley Plummer, Myron Sandier, Marshall Sosson, Lou Raderman, Harry Bluestone, Marvin Limonick, Henry Roth, Elliott Fisher, Arnold Blenick, Paul Shure, Bernard Kundell, Darrel Terwilliger, Alvin Dinkin – violin
  • Ann Stockton – harp
  • Eddie Brackett – engineer

References

  1. ^ a b Bleiel, Jeff (2004). That's All: Bobby Darin On Record, Stage & Screen, Revised and Expanded Second Edition. Tiny Ripple Books. pp. 148–149. ISBN 9-7809-6759-7348.
  2. ^ a b Starr, Michael (2004). Bobby Darin : a life. Dallas: Taylor Trade Pub. p. 140. ISBN 9-7815-8979-1213.
  3. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 502. ISBN 0898201551.
  4. ^ DiOrio, Al (1981). Borrowed time : the 37 years of Bobby Darin. Philadelphia: Running Press. p. 146. ISBN 9-7808-9471-1114.
  5. ^ a b 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.
  6. ^ "Oh Look at Me Now/Hello Dolly to Goodbye Charlie". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  7. ^ From Hello Dolly to Goodbye Charlie/Venice Blu... | AllMusic, retrieved 2025-02-25
  8. ^ a b Unterberger, Richie. "From Hello Dolly to Goodbye Charlie > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  9. ^ a b Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (3 April 1965). "Bobby Darin: From Hello Dolly To Goodbye Charlie" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 212. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  10. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 394. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Pop Spotlight: From Hello Dolly to Goodbye Charlie". Billboard. Vol. 76, no. 49. December 4, 1964. p. 48.
  12. ^ "Cashbox Album Pop Picks Reviews: From Hello Dolly to Goodbye Charlie". Cash Box. Vol. 26, no. 11. December 5, 1964. p. 32.
  13. ^ "Variety Record Reviews Mexico, Bobby Darin, Ethel Ennis, Coyle & Sharpe, Nelson, The Kinks, Springfield, Welk Top New LPs: Spotlight on Rick". Variety. Vol. 237, no. 1. November 25, 1964. p. 46.
  14. ^ Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. pp. 84–85. ISBN 1-56308-316-7.
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