Bobby Darin Sings Ray Charles

1962 studio album by Bobby Darin

Bobby Darin Sings Ray Charles

Studio album by

Bobby Darin

Released| March 1962
Genre| Rhythm and blues
Length| 36:17
Label| Atco
Producer| Ahmet Ertegün
Bobby Darin chronology
| Twist with Bobby Darin
(1961)  | Bobby Darin Sings Ray Charles
(1962)  | Things and Other Things
(1962)

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Singles from  Bobby Darin SIngs Ray Charles

1. "What'd I Say"
Released: March 1962[1]

Bobby Darin Sings Ray Charles is a studio album by American singer Bobby Darin, released in March 1962 by Atco Records.[2] and arranged by Jimmie Haskell.[2]

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated May 12, 1962, and remained on the chart for 11 weeks, peaking at number 96.[3] It also debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated April 21, 1962, and remained on the chart for a total of five weeks, peaking at number 41.[4]

The single What'd I Say" part 1, debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue dated March 31, 1962, and peaked at number 24 during an eight-week stay on the chart.[5] The song peaked at number 26 on the Cashbox singles chart and stayed on the chart for eight weeks.[6]

The album was reissued on CD in 2004, and in 2010 it was included in a box set entitled Original Album Series, which contains five of his studio albums.[7]

## Background

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Darin recorded the album as a tribute to Ray Charles. His version of "What'd I Say" earned a Grammy nomination for Best Rhythm and Blues Recording. Guest soloists included Nino Tempo, Plas Johnson and Darlene Love. Darin said, "I'm proud to say that I was on the Ray Charles bandwagon when it was just a baby carriage. In fact, two singers—Fats Domino and Ray Charles—opened up my ears to a whole new world, different from anything I'd heard until then. They both became major influences when I realized these are the roots."[8]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [8]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music| [9]
New Record Mirror| [10]

In a review for AllMusic, critic JT Griffith wrote "In addition to the rocking "What'd I Say," standouts include the swinging testament to love, "I Got a Woman," "Ain't That Love," and "Hallelujah I Love Her So."... A listener can debate if these covers are as good as the originals (could they be?) but not the authenticity that jumps off the turntable."[8]

Billboard praises Darin for "shows off his remarkable veratility with grooving readings of a flocks of Ray Charles' best-known tunes.[11]

Jimmy Watson of New Record Mirror praises Darin's "for his vocal tribute to Ray Charles."[10]

## Track listing

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All songs by Ray Charles unless otherwise noted.

1. "What'd I Say" – 4:08
2. "I Got a Woman" (Charles, Renald Richard) – 6:34
3. "Tell All the World About You" (Charles, Percy Mayfield) – 1:54
4. "Tell Me How Do You Feel" – 2:50
5. "My Bonnie" – 2:33
6. "The Right Time" (Lew Herman) – 3:28
7. "Hallelujah I Love Her So" – 2:51
8. "Leave My Woman Alone" – 3:16
9. "Ain't That Love" – 2:57
10. "Drown in My Own Tears" (Henry Glover) – 3:23
11. "That's Enough" – 2:23

## Grammy nominations

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This album brought the fourth and fifth Grammy nominations that Darin received over the course of his career, with one in the category for Best Rhythm & Blues Recording for the song "What'd I Say."[12]

## Charts

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### Album

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Chart (1962)  | Peak
position

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U.S. Top LPs (Billboard)[3] | 96
U.S. Cashbox[4] | 41

### Singles

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Year  | Title  | U.S. Hot 100

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1962  | "What'd I Say"  | 24  | 26

## Personnel

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* Bobby Darin – vocals
* Nino Tempo, Plas Johnson – saxophone
* Darlene Love – vocals (on "The Right Time")
* The Blossoms – backing vocals
* Jimmie Haskell – arrangements

## References

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1. ^ Bleiel, Jeff (2004). That's All: Bobby Darin On Record, Stage & Screen, Revised and Expanded Second Edition. Tiny Ripple Books. pp. 294–295\. ISBN 9-7809-6759-7348.
2. ^ a b Bleiel, Jeff (2004). That's All: Bobby Darin On Record, Stage & Screen, Revised and Expanded Second Edition. Tiny Ripple Books. pp. 284–285\. ISBN 9-7809-6759-7348.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ a b Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 88\. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
5. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 502\. ISBN 0898201551.
6. ^ a b Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. pp. 84–85\. ISBN 1-56308-316-7.
7. ^ "Bobby Darin – Original Album Series". AllMusic. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
8. ^ a b c Griffith, JT. "Bobby Darin Sings Ray Charles > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
9. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 394\. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
10. ^ a b Watson, Jimmy (July 14, 1962). "ALBUM REVIEWS BY JIMMY WATSON STIMULATING SQUNDS.. FOR THE HI-FI FANATIC" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 70\. p. 10. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
11. ^ "Album Reviews: Spotlight Albums of the Week". Billboard. Vol. 74, no. 13\. March 31, 1962. p. 26.
12. ^ O'Neil, Thomas (1999). The Grammys. New York, New York: Perigee Books. p. 68\. ISBN 0-399-52477-0.

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Bobby Darin

Discography

Studio albums|

* Bobby Darin
* That's All
* This Is Darin
* For Teenagers Only
* The 25th Day of December
* Two of a Kind
* Love Swings
* Twist with Bobby Darin
* Bobby Darin Sings Ray Charles
* Things and Other Things
* Oh! Look at Me Now
* You're the Reason I'm Living
* It's You or No One
* 18 Yellow Roses
* Earthy!
* Golden Folk Hits
* Winners
* From Hello Dolly to Goodbye Charlie
* Venice Blue
* Bobby Darin Sings The Shadow of Your Smile
* In a Broadway Bag (Mame)
* If I Were a Carpenter
* Inside Out
* Bobby Darin Sings Doctor Dolittle
* Bobby Darin Born Walden Robert Cassotto
* Commitment

Live albums|

* Darin at the Copa
* Live at the Desert Inn

Compilations|

* The Bobby Darin Story
* Aces Back to Back

Singles|

* "Splish Splash"
* "Early in the Morning"
* "Queen of the Hop"
* "Dream Lover"
* "Mack the Knife"
* "Beyond the Sea"
* "Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey"
* "Beachcomber"
* "Artificial Flowers"
* "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby"
* "Multiplication"
* "What'd I Say"
* "Things"
* "You're the Reason I'm Living"
* "18 Yellow Roses"
* "If I Were a Carpenter"
* "Darlin' Be Home Soon"

Depictions|

* Beyond the Sea (film)
* Dream Lover: The Bobby Darin Musical
* Just in Time (musical)

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