Feelin' Good: A Classic Collection

Bobby Darin

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Feelin' Good: A Classic Collection Review

by Steve Leggett

This two-disc package does a decent job of covering two of Bobby Darin's three main stylistic phases, eschewing his teen idol years and songs like "Splish Splash" and "Queen of the Hop" for a disc each of his adult pop fare (including his classic 1959 turn on "Mack the Knife") and his curious folk-pop phase (which brought him a late hit with his version of Tim Hardin's "If I Were a Carpenter"). It may not amount to a well-rounded portrait of this unique singer, but what's here is solid, including a wonderfully understated take on another Hardin tune, "The Lady Came from Baltimore," and a fine version of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards' "Backstreet Girl" that brings out the inherent gentleness at the center of the song.

Track Listing - Disc 1

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Feeling Good Leslie Bricusse / Anthony Newley	Bobby Darin	02:47	Amazon
2	It's Only a Paper Moon Harold Arlen / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg / Billy Rose	Bobby Darin	02:24	Amazon
3	The Shadow of Your Smile Johnny Mandel / Paul Francis Webster	Bobby Darin	02:15	Amazon
4	Mame Jerry Herman	Bobby Darin	02:14	Amazon
5	Don't Rain on My Parade Bob Merrill / Jule Styne	Bobby Darin	02:56	Amazon
6	Try to Remember Tom Jones / Harvey Schmidt	Bobby Darin	03:10	Amazon
7	Lover, Come Back to Me Oscar Hammerstein II / Sigmund Romberg	Bobby Darin	02:22	Amazon
8	I Will Wait for You Jacques Demy / Norman Gimbel / Michel Legrand	Bobby Darin	02:32	Amazon
9	The Sweetheart Tree Henry Mancini / Johnny Mercer	Bobby Darin	02:07	Amazon
10	Fabulous Places Leslie Bricusse	Bobby Darin	02:39	Amazon
11	Once Upon a Time Lee Adams / Charles Strouse	Bobby Darin	03:07	Amazon
12	Talk to the Animals Leslie Bricusse	Bobby Darin	03:21	Amazon
13	What's New Pussycat? Burt Bacharach / Hal David	Bobby Darin	02:10	Amazon
14	I Wish I Were in Love Again Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers	Bobby Darin	02:15	Amazon
15	Mack the Knife Marc Blitzstein / Bertolt Brecht / Kurt Weill	Bobby Darin	02:23	Amazon
16	What'd I Say Ray Charles	Bobby Darin	04:31	Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 2

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	If I Were a Carpenter Tim Hardin	Bobby Darin	02:22	Amazon
2	Reason to Believe Tim Hardin	Bobby Darin	02:05	Amazon
3	Day Dream John Sebastian	Bobby Darin	02:34	Amazon
4	Until It's Time for You to Go Buffy Sainte-Marie	Bobby Darin	02:42	Amazon
5	Misty Roses Tim Hardin	Bobby Darin	02:19	Amazon
6	For Baby John Denver	Bobby Darin	02:26	Amazon
7	Best Friends John Sebastian	Bobby Darin	01:37	Amazon
8	Black Sheep Boy Tim Hardin	Bobby Darin	01:56	Amazon
9	I Think It's Gonna Rain Today Randy Newman	Bobby Darin	02:51	Amazon
10	The Lady Came from Baltimore Tim Hardin	Bobby Darin	01:55	Amazon
11	The Girl That Stood Beside Me Jeffry Stevens	Bobby Darin	02:28	Amazon
12	Don't Make Promises Tim Hardin	Bobby Darin	02:28	Amazon
13	Darling Be Home Soon John Sebastian	Bobby Darin	03:01	Amazon
14	Lady Fingers Garry Bonner / Alan Gordon	Bobby Darin	02:24	Amazon
15	(Sittin' Here) Lovin' You John Sebastian	Bobby Darin	02:13	Amazon
16	Backstreet Girl Mick Jagger / Keith Richards	Bobby Darin	03:39	Amazon