Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Bobby Darin - If I Were A Carpenter (1966) Inside Out (1967) [2LP on 1CD]

Year: 1966 / 1967 (CD 2007)
Label: Edsel Records (Europe), EDSS 1013
Style: Pop, Vocal
Country: New York City, U.S. (May 14, 1936 - December 20, 1973)
Time: 65:58
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 318 Mb

Having previously built his career recording mainstream pop music, Darin's musical output became more "folky" as the 1960s progressed. In 1966, he charted with folksinger Tim Hardin's "If I Were a Carpenter". It was Darin's return to the Top 10 after a four-year absence (the single peaked at No. 8 in the US and No. 9 in the UK in 1966). The tracks leaned heavily towards songs by Hardin and John Sebastian - seven of the songs were written by these two songwriters and Darin's next album would follow a similar process. The song "Red Balloon" had not yet been released by Hardin. It would appear on his album 1967 album Tim Hardin 2. In his Allmusic review, Richie Unterberger, stated "Hardin himself was convinced that Darin had copied his vocal style by listening to his yet-to-be-issued version and the album as a whole boasts a production similar to the orchestrated folk-rock heard on the debut (sic) album in question, though it sounds like an inferior copy." Both Darin's If I Were a Carpenter and Hardin's Tim Hardin 2 were produced by Charles Koppelman and Don Rubin and Koppelman had originally signed Sebastian's band, The Lovin' Spoonful.
The album reached number 142 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart. Darin's cover of "Lovin' You" reached the Top 40. If I Were a Carpenter was reissued in 1998 on the Diablo label combined with Darin's next release, Inside Out.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_I_Were_a_Carpenter_(Bobby_Darin_album))
Inside Out is a 1967 album by Bobby Darin. This album found Darin continuing to explore the folk genre, as he had on his previous release, If I Were a Carpenter. Like its predecessor, Inside Out contains songs by Tim Hardin and John Sebastian, as well as Randy Newman and The Rolling Stones.
Inside Out was reissued in 1998 on the Diablo label combined with Darin's previous release, If I Were a Carpenter.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside_Out_(Bobby_Darin_album))

'If I Were A Carpenter' (1966)
01. If I Were A Carpenter (02:22)
02. Raeson To Believe (02:05)
03. Lovin' You (02:12)
04. Misty Roses (02:19)
05. Until It's Time For You To Go (02:41)
06. For Baby (02:26)
07. The Girl Who Stood Beside Me (02:27)
08. Red Ballon (02:05)
09. Amy (02:22)
10. Don't Make Promises (02:27)
11. Daydream (02:36)

'Inside Out' (1967)
12. The Lady Came From Baltimore (01:55)
13. Darling Be Home Soon (03:02)
14. Bes' Friends (01:37)
15. I Am (01:56)
16. Me About You (02:22)
17. I Think It's Gonna Rain Today (02:51)
18. Whatever Happened To Happy (02:02)
19. Black Sheep Boy (01:55)
20. Hello Sunshine (02:21)
21. Lady Fingers (02:26)
22. Back Street Girl (03:44)

Bonus Tracks
23. Easy Rider [#] (02:17)
24. Everywhere I Go [#] (02:57)
25. I'm Going To Love You [#] (02:28)
26. Long Time Movin' [#] (02:53)
27. My Baby Needs Me [#] (02:58)

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