18 Yellow Roses
1963 studio album LP by Bobby Darin
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18 Yellow Roses is a studio album by American singer Bobby Darin, released in July 1963.[2] It was produced by Nik Venet and featured several arrangers, including Walter Raim.[3] The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated August 24, 1963, and remained on the chart for five weeks, peaking at number 96.[4] It debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated July 20, 1963, remaining on that chart for a total of seven weeks and hitting a peak position of number 69.[5]
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| Released | July 1963 | |||
| Recorded | 1963 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 29:07 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Nick Venet | |||
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| Singles from 18 Yellow Roses | ||||
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Overview
The album's title track debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue dated May 11, 1963, peaking at number 10 during a ten-week run,[6] and debuted on the magazine's Easy Listening chart May 25, peaking at number 5 during a seven-week run.[7] The track debuted on the Cashbox singles chart in the issue dated May 11, 1963, peaking at number 12 during an eleven-week run.[8] it spent a week on the U.S. Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles charts dated July 6, 1963, and peaked at number 29.[9] Other songs on the album include covers of recent hits, such as "On Broadway", "Can't Get Used to Losing You" and "Our Day Will Come".[3]
18 Yellow Roses was released on compact disc by Exemplar in 2002 as tracks 13 through 24 on a pairing of two albums on one CD, with tracks 1 through 12 containing the album You're the Reason I'm Living (1963).[10]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Record Mirror | [11] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [12] |
| Disc | [13] |
In his AllMusic review, critic Richie Unterberger praised the single "18 Yellow Roses" and its B-side "Not for Me", but generally panned the rest of the album, writing "otherwise '18 Yellow Roses' sounds like a bit of a rush job rather than an artistic statement."[2]
Billboard in its Pop Spotlight Album Pick reviews, stated that "the arrangements sparkle and [Bobby Darin] is at his best."[14]
Cashbox described the album as "One of the best sets that [Darin] has cut in quite a while."[15]
Variety said that the album "gives Bobby Darin a chance to cut loose on a set of pop hits of recent vintage."[16]
Hunter Nigel of Disc described the album as "a memorable LP even for Mr. D."[13]
Record Mirror notes Darin "has taken a bunch of the best sellers of recent times and given them his own distinctive treatment."[11]
Track listing
- "18 Yellow Roses" (Bobby Darin) – 2:19
- "On Broadway" (Jerry Leiber, Barry Mann, Mike Stoller, Cynthia Weil) – 2:37
- "Ruby Baby" (Leiber, Stoller) – 2:16
- "Reverend Mr. Black" (Leiber, Stoller, Billy Edd Wheeler) – 2:54
- "End of the World" (Sylvia Dee, Arthur Kent) – 2:36
- "Not for Me" (Darin) – 2:22
- "Walk Right In" (Gus Cannon, Hosea Woods) – 2:33
- "From a Jack to a King" (Ned Miller) – 1:57
- "I Will Follow Her" (Arthur Altman, Norman Gimbel, Jacques Plante, Del Roma, J. W. Stole) – 2:29
- "Our Day Will Come" (Mort Garson, Bob Hilliard) – 2:46
- "Can't Get Used to Losing You" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) – 2:12
- "Rhythm of the Rain" (John Gummoe) – 2:06
Charts
Personnel
- Bobby Darin – vocals
- Jack Nitzsche – arranger, conductor