Bobby Darin (album)
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| Bobby Darin | ||||
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| Released | September 1958 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 26:16 | |||
| Label | Atco | |||
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Bobby Darin is the debut studio album by American singer Bobby Darin, released in September 1958, by Atco Records.
The single from this album, "Splish Splash", debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue dated June 23, 1958, and peaked at number three during a 15-week stay on the chart.[1] The song peaked at number 18 on the UK singles chart in a seven-week stay.[2] It reached number two on the Cashbox singles chart and stayed on the chart for 15 weeks.[3] and number 14 on the C&W Best Sellers in Stores chart during its three-week stay.[4]
Bobby Darin was included in a box set entitled Original Album Series, which contains five of his studio albums, and was released on March 1, 2010.[5]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [6] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [7] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [8] |
Andrew Hamilton from AllMusic wrote that "somebody tried to remake Darin into a young Dean Martin and failed".[6]
Variety notes that Darin has "a rhythm drive that [fits] right in the current market groove and he knows how to gives the oldies a twist that will appeal to his teenage fans."[9]
