18 Yellow Roses
{{Infobox album
| name = 18 Yellow Roses
| type = studio
| longtype = LP
| artist = Bobby Darin
| cover = EighteenYellowRosesBobbyDarin.jpg
| alt =
| released = July 1963
| recorded = 1963
| studio =
| genre = Pop
| length = 29:07
| label = Capitol
| producer = Nik Venet
| prev_title = It's You or No One
| prev_year = 1963
| next_title = Earthy!
| next_year = 1963
| misc = {{Singles
| name = 18 Yellow Roses
| type = studio
| single1 = 18 Yellow Roses
}}
}}
18 Yellow Roses is a studio album by American singer Bobby Darin, released in July 1963. It was produced by Nik Venet and featured several arrangers, including Walter Raim.{{Cite book |last=Starr |first=Michael |url=https://archive.org/details/bobbydarin00mich/page/132/mode/2up |title=Bobby Darin : a life |date=2004 |publisher=Taylor Trade Pub. |others= |isbn=9-7815-8979-1213 |location=Dallas |pages=132}} The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated August 24, 1963, and remained on the chart for 5 weeks, peaking at number 96.{{cite book |last1=Whitburn |first1=Joel |url=https://archive.org/details/joelwhitburnstopp00whit/page/198/mode/2up |title=Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955-1996 |date=1996 |publisher=Record Research Inc. |isbn=0898201179 |location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin |pages=198 |access-date=November 5, 2023}} It debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated July 20, 1963, remaining on that chart for a total of 7 weeks and hitting a peak position of number 69.{{Cite book |last=Hoffmann |first=Frank W |url=https://archive.org/details/cashboxalbumchar0000hoff/page/90/mode/2up |title=The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974 |date=1988 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=0-8108-2005-6 |location=Metuchen, N.J. |pages=90}}
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,{{Cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |url=https://archive.org/details/joelwhitburnstop00whitbur/page/174/mode/2up |title=Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002 |date=2002 |publisher=Record Research |isbn=0898201551 |location=Menomonee Falls, Wisc. |pages=502}} and debuted on the magazine's Easy Listening chart May 25, peaking at number 5 during a seven-week run.{{Cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |url=https://archive.org/details/joelwhitburnpres0000whit/page/70/mode/2up |title=Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs, 1961-2006 |date=2007 |publisher=Record Research |isbn=978-0-8982-0169-7 |location=Menomonee Falls, Wis |pages=70}} The track debuted on the Cashbox singles chart in the issue dated May 11, 1963, peaking at number 12 during an eleven-week run.{{Cite book |last=Downey |first=Pat |url=https://archive.org/details/cashboxpopsingle00down/page/84/mode/2up |title=Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993 |date=1994 |publisher=Libraries Unlimited |isbn=1-56308-316-7 |location=Englewood, Colo. |pages=84-85}} it spent a week on the U.S. Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles charts dated July 6, 1963, and peaked at number 29.{{Cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |url=https://archive.org/details/joelwhitburnstop00whit/page/108/mode/2up |title=Joel Whitburn's top R & B singles, 1942-1988 |publisher=Record Research |year=1988 |isbn= |location=Menomonee Falls, Wis |pages=108}} 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".
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).{{cite web |title=You're the Reason I'm Living/18 Yellow Roses [Exemplar] |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/youre-the-reason-im-living-18-yellow-roses-exemplar-mw0000229698 |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=allmusic.com |publisher=}}
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web |first=Richie |last=Unterberger |title= 18 Yellow Roses > Review |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000845623 |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=May 15, 2015}}
| rev2 = Record Mirror
| rev3 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
| rev4 = Disc
}}
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."
Billboard in its Pop Spotlight Album Pick reviews, stated that "the arrangements sparkle and [Bobby Darin] is at his best."{{cite magazine |date=July 27, 1963 |title=Pop Spotlight: 18 Yellow Roses |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WgsEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA35&dq=bobby%20darin%2018%20yellow%20roses%20billboard&pg=PA35#v=onepage&q&f=false |magazine=Billboard |page=35 |volume=75 |issue=30 |editor=}}
Cashbox described the album as "One of the best sets that [Darin] has cut in quite a while."{{Cite magazine |date=July 20, 1963 |title=Cashbox Album Popular Picks Of The Week Reviews: 18 Yellow Roses |url=https://archive.org/details/cashbox24unse_43/page/22/mode/2up |magazine=Cash Box |pages=22 |volume=24 |issue=45}}
Variety said that the album "gives Bobby Darin a chance to cut loose on a set of pop hits of recent vintage."{{Cite magazine |date=July 17, 1963 |title=Variety Record Reviews Drain's Roses, 8½ Track, Domino's Here, Orbison's Dreams Top LP: In Dreams |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_variety_1963-07-17_231_8/page/66/mode/2up |magazine=Variety |pages=66 |volume=231 |issue=8}}
Hunter Nigel of Disc described the album as "a memorable LP even for Mr. D."{{Cite magazine |last1=Hunter |first1=Nigel |date=2 November 1963 |title=Disc Date Reviews LPs with Nigel Hunter :A GREAT ALBUM BY BRENDA - NOT A BAD TRACK IN IT' |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Disc/1963/DISC-1963-11-02.pdf |access-date=January 26, 2025 |magazine=Disc |page=9 |issue=293}}
Record Mirror notes Darin "has taken a bunch of the best sellers of recent times and given them his own distinctive treatment."{{Cite magazine |last=Watson |first=Jimmy |date=16 November 1963 |title=LP Reviews by Jimmy Watson: The Sensational Searchers must hit top once again! |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/60s/63/record-mirror-1963-11-16-s-ocr.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401224915/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/60s/63/record-mirror-1963-11-16-s-ocr.pdf |archive-date=1 April 2022 |access-date=6 August 2022 |magazine=Record Mirror |page=10 |issue=140}}
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
= Album =
= Singles =
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !US Hot 100 !US AC !US Cashbox !UK{{Cite web |date=1963-07-31 |title=Bobby Darin: Artist Chart History |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/6337/Bobby-Darin/ |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=Official Charts |language=en}} !US Hot R&B |
| 1963
| align="center" |10 | align="center" |5 | align="center" |12 | align="center" |37 | align="center" |29 |
Personnel
- Bobby Darin – vocals
- Jack Nitzsche – arranger, conductor
References
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Category:Albums arranged by Jack Nitzsche