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Things and Other Things
Studio album by
Bobby Darin
ReleasedJuly 1962
Recorded1958–1962
GenrePop
Length28:03
LabelAtco
ProducerAhmet Ertegün
Bobby Darin chronology
Bobby Darin Sings Ray Charles
(1962) 		Things and Other Things
(1962) 		Oh! Look at Me Now
(1962)

Things and Other Things is the tenth studio album by American singer Bobby Darin,[1] released in July 1962.[1]

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated October 6, 1962, and remained on the chart for 10 weeks, peaking at number 45.[2] It also debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated October 6, 1962, and remained on the chart for a total of 3 weeks, peaking at number 43.[3] The single "Things" charted in the Top Five.[4]

Background

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Darin had left Atco Records for Capitol when Things and Other Things was released.[5] The songs were taken from different sessions, some of which date back over four years."I'll Be There" was the only Darin original covered by Elvis Presley. "Theme from 'Come September'" comes from the film of the same name, which starred Darin and his future wife Sandra Dee.[1][6]

The album was reissued on CD in 2003 by Collectors' Choice.

Things and Other Things was included in a box set entitled Original Album Series, which contains 5 of his studio albums, and was released on March 1, 2010.[7]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[8]

In his Allmusic review, critic Lindsay Palmer wrote "...the artist's popularity would turn this seemingly monetarily-motivated odds and sods collection into a relatively successful package for the label. The dozen songs were taken from practically as many different sessions, some of which date back over a four-year span (1958 -- 1961)... Although stylistically eclectic, the material hangs together to offer an overview of the musical diversity that had become one of his strongest suits."[1]

Track listing

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All songs by Bobby Darin unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Things" (1962 single) – 2:35
  2. "I'll Be There" (B-side of "Bill Bailey", 1960) – 2:10
  3. "Lost Love" (Darin, Don Kirshner) (B-side of "Queen of the Hop", 1958) – 2:31
  4. "Look For My True Love" (B-side of "Nature Boy", 1961) – 1:59
  5. "Beachcomber" (1960 single) – 2:16
  6. "Now We're One" (B-side of "Early in the Morning", 1958) – 2:15
  7. "You're Mine" (B-side of "Mighty Mighty Man", 1958) – 2:09
  8. "Oo-Ee-Train" (B-side of "Lazy River", 1960) – 2:07
  9. "Jailer Bring Me Water" (B-side of "Things", 1962) – 2:20
  10. "Nature Boy" (eden ahbez) (1961 single) – 2:35
  11. "Theme From Come September" (1961 single) – 2:35
  12. "Sorrow Tomorrow" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) (B-side of "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby", 1961) – 2:31

Charts

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Album

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Chart (1963) Peak
position
U.S. Top LPs (Billboard)[2] 45
U.S. Cashbox[3] 43

Singles

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Year Title U.S. Hot 100[4] UK[9] U.S. Cashbox[10]
1962 "Things" 3 2 10

Personnel

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  • Bobby Darin – vocals, piano

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Palmer, Lindsay. "Things and Other Things > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 198. ISBN 0898201179. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 90. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
  4. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 502. ISBN 0898201551.
  5. ^ Billboard Mar 21, 1964
  6. ^ IMDB entry for Come September
  7. ^ "Original Album Series". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  8. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 394. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Bobby Darin: Artist Chart History". Official Charts. 1963-07-31. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  10. ^ Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. pp. 84–85. ISBN 1-56308-316-7.
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