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Darren is perhaps best-known as the actor who played Moondoggie in the original Gidget, and more recently the character of Vic Fontaine in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Concurrently with his acting career, he spent the '70s doing nightclubs in Vegas, Reno, and Tahoe and fairs around the country as a popular crooner. On this appealing collection featuring classic songs from various eras and shimmering, jazzy big-band arrangements by Patrick Williams, Darren follows in the footsteps of his idols Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett. Not surprisingly, he recorded the 14 tracks at the Capitol studios where Ol' Blue Eyes did some of his most famous work. Darren has an easy, Bennett-like voice -- instantly likeable, rich, and emotionally resonant. So, with solid vocals and one of the best arrangers in the business, the only wild card would be choice of material -- and it's spectacular. He opens with a perky take on Cole Porter's "Just One of Those Things," then digs into the catalogs of Leslie Bricusse (the playful "My Kind of Girl"), Oscar Levant ("Blame It on My Youth"), and, of course, joyful songs that Bennett popularized like "Because of You" and "Good Life." On the opposite side emotionally, he tackles "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" with a slight Brazilian-flavored arrangement. Darren also has a great time turning pop classics like "More Today Than Yesterday" and "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" into jazzy songs that sound like they were written a generation before they were. The set closes with a charming jazz trio take on "Dream a Little Dream of Me," which won't make you forget Mama Cass but is nevertheless engaging. Darren hardly crafts a crooning style of his own, preferring to go after the warm familiarity of his idols. Still, in its own way, Because of You is pretty irresistible.
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
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Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - James Darren, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Concord Records, Inc.
Leslie Bricusse, ComposerLyricist - James Darren, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Concord Records, Inc.
Bob Crewe, ComposerLyricist - Bob Gaudio, ComposerLyricist - James Darren, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Concord Records, Inc.
Jack Strachey, ComposerLyricist - Eric Maschwitz, ComposerLyricist - Manning Sherwin, ComposerLyricist - James Darren, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Concord Records, Inc.
James Darren, MainArtist - Patrick N. Upton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Concord Records, Inc.
Edward Heyman, ComposerLyricist - OSCAR LEVANT, ComposerLyricist - James Darren, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Concord Records, Inc.
Dudley Wilkinson, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Hammerstein, ComposerLyricist - James Darren, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Concord Records, Inc.
Jack Reardon, ComposerLyricist - ALEC WILDER, ComposerLyricist - SACHA DISTEL, ComposerLyricist - James Darren, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Concord Records, Inc.
Frank Sinatra, ComposerLyricist - Jack Wolf, ComposerLyricist - Joel S. Herron, ComposerLyricist - James Darren, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Concord Records, Inc.
AL DUBIN, ComposerLyricist - Harry Warren, ComposerLyricist - James Darren, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Concord Records, Inc., j
Mort Garson, ComposerLyricist - Bob Hilliard, ComposerLyricist - James Darren, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Concord Records, Inc.
Dorothy Fields, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy McHugh, ComposerLyricist - James Darren, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Concord Records, Inc.
Arthur Johnston, ComposerLyricist - Sam Coslow, ComposerLyricist - James Darren, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Concord Records, Inc.
Gus Kahn, ComposerLyricist - Wilbur Schwandt, ComposerLyricist - Fabian Andre, ComposerLyricist - James Darren, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Concord Records, Inc.
Album review
Darren is perhaps best-known as the actor who played Moondoggie in the original Gidget, and more recently the character of Vic Fontaine in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Concurrently with his acting career, he spent the '70s doing nightclubs in Vegas, Reno, and Tahoe and fairs around the country as a popular crooner. On this appealing collection featuring classic songs from various eras and shimmering, jazzy big-band arrangements by Patrick Williams, Darren follows in the footsteps of his idols Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett. Not surprisingly, he recorded the 14 tracks at the Capitol studios where Ol' Blue Eyes did some of his most famous work. Darren has an easy, Bennett-like voice -- instantly likeable, rich, and emotionally resonant. So, with solid vocals and one of the best arrangers in the business, the only wild card would be choice of material -- and it's spectacular. He opens with a perky take on Cole Porter's "Just One of Those Things," then digs into the catalogs of Leslie Bricusse (the playful "My Kind of Girl"), Oscar Levant ("Blame It on My Youth"), and, of course, joyful songs that Bennett popularized like "Because of You" and "Good Life." On the opposite side emotionally, he tackles "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" with a slight Brazilian-flavored arrangement. Darren also has a great time turning pop classics like "More Today Than Yesterday" and "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" into jazzy songs that sound like they were written a generation before they were. The set closes with a charming jazz trio take on "Dream a Little Dream of Me," which won't make you forget Mama Cass but is nevertheless engaging. Darren hardly crafts a crooning style of his own, preferring to go after the warm familiarity of his idols. Still, in its own way, Because of You is pretty irresistible.
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:40
- Main artists: James Darren
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Concord Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2001 Concord Records, Inc. ℗ 2001 Concord Records, Inc.
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