Commitment (album)

Commitment
Studio album by Bobby Darin
Released	July 1969
Genre	Folk rock
Length	31:04
Label	Direction
Producer	Bobby Darin
Bobby Darin chronology
Bobby Darin Born Walden Robert Cassotto (1968) Commitment (1969)

Commitment is an album by American singer Bobby Darin, released in 1969. It was released by Darin's own Direction label and did not chart.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Music critic Richie Unterberger wrote in his Allmusic review "It's a pity... that the album wasn't too good. The backup playing is only functional and perfunctory in a generic late-'60s folk-country-rock fashion, and the songs are neither too melodic nor too incisive in their lyrics, even as Darin was obviously striving for meaning... In spite of its consistent sound and vision, in the context of Darin's entire career it's a curiosity, and not something he did nearly as well as he did pop, rock & roll, swing jazz, or standards."^[1]

Track listing

All songs by Bobby Darin.

Side one

1. "Me and Mr. Hohner" – 3:10
2. "Sugar Man" – 2:50
3. "Sausalito (The Governors Song)" – 2:25
4. "Song for a Dollar" – 2:45
5. "Harvest" – 3:05

Side two

1. "Distractions, Pt. 1 song review" – 3:29
2. "Water Color Canvas" – 3:25
3. "Jive" – 2:02
4. "Hey Magic Man" – 4:25
5. "Light Blue" – 3:28

Personnel

• Bobby Darin – vocals, harmonica, keyboards
• Bill Aikens – piano
• Tommy Anato – drums
• Larry Devers – drums
• Berry Chapman – bass
• Dennis Quitman – bass
• Joey Lemon – guitar
• Bubba Poythress – guitar
• Brent Maher – engineer

References

Bobby Darin
Discography
Studio albums	Bobby Darin (1958) That's All (1960) This is Darin (1960) For Teenagers Only (1960) The 25th Day of December (1960) Two of a Kind (1961) Love Swings (1961) Twist with Bobby Darin (1961) Bobby Darin Sings Ray Charles (1962) Things and Other Things (1962) Oh! Look at Me Now (1962) You're the Reason I'm Living (1963) It's You or No One (1963) 18 Yellow Roses (1963) Earthy! (1963) Golden Folk Hits (1963) Winners (1964) From Hello Dolly to Goodbye Charlie (1964) Venice Blue (1965) Bobby Darin Sings The Shadow of Your Smile (1966) In a Broadway Bag (Mame) (1966) If I Were a Carpenter (1966) Inside Out (1967) Bobby Darin Sings Doctor Dolittle (1967) Bobby Darin Born Walden Robert Cassotto (1968) Commitment (1969)
Live albums	Darin at the Copa (1960) Live at the Desert Inn (1987)
Compilation albums	The Bobby Darin Story (1961) Aces Back to Back (2004)
Singles	"Splish Splash" "Early in the Morning" "Dream Lover" "Mack the Knife" "Beyond the Sea" "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" "Things" "You're the Reason I'm Living" "If I Were a Carpenter" "Darlin' Be Home Soon"
Related articles	Beyond the Sea (film)
Book:Bobby Darin