''It's You or No One'' is a studio album by American singer
Bobby Darin
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, released in June 1963.
Darin had left
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Capitol Records
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, but left this album unreleased since it was recorded in 1960.
The first side was arranged by
Torrie Zito, with the second arranged by
Bobby Scott.
The swinging first side makes little use of the brass section, while the slow second side has the feel of a chamber orchestra and no use of percussion at all. As with Darin's previous albums of standards, the album is a mix of well-known songs and obscurities, including three numbers written by Libby Holden, about whom very little is known.
Reception
In a review for
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, critic JT Griffith wrote "Like ''Love Swings'', ''It's You or No One'' is upbeat first and melancholy "the morning after. ...Familiar territory for Darin, but filled with moving, solid interpretations."
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'' referred to it as a "sure-fire sales item."
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''Disc'' notes "There are strings on hand to sigh softly in the background aud occasinoally on the fun side a gentle ... swing from the rhythm section.
Track listing
#"It's You or No One" (
Sammy Cahn
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I Hadn't Anyone Till You
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Ray Noble
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#"Not Mine" (
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Victor Schertzinger
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#"I've Never Been in Love Before" (
Frank Loesser
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Arthur Altman
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#"Only One Little Item" (Libby Holden) – 3:58
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Duke Ellington
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Irving Berlin
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I'll Be Around" (
Alec Wilder
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#"All I Do Is Cry" (Libby Holden) – 2:43
#"I Guess I'm Good for Nothing But the Blues" (Libby Holden) – 3:24
Personnel
*Bobby Darin – vocals
*
Torrie Zito – arranger, conductor
*
Bobby Scott – arranger, conductor
References
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1963 albums
Bobby Darin albums
Atco Records albums