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

1. Unterberger, Richie. "Commitment > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved March 18, 2015.