Dream Lover: The Bobby Darin Musical

Dream Lover: The Bobby Darin Musical
Soundtrack album by Australian Cast featuring David Campbell
Released	23 September 2016
Recorded	2016
Genre	Rock and roll, stage and screen
Label	Epic Records
David Campbell albums chronology
The Essential David Campbell (2015) Dream Lover: The Bobby Darin Musical (2016) Baby It's Christmas (2018)

Dream Lover: The Bobby Darin Musical is a jukebox musical based on an original concept and stage play by Frank Howson and John-Michael Howson, adapted for the stage by Frank Howson with Simon Phillips and Carolyn Burns. The musical tells the story of singer, songwriter and actor Bobby Darin.^[1][2][3]

The original production played at the Sydney Lyric Theatre from September to November 2016. It featured David Campbell as Bobby Darin, Caroline O'Connor as Polly / Mary Douvan, Hannah Fredericksen as Sandra Dee, Bert LaBonte as Charlie, Martin Crewes as Steve Blauner, Marney McQueen as Nina, and Phoebe Panaretos as Connie Francis. A Melbourne season, with Marina Prior replacing O'Connor, ran from December 2017 to March 2018 at the State Theatre.^[4]

Dream Lover was nominated for six 2018 Helpmann Awards including Best Musical. Campbell received the Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Musical.

Cast recording

The Australian cast recording featuring David Campbell was released in September 2016 and peaked at number 9 on the ARIA Chart. It was nominated for an ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Recording in 2017.

Track listing

1. "Dream Lover" – 2:20
2. "Mack the Knife" – 3:19
3. "Splish Splash" – 2:34
4. "That's the Way Love Is" – 2:52
5. "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die" – 1:47
6. "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" – 1:49
7. "I've Got the World on a String" – 2:14
8. "Call Me Irresponsible" – 2:37
9. "Dream Lover" (duet version) – 3:08
10. "Multiplication" – 1:43
11. "The Best Is Yet to Come" – 2:22
12. "Things" – 2:05
13. "More" – 3:17
14. "Beyond the Sea" – 3:00
15. "If I Were a Carpenter" – 2:43
16. "The Curtain Falls" – 4:19

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5]	9

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Catalogue
Australia	23 September 2016	CD,[6] digital download[7]	Sony Music Australia	88985369342

References

1. "David Campbell in Dream Lover". Dream Lover. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
2. "Dream Lover - the Bobby Darin Musical review (Lyric Theatre, Sydney) | Daily Review: Film, stage and music reviews, interviews and more". dailyreview.com.au. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
3. "Review / Surfeit of delights in 'Dream Lover' - Canberra CityNews". Canberra CityNews. 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
4. Woodhead, Cameron (2018-01-01). "Dream Lover, review". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
5. "Australiancharts.com – Musical / David Campbell – Dream Lover - The Bobby Darin Musical". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
6. "Dream Lover: The Bobby Darin Musical - Ocr (Australian Cast Recording feat. David Campbell)". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
7. "Dream Lover The Bobby Darrin Musical". iTunes Australia. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.