# 18 Yellow Roses

18 Yellow Roses is a studio album by American singer Bobby Darin, released in July 1963. It was produced by Nik Venet and featured several arrangers including Walter Raim.
The album features the title track "18 Yellow Roses", which debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue dated May 11 1963, peaking at number 10 during its ten-week stay. number 12 on the Cashbox singles chart during its eleven-week stay when it debuted on the charts issue dated May 11, 1963., and number 5 on the magazine's Easy Listening chart, during its seven-week stayed when it debuted on the charts issue dated May 25, 1963. it also features recent cover hits including "On Broadway", "Can't Get Used to Losing You" and "Our Day Will Come"
The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated August 24, 1963, and remained on the chart for 5 weeks, peaking at number 96. It also debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated July 20, 1963, and remained on the chart for a total of 7 weeks, peaking at number 69.
The album was released on compact disc by Exemplar in 2002 as tracks 13 through 24 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 1 through 12 containing Darin's 1963 album, You're the Reason I'm Living.

## Reception

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Record Mirror | |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| Disc | |
In his AllMusic review, critic Richie Unterberger praised the single "18 Yellow Roses" and its B-side "Not for Me", but generally panned the rest of the album, writing "otherwise '18 Yellow Roses' sounds like a bit of a rush job rather than an artistic statement."
Billboard in its Pop Spotlight Album Pick reviews, stated that "the arrangements sparkle and [Bobby Darin] is at his best."
Cashbox described the album as "One of the best sets that [Darin] has cut in quite a while."
Variety said that the album "gives Bobby Darin a chance to cut loose on a set of pop hits of recent vintage."
Hunter Nigel of Disc described the album as "a memorable LP even for Mr. D."
Record Mirror notes Darin "has taken a bunch of the best sellers of recent times and given them his own distinctive treatment."

## Track listing

* "18 Yellow Roses" (Bobby Darin) – 2:19
* "On Broadway" (Jerry Leiber, Barry Mann, Mike Stoller, Cynthia Weil) – 2:37
* "Ruby Baby" (Leiber, Stoller) – 2:16
* "Reverend Mr. Black" (Leiber, Stoller, Billy Edd Wheeler) – 2:54
* "End of the World" (Sylvia Dee, Arthur Kent) – 2:36
* "Not for Me" (Darin) – 2:22
* "Walk Right In" (Gus Cannon, Hosea Woods) – 2:33
* "From a Jack to a King" (Ned Miller) – 1:57
* "I Will Follow Her" (Arthur Altman, Norman Gimbel, Jacques Plante, Del Roma, J. W. Stole) – 2:29
* "Our Day Will Come" (Mort Garson, Bob Hilliard) – 2:46
* "Can't Get Used to Losing You" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) – 2:12
* "Rhythm of the Rain" (John Gummoe) – 2:06

## Charts
### Album

| Chart (1963) | Peak position |
| U.S. Top LPs (Billboard) | 96 |
| U.S. Cashbox | 69 |

### Singles

| Year | Title | U.S. Hot 100 | UK | U.S. AC | U.S. Cashbox |
| 1963 | "18 Yellow Roses" | 10 | 37 | 5 | 12 |

## Personnel

* Bobby Darin – vocals
* Jack Nitzsche – arranger, conductor