The master plates of several versions of this release contained Darin's autograph in the trail off section of the vinyl on side two.

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated May 22, 1961, and remained on the chart for 42 weeks, peaking at number 18.

[2] The Bobby Darin Story was included in a box set entitled Four Classic Albums Plus Box Set, which contains 3 of his studio albums, 1 compilation, and was released on July 1, 2016.

[3] Music critic Cub Koda wrote in his Allmusic review on the CD reissue "Released in the early '60s, here's the first part of Darin's career told by the vocalist himself in a 12-song greatest-hits collection that really works.

The narration inserts still function well after all these years, making you realize that this was originally a vinyl album, as Darin negotiates from rock & roller to finger-snapping lounge lizard.