[1] Richard Wess arranged and conducted the material for the album.

[3] In the UK, it spent nine weeks on the albums chart, peaking at number 4.

Griffith wrote in his Allmusic review, "This Is Darin showcases his confident phrasing with some moments of humor and a few trademark 'hut hut's (six in the first song!)...

Gone is the bobby-sock rock of 'Splish Splash' and even the crossover appeal of 'Mack the Knife.'

"[6] Billboard notes "Dick Wess exciting swinging backgrounds again showcase Darin's artful, stimulating vocal style on a group of nostalgic standards and a couple of originals"[11] Cashbox in its Popular Picks of The Weeks Reviews notes "Richard Wess is the guiding light behind the clever but effective arrangements, noticeably on the swinging version of “Clementine” and the pulsating “Caravan”[12] In The Show I'll Never Forget, Sean Manning describes the album as "a wonderful Sinatra-school album.