Bobby Vee Sings Your Favorites
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| Bobby Vee Sings Your Favorites | ||||
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| Released | May 1960 | |||
| Genre | Rock and Roll | |||
| Length | 30:25 | |||
| Label | Liberty | |||
| Producer | Snuff Garrett | |||
| Bobby Vee chronology | ||||
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| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |   [1] |
Bobby Vee Sings Your Favorites is the debut album by American Singer Bobby Vee, released in May 1960 by Liberty Records.[2]
it features his 1st big hit Devil or Angel, and a mirror hit "Since I Met You Baby", They peaked at Nos. 6, and 81, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the United States.
it contiains a dozen balleds, consisting of old standards and "newer" love songs.[3] it provides a good look at popular ballads during that period and what fans could expect from him on future recordings[3]
The album was released on compact disc for the first time by Beat Goes On in 1999 as tracks 1 through 12 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 12 through 24 consisting of the other album being Vee's Other Album from February 1961, Bobby Vee.[4]
Critical reception
[edit]Billboard described it as "Liberty's remarkable young singer and rising star -- currently smashings with "Devil or Angel", records an album of the biggest pop hits of recent years. including "Devil or Angel", "Young Love", "Gone", etc".[5]
Cashbox praised [Vee] for his "performs here in his initial LP are the proven hits from the recent past, and The arrangements and vocal stylings are replicas of the tunes’ original hit sounds.[6]
Valley Times called it, an oscillating voice which grows upon the listener.[7]
Valley News noted that, "These might not be your all-time favorites, but teen listeners ougl't to enjoy his stylings of such tunes."[8]
Track listing
[edit]Side one
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Devil or Angel" | Blanche Carter | 2:17 |
| 2. | "Mr. Blue" | Dewayne Blackwell | 2:29 |
| 3. | "Just a Dream" | Jimmy Clanton, Cosimo Matassa | 2:47 |
| 4. | "Since I Met You Baby" | Ivory Joe Hunter | 2:42 |
| 5. | "It's All in the Game" | Charles G. Dawes | 2:42 |
| 6. | "You Send Me" | Sam Cooke | 2:41 |
Side two
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Young Love" | Ric Cartey, Carole Joyner | 2:47 |
| 2. | "My Prayer" | Georges Boulanger, Carlos Gomez Barrera, Jimmy Kennedy | 2:47 |
| 3. | "Sincerely" | Harvey Fuqua Alan Freed | 2:39 |
| 4. | "Gone" | Smokey Rogers | 2:06 |
| 5. | "I'm Sorry" | Dub Allbritten, Ronnie Self | 2:26 |
| 6. | "Everyday" | Buddy Holly Norman Petty | 2:07 |
Charts
[edit]| Year | Single | Chart | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | "Devil or Angel" | US Billboard Hot 100 | 6 |
| US Cashbox | 4 | ||
| US Billboard R&B | 22 | ||
| Canada CHUM | 2 | ||
| "Since I Met You Baby" | US Billboard Hot 100 | 81 |
References
[edit]- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1446. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Bobby Vee, Bobby Vee Sings Your Favorites. Discogs.com, Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ a b Reynolds, Robert (2016-04-13). The Music Of Bobby Vee. Lulu.com. p. 94. ISBN 9781365054129.
- ^ "Bobby Vee Sings Your Favorites/Bobby Vee". allmusic.com. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1960-09-26. p. 37.
- ^ "Album Reviews". Cash Box. Vol. 22, no. 5. October 29, 1960. p. 42.
- ^ "Valley Times 23 Nov 1960, page 5". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ "Valley News 21 Oct 1960, page Page 37". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ Bobby Vee Single Releases. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
- ^ Bobby Vee Charting Singles. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
