Bobby Vinton Sings the Newest Hits

Bobby Vinton Sings the Newest Hits is Bobby Vinton's fifteenth studio album, released in 1967.[1]

Bobby Vinton Sings the Newest Hits
Studio album by
Released1967
GenrePop
LabelEpic
ProducerRobert Mersey
Bobby Vinton chronology
Live at the Copa
(1966)
Bobby Vinton Sings the Newest Hits
(1967)
Please Love Me Forever
(1967)

Primarily a cover album, this album contains various songs from past years, especially movie themes. Cover songs include "Call Me" (a British hit for Petula Clark in 1964 and U.S. hit for Chris Montez in 1965) and "The End of the World" (a hit for Skeeter Davis in 1963). Movie themes include "Born Free", "The Shadow of Your Smile", "This Is My Song", "Georgy Girl" and "All". Two singles came from this album: "Coming Home Soldier" (co-written by Vinton); the song, a sequel of sorts to Vinton's earlier hit "Mr. Lonely", reached #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The follow-up, "For He's A Jolly Good Fellow", originally written and recorded by Ray Stevens, charted at #66.

Track listing

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Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Born Free" ([From the Columbia Picture Born Free])Don Black, John Barry2:48
2."The Shadow of Your Smile (Love Theme from The Sandpiper)" ([From the M-G-M and Filmways Production The Sandpiper])Paul Francis Webster, Johnny Mandel2:42
3."This Is My Song" ([From the Universal Picture A Countess from Hong Kong])Charles Chaplin2:10
4."Call Me"Tony Hatch2:18
5."For He's a Jolly Good Fellow"Ray Stevens2:39
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Georgy Girl" ([From the Motion Picture Georgy Girl])Jim Dale, Tom Springfield2:11
2."The End of the World"Sylvia Dee, Arthur Kent2:55
3."Sunrise, Sunset" ([From the Musical Production Fiddler on the Roof])Sheldon Harnick, Jerry Bock2:24
4."All" ([Theme from the Motion Picture Run for Your Wife])Ray Jessel, Marian Grudeff, Nino Oliviero2:25
5."Coming Home Soldier"Gene Allan, Bobby Vinton2:29

Personnel

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  • Bobby Vinton - vocals
  • Robert Mersey - producer, arranger, conductor

Charts

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Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1967 "Coming Home Soldier" The Billboard Hot 100 11
1967 "For He's A Jolly Good Fellow" The Billboard Hot 100 66

References

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  1. ^ "Bobby Vinton Sings the Newest Hits - Bobby Vinton | User Reviews | AllMusic". AllMusic.