Bobby Vee Sings Your Favorites is the debut album by American Singer Bobby Vee, released in May 1960 by Liberty Records.[2]
| 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] |
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.[3]
It contiains a dozen balleds, consisting of old standards and "newer" love songs.[4] it provides a good look at popular ballads during that period and what fans could expect from him on future recordings[4]
The album was released on compact disc 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 Vee's 1961 album, Bobby Vee.[5]
Reel To Reel labels included this CD in a box set entitled Eight Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles and was released on October 4, 2019.[6]
Critical reception
editBillboard 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".[7]
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.[8]
Valley Times called it, an oscillating voice which grows upon the listener.[9]
Valley News noted that, "These might not be your all-time favorites, but teen listeners ougl't to enjoy his stylings of such tunes."[10]
Track listing
editSide 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[3] | 6 |
| US Cashbox[13] | 4 | ||
| US Billboard R&B | 22 | ||
| Canada CHUM | 2 | ||
| "Since I Met You Baby" | US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 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 c Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 742. ISBN 0898-2-0155-1.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Eight Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles". allmusic.com. Retrieved 23 October 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.
- ^ Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. pp. 362–363. ISBN 1-56308-316-7.