Bobby Vee Sings Hits of the Rockin' 50's
1961 studio album by Bobby Vee
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Bobby Vee Sings Hits of the Rockin' 50's is the fourth studio album by American singer Bobby Vee and released in October 1961 by Liberty Records.[1] Vee covers hits from the 1950s with this album including "Summertime Blues", "School Days", "Do You Want to Dance", "Lollipop", and "16 Candles".
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| Released | October 1961 | |||
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| Length | 28:17 | |||
| Label | Liberty | |||
| Producer | Snuff Garrett | |||
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The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated October 30, 1961, remaining on the album chart for eight weeks and peaking at No. 85.[2] it debuted in the UK shortly thereafter, on March 31, 1962 and spent its only week on the album chart there at number 20."[3]
The album was released on compact disc by Beat Goes On on March 10, 1999 as tracks 13 through 24 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 1 through 12 consisting of Vee's 1961 album, Bobby Vee with Strings and Things.[4]
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.[5]
Reception
At the time of the album's release, and Giving it four stars to indicate "strong sales potential",Billboard noted Vee "selected a flock of the biggest hits of the past decade and does them in his pleasant style",[7] while Cash Box thought "Youngsters will appreciate [Vee's] strict adherence to the original sounds" of past rock and roll hits.[9]
Retrospectively, Bruce Eder of AllMusic believes that "the album wears thin after a few spins" and "even though Vee's performances are good, the album is too calculated and workmanlike to transcend its humble origins."[1]
Track listing
Side one
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Do You Want to Dance" | Bobby Freeman | 2:39 |
| 2. | "Lollipop" | Beverly Ross, Julius Dixson | 1:54 |
| 3. | "School Days" | Chuck Berry | 2:27 |
| 4. | "Little Star" | Vito Picone, Arthur Venosa | 2:34 |
| 5. | "Come Go with Me" | Clarence Quick | 1:56 |
| 6. | "Summertime Blues" | Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart | 2:05 |
Side two
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby" | Margo Sylvia, Gilbert Lopez | 2:20 |
| 2. | "Lavender's Blue" | Traditional | 2:19 |
| 3. | "Donna" | Ritchie Valens | 2:32 |
| 4. | "Earth Angel" | Curtis Williams, Jesse Belvin, Gaynel Hodge | 2:45 |
| 5. | "The Wisdom of a Fool" | Roy Alfred, Abner Silver | 2:03 |
| 6. | "16 Candles" | Luther Dixon, Allyson R. Khent | 2:50 |
Charts
| Chart (1961) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Top LPs[2] | 85 |
| UK Albums Chart[3] | 20 |