Sings Hits of the Rockin' 50's
Sings Hits of the Rockin' 50's | ||||
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Studio album by Bobby Vee | ||||
Released | October 1961 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 28:17 | |||
Label | Liberty | |||
Producer | Snuff Garrett | |||
Bobby Vee chronology | ||||
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Sings Hits of the Rockin' 50's is a studio album by American singer Bobby Vee, released in October 1961 by Liberty Records. Vee covers hits from the 1950s with this album including "Summertime Blues", "School Days", "Do You Want to Dance", "Lollipop", and "16 Candles".
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.[1] it debuted in the UK shortly thereafter, on March 31, 1962 and spent its only week on the album chart there at number 20."[2]
The album was released on compact disc for the first time 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 the other album being Vee's Other Album from June 1961, Bobby Vee with Strings and Things.[3]
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
At the time of the album's release, Billboard noted Vee "selected a flock of the biggest hits of the past decade and does them in his pleasant style",[6] while Cash Box thought "Youngsters will appreciate [Vee's] strict adherence to the original sounds" of past rock and roll hits.[7]
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."[4]
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[8] | 85 |
UK Albums Chart"[2] | 20 |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums: 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 814. ISBN 978-0-8982-0117-8.
- ^ a b "BOBBY VEE". Official Charts. 1962-03-31. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "Bobby Vee with Strings and Things/Sings Hits of the Rockin' '50's". allmusic.com. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ a b Eder, Bruce. Bobby Vee Sings Hits of the Rockin' 50's: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1446. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Spotlight Albums of the Week: Pop LP's". Billboard. Vol. 73, no. 31. August 7, 1961. p. 28.
- ^ "Album Reviews". Cash Box. Vol. 22, no. 22. August 12, 1961. p. 16.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top R&B singles, 1942-1995. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 183. ISBN 0-8982-0115-2.
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