Bobby Vee with Strings and Things
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| Released | June 1961 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 25:26 | |||
| Label | Liberty | |||
| Producer | Snuff Garrett | |||
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Bobby Vee with Strings and Things is the third studio album American singer Bobby Vee, and was released in June 1961 by Liberty Records.[1] The album peaked at no. 47 on the failed to chart on the Cashbox albums chart.[2][3]
The album was released on compact disc for the first time by Beat Goes On on March 10, 1999 as tracks 1 through 12 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 13 through 24 consisting of the other album being Vee's Other Album from October 1961, Sings Hits of the Rockin' 50's.[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
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Record Mirror | [6] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [7] |
Bruce Eder of AllMusic praises Vee's covers of tracks such as Buddy Holly's "Love's Made a Fool of You" and Paul Anka's "Each Night", but believes "the overall album is decidedly uneven in approach and results, but what does work here as rock & roll and decent teen pop is enough to make it worth hearing".[1]
Billboard selected the album for a "Spotlight Album" review, stating that it featured "good classy string backings".[8]
Cash Box described the album as "Powerful" and noted "a variety of moods with various accompaniments"[9]
The New Record Mirror said Vee proves "himself to be a much better vocalist than some of his pop singles would have led you to believe" and "provides a most entertaining session on this LP."[6]
Track listing
[edit]Side one
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Baby Face" | Harry Akst, Benny Davis | 2:03 |
| 2. | "Pledging My Love" | Ferdinand Washington, Don Robey | 2:46 |
| 3. | "Love's Made a Fool of You" | Buddy Holly | 1:52 |
| 4. | "Light Infatuation" | DeWayne Blackwell | 1:50 |
| 5. | "Suzie-Q" | Eleanor Broadwater, Dale Hawkins, Stan Lewis | 1:41 |
| 6. | "Tears on My Pillow" | Sylvester Bradford, Al Lewis | 2:03 |
Side two
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "How Many Tears" | Carole King, Gerry Goffin | 2:03 |
| 2. | "That's All" | Bob Haymes, Alan Brandt | 2:19 |
| 3. | "Diana" | Paul Anka | 1:57 |
| 4. | "Laurie" | 2:05 | |
| 5. | "Each Night" | Paul Anka | 2:15 |
| 6. | "Bashful Bob" | Snuff Garrett, Dick Glasser | 2:12 |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1961) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Cashbox | 47 |
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | "How Many Tears" | Billboard Hot 100[12] | 63 |
| Cashbox[13] | 43 | ||
| UK Singles Chart[14] | 10 | ||
| "Baby Face" | Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100[15] | 119 | |
| Cashbox[13] | 97 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Eder, Bruce. Bobby Vee with Strings and Things: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
- ^ Reynolds, Robert (2016-04-13). The Music Of Bobby Vee. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781365054129.
- ^ Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 388. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
- ^ "Bobby Vee with Strings and Things/Sings Hits of the Rockin' '50's". allmusic.com. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Eight Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles". allmusic.com. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ a b Watson, Jimmy (October 7, 1961). "Bobby Vee: Bobby Vee with Strings and Things" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 110. p. 10. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1446. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Billboard Spotlight: Bobby Vee with Strings and Things". Billboard. May 8, 1961. p. 16.
- ^ "Album Reviews". Cash Box. Vol. 22, no. 34. May 20, 1961. p. 22.
- ^ Bobby Vee Single Releases. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
- ^ Bobby Vee Charting Singles. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
- ^ 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 Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. pp. 362–363. ISBN 1-56308-316-7.
- ^ "BOBBY VEE". Official Charts. 1961-01-25. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1982). Joel Whitburn's Bubbling under the hot 100, 1959-1981. Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-8982-0047-8.
