Bobby Vee with Strings and Things
1961 studio album by Bobby Vee From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1961 studio album by Bobby Vee From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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| Released | June 1961 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 25:26 | |||
| Label | Liberty | |||
| Producer | Snuff Garrett | |||
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| Singles from Bobby Vee with Strings and Things | ||||
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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]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Record Mirror | [5] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [6] |
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".[7]
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."[5]
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Chart (1961) | Peak position |
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| Cashbox | 47 |
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | "How Many Tears" | Billboard Hot 100 | 63 |
| Cashbox | 43 | ||
| UK Singles Chart | 10 | ||
| "Baby Face" | Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 | 119 | |
| Cashbox | 97 |
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