30 Big Hits of the 60's

30 Big Hits of the 60's
Studio album by Bobby Vee
Released	August 1964
Genre	Pop
Length	38:48
Label	Liberty
Producer	Snuff Garrett
Bobby Vee chronology
The New Sound from England! (1964) 30 Big Hits of the 60's (1964) Live on Tour (1965)

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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[1]

30 Big Hits of the 60's is a studio album by American singer Bobby Vee, and was released in August 1964 by Liberty Records. ^[2]

it contains hits from the 1960s by other artist with this album, ^[3] among the 30 tracks with combained with 5 songs are several, Beatles, Searchers and  Frank Ifield song, and it including "Moon River", "P.S. I Love You", "My Dad", Memphis", "I Remember You", Needles and Pins", "Sukiyaki" and others. ^[4]

The album debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated October 31, 1964, and remained on the chart for two weeks, peaking at number 95. ^{[3] [5]}

Reception

At the time of the album's release, Billboard mentions "his appeal, coupled with that of the tunes." ^[6]

Cashbox called it "One of the best albums" and stated that "a medley of thirty familiar recent vintage chart-riders. He really shines as he dishes-up the likes of, “A Fool Never Learns,” “Love Me Do,” “I Remember You,” ^[7]

Variety notes "He delivers them all with spirit and finesse and since the songs are all set in their original arrangements." ^[8]

Press & Sun-Bulletin notes "it can find many favorites in it" ^[9]

Tampa Bay Times says Vee will "delight his fans with brief versions or numbers like Moon River, Danke Schoen, Ruby Baby" ^[10]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Medley: A Fool Never Learns, Do You Want to Know a Secret, Goodbye Cruel World, Blame It on the Bossa Nova, Dawn"	Sonny Curtis, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Gloria Shayne Baker, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Bob Gaudio, Sandy Linzer	6:15
2.	"Medley: Memphis, Love Me Do, Twist and Shout, Hey! Baby, P.S. I Love You"	Chuck Berry, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Phil Medley, Bert Berns, Margaret Cobb, Bruce Channel	4:55
3.	"Medley: Can't Get Used to Losing You, Spanish Harlem, Hey Girl, Blue on Blue, Everybody's Somebody's Fool"	Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Howard Greenfield Jack Keller,	7:45

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Medley: I Remember You", "Venus in Blue Jeans", "Save the Last Dance for Me", "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen, "Danke Schoen"	Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger, Carole King, Howard Greenfield Jack Keller, Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman, Neil Sedaka, Bert Kaempfert, Kurt Schwabach, Milt Gabler	5:44
2.	"Medley: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, Please Help Me, I'm Falling, Nadine, Ruby Baby, Needles and Pins"	Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield, Don Robertson. Hal Blair, Chuck Berry, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Jack Nitzsche, Sonny Bono	5:53
3.	"Medley: Moon River "(From The Paramount Pictures: Breakfast at Tiffany's)", "Crying in the Rain", "My First Lonely Night", "Sealed with a Kiss, "My Dad"	Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer, Carole King, Howard Greenfield Buzz Cason, Hachidai Nakamura, Thomas Lesslie, Peter Udell, Gary Geld. Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil	7:20

References

1. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1446. ISBN   9781846098567 . Retrieved August 22, 2024.
2. 30 Big Hits from the 60s - Bobby Vee | Album | AllMusic , retrieved July 4, 2025
3. Reynolds, Robert (April 19, 2016). The Music of Bobby Vee. Lulu.com. ISBN   978-1-365-05412-9.
4. Reynolds, Robert (April 19, 2016). The Music of Bobby Vee. Lulu.com. ISBN   978-1-365-05412-9.
5. Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 388. ISBN   0-8108-2005-6.
6. "Pop Spotlight: 30 Big Hits of the 60's". Billboard . Vol. 76, no. 40. October 3, 1964. p. 48.
7. Cash Box. Cash Box Pub. Co. October 17, 1964. p. 34.
8. "Variety Album Reviews Barbra Streisand, Merry Widow, Rivers, Wante Newton, Bobby Vee, Maharis, Youmans Top New LPs: 30 Big Hits of the 60's". Variety . Vol. 236, no. 5. September 23, 1964. p. 82.
9. "Press and Sun-Bulletin from Binghamton, New York". Newspapers.com. October 24, 1964. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
10. "Tampa Bay Times from St. Petersburg, Florida". Newspapers.com. December 23, 1964. Retrieved June 15, 2024.