Bobby Vee's Golden Greats

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Bobby Vee's Golden Greats
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Compilation album by
Bobby Vee
ReleasedNovember 1962
Recorded1959–1962
Genre Rock and roll
Length34:01
Label Liberty
Producer Snuff Garrett
Bobby Vee chronology
Bobby Vee Meets the Crickets
(1962)		Bobby Vee's Golden Greats
(1962)		 Merry Christmas from Bobby Vee
(1962)
Singles from Bobby Vee's Golden Greats
  1. "Punish Her"
    Released: August 10, 1962

Bobby Vee's Golden Greats is a compilation album by American singer Bobby Vee that was released in November 1962 by Liberty Records. It was Vee's first greatest hits compilation on the Liberty label.

Contents

He had as the major influences in his career his personal manager Arnold Mills and record producer, Snuff Garrett. [1] [2]

The album debuted on Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated November 3, 1962, and remained on the album chart for 44 weeks, peaking at No. 24. [3] No. 22 on the Cashbox albums chart. [4] It was more successful in The UK, where it spent for 14 weeks on the album chart there peaking at No. 10" [5]

The album was released on compact disc for the first time by Beat Goes On on October 28, 2003, as tracks 1 through 12 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 13 through 24 consisting of Vee's 1966 Compilation album, Bobby Vee's Golden Greats Vol. 2. [6]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
New Record Mirror Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Disc Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]

William Ruhlmann of AllMusic said that "it captures him thoroughly in his Buddy Holly mode, and the effect is extremely haunting. Otherwise, every track here earned its place on the album, it helps to make a significant part of this album a tribute to Holly. As a hits compilation, this is an above-average release." [7]

Billboard selected the album for a "Spotlight Album" review, stating that it featured "A potent line-up of hit tunes by the hit-maker that spells sales in all sort of location" [11]

Record Mirror raved, "Bobby is right back at the top of the pop tree and looks set for a long time to come." [8]

Hunter Nigel of Disc wrote in his review that "Take Good Care of My Baby and Someday, which he does with the Crickets come off best". [10] The Honolulu Advertiser called it "another par-favorite." [12]

Track listing

Side one

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Take Good Care of My Baby" Carole King, Gerry Goffin 2:27
2."Devil or Angel"Blanche Carter2:17
3."Punish Her"Neval Nader, John Gluck1:52
4."Suzie Baby"Bobby Vee2:48
5."Walkin' with My Angel"Goffin, King2:14
6."Stayin' In" John D. Loudermilk 2:03
7."Run to Him" Gerry Goffin, Jack Keller 2:07

Side two

Charts

Chart (1962)Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs [3] 24
US Cash Box [4] 22
UK Albums Chart [5] 10
Singles [13] [14]
YearSingleChartPeak
1962"Punish Her"US Billboard Hot 100 [15] 20
US Cash Box [16] 32

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References

  1. ↑ Reynolds, Robert (2016-04-19). The Music of Bobby Vee. Lulu.com. ISBN   978-1-365-05412-9.
  2. ↑ "Images for Bobby Vee – Bobby Vee's Golden Greats". Discogs.com. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  3. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums : 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 814. ISBN   978-0-8982-0117-8.
  4. 1 2 Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 388. ISBN   0-8108-2005-6.
  5. 1 2 "BOBBY VEE". Official Charts. 1963-04-20. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  6. ↑ "Golden Greats/Golden Greats, Vol. 2". allmusic.com. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  7. 1 2 Eder, Bruce. "Bobby Vee – Bobby Vee's Golden Greats: Album Ratings". AllMusic. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  8. 1 2 "LPs From The Big Chart Names" (PDF). Record Mirror . April 27, 1963. p. 10.
  9. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1446. ISBN   9781846098567.
  10. 1 2 Hunter, Nigel (13 April 1963). "Album Reviews of Hunter Nigel" (PDF). Disc . No. 264. p. 10. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  11. ↑ "Pop Spotlight: Bobby Vee's Golden Greats". Billboard . Vol. 74, no. 41. October 13, 1962. p. 22.
  12. ↑ "Oct 07, 1962, page 114 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  13. ↑ Bobby Vee Single Releases. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  14. ↑ Bobby Vee Charting Singles. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  15. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 742. ISBN   0898-2-0155-1.
  16. ↑ Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. pp. 362–363. ISBN   1-56308-316-7.
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