Bobby Vee's Golden Greats

Bobby Vee's Golden Greats
Compilation album by Bobby Vee
Released	November 1962
Recorded	1959–1962
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	34:01
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
"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.

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 during its 19-week run. ^[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 single, "Punish Her", debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue dated September 1, 1962, peaking at number 20 during its eight-week stay. ^[6] on the Cashbox singles, it reached number 32 during its eight-week stay. ^[7]

The album was released on compact disc 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 . ^[8]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[9]
New Record Mirror	[10]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[11]
Disc	[12]

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." ^[9]

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" ^[13]

New Record Mirror raved, "Bobby is right back at the top of the pop tree and looks set for a long time to come." ^[10]

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". ^[12] The Honolulu Advertiser called it "another par-favorite." ^[14]

Track listing

Side one

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

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Rubber Ball"	A. Orlowski Aaron Schroeder	2:17
2.	"Please Don't Ask About Barbara"	Bill Buchanan, Jack Keller	2:03
3.	"How Many Tears"	Carole King, Gerry Goffin	2:03
4.	"Everyday"	Buddy Holly, Norman Petty	2:10
5.	"Sharing You"	Gerry Goffin, Carole King	2:03
6.	"One Last Kiss"	Charles Strouse, Lee Adams	1:58
7.	"More Than I Can Say"	Sonny Curtis, Jerry Allison	2:26
8.	"Someday (When I'm Gone From You)" (Featuring The Crickets)	Tom Lesslie, Dick Glasser	2:10

Charts

Chart (1962)	Peak position
US Billboard Top LPs [3]	24
US Cash Box [4]	22
UK Albums Chart [5]	10

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Peak
1962	"Punish Her"	US Billboard Hot 100 [6]	20
		US Cash Box [7]	32

Billboard & UK singles chart positions for previously Singles

Song	US chart debut	Hot 100 [15] [6] [16]	U.S. Cashbox [7]	UK chart debut	UK singles chart [5]
"Suzie Baby"	August 29, 1959	77	–	–	–
"One Last Kiss"	May 23, 1960	112	91	–	–
"Devil or Angel"	August 1, 1960	13	4	–	–
"Rubber Ball"	November 28, 1960	6	6	January 25, 1961	4
"Stayin' In"	February 27, 1961	33	32	April 19, 1961	4
"More Than I Can Say"	February 27, 1961	61	1	April 19, 1961	4
"How Many Tears"	May 29, 1961	63	43	August 9, 1961	10
"Take Good Care of My Baby"	August 7, 1961	1	1	November 1, 1961	3
"Run to Him"	November 13, 1961	2	4	December 27, 1961	6
"Walking with My Angel"	November 27, 1961	53	89	–	–
"Please Don't Ask About Barbara"	February 24, 1962	15	18	March 24, 1962	29
"Sharing You"	May 19, 1962	15	20	June 10, 1962	10

References

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2. "Images for Bobby Vee – Bobby Vee's Golden Greats". Discogs.com. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
3. 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. Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 388. ISBN   0-8108-2005-6.
5. "BOBBY VEE". Official Charts. April 20, 1963. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
6. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 742. ISBN   0898-2-0155-1.
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8. "Golden Greats/Golden Greats, Vol. 2". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
9. Eder, Bruce. "Bobby Vee – Bobby Vee's Golden Greats: Album Ratings". AllMusic. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
10. "LPs From The Big Chart Names" (PDF). Record Mirror . April 27, 1963. p. 10.
11. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1446. ISBN   9781846098567.
12. Hunter, Nigel (April 13, 1963). "Album Reviews of Hunter Nigel" (PDF). Disc . No. 264. p. 10. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
13. "Pop Spotlight: Bobby Vee's Golden Greats". Billboard . Vol. 74, no. 41. October 13, 1962. p. 22.
14. "Oct 07, 1962, page 114 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
15. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 740. ISBN   0898-2-0155-1.
16. 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.