 | This article needs additional citations for verification .(January 2024) |
The following is a discography of American singer Bobby Vee.
| | This article needs additional citations for verification .(January 2024) |
The following is a discography of American singer Bobby Vee.
| Year of release | Titles (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated | Label | Chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | U.S. Billboard AC | UK Singles [1] | U.S. Billboard R&B | US Cashbox [2] | Canada CHUM RPM | ||||
| 1959 | "Suzie Baby" B-side: "Flyin' High" (non-album track) | Soma 1110 Liberty 55208 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | Bobby Vee's Golden Greats |
| 1960 | "What Do You Want" B-side: "My Love Loves Me" | Liberty 55234 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks |
| "One Last Kiss" B-side: "Laurie" (from Bobby Vee with Strings and Things) | Liberty 55251 | 112 | — | — | — | 91 | — | Bobby Vee | |
| "Devil or Angel" / | Liberty 55270 | 6 | — | — | 22 | 4 | 2 | Bobby Vee Sings Your Favorites | |
| "Since I Met You Baby" | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Rubber Ball" B-side: "Everyday" (from Bobby Vee Sings Your Favorites) | Liberty 55287 | 6 | — | 4 | — | 6 | 4 | Bobby Vee | |
| 1961 | "Stayin' In" / | Liberty 55296 | 33 | — | flip | — | 32 | — | |
| "More Than I Can Say" | 61 | — | 4 | — | 48 | — | |||
| "How Many Tears" / | Liberty 55325 | 63 | — | 10 | — | 43 | — | Bobby Vee with Strings and Things | |
| "Baby Face" | 119 | — | — | — | 97 | — | |||
| "Take Good Care of My Baby" [3] B-side: "Bashful Bob" (from Bobby Vee with Strings and Things) | Liberty 55354 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | Take Good Care of My Baby | |
| "Run to Him" / | Liberty 55388 | 2 | — | 6 | — | 4 | 6 | ||
| "Walkin' with My Angel" | 53 | — | — | — | 89 | 5 | |||
| 1962 | "Please Don't Ask About Barbara" / | Liberty 55419 | 15 | — | 29 | — | 18 | 3 | A Bobby Vee Recording Session |
| "I Can't Say Goodbye" | 92 | — | — | — | 90 | — | |||
| "Sharing You" / UK B-side: "At A Time Like This" (non-album track) | Liberty 55451 | 15 | — | 10 | — | 20 | — | ||
| "In My Baby's Eyes" | — | — | — | — | 121 | — | |||
| "Punish Her" / | Liberty 55479 | 20 | — | — | — | 32 | — | Bobby Vee's Golden Greats | |
| "Someday (When I'm Gone from You)" | 99 | — | — | — | 129 | — | Bobby Vee Meets the Crickets | ||
| "A Forever Kind of Love" B-side: "Remember Me, Huh?" (from Take Good Care of My Baby) U.K. release only | Liberty 10046 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | A Bobby Vee Recording Session | |
| "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" / | Liberty 55521 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | The Night Has a Thousand Eyes | |
| "Anonymous Phone Call" | 110 | — | — | — | 108 | — | |||
| 1963 | "Charms"/ | Liberty 55530 | 13 | 5 | — | — | 15 | 20 | Golden Greats, Volume 2 |
| "Bobby Tomorrow" | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | Non-album track | ||
| "Be True to Yourself" / | Liberty 55581 | 34 | — | — | — | 36 | 15 | Golden Greats, Volume 2 | |
| "A Letter from Betty" | 85 | — | — | — | 100 | 15 | Non-album track | ||
| "Never Love a Robin" / | Liberty 55636 | 99 | — | — | — | 101 | — | Golden Greats, Volume 2 | |
| "Yesterday and You" | 55 | — | — | — | 53 | — | |||
| 1964 | "Stranger in Your Arms" / | Liberty 55654 | 83 | — | — | — | 90 | — | Non-album tracks |
| "1963" | — | — | — | — | tag | — | |||
| "I'll Make You Mine" B-side: "She's Sorry" | Liberty 55670 | 52 | — | — | — | 54 | — | The New Sound from England! | |
| "Hickory, Dick and Doc" B-side: "I Wish You Were Mine Again" (non-album track) | Liberty 55700 | 63 | — | — | — | 81 | 18 | Golden Greats, Volume 2 | |
| "Where Is She" B-side: "How to Make a Farewell" | Liberty 55726 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |
| 1965 | "Every Little Bit Hurts" / | Liberty 55751 | 84 | — | — | — | 89 | — | Golden Greats, Volume 2 |
| "Pretend You Don't See Her" | 97 | — | — | — | 80 | — | |||
| "Cross My Heart" B-side: "This Is the End" (non-album track) | Liberty 55761 | 99 | — | — | — | 101 | — | ||
| "Keep On Trying" B-side: "You Won't Forget Me" (from The Night Has a Thousand Eyes) | Liberty 55790 | 85 | — | — | — | 84 | — | ||
| "True Love Never Runs Smooth" B-side: "Hey Little Girl" U.K. release only | Liberty 10213 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |
| "Run Like the Devil" B-side: "Take a Look Around Me" (non-album track) | Liberty 55828 | 124 | — | — | — | 106 | — | Do What You Gotta Do | |
| "High Coin" B-side: "The Story Of My Life" | Liberty 55843 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |
| 1966 | "A Girl I Used to Know" B-side: "Gone" (non-album track) | Liberty 55854 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | Golden Greats, Volume 2 |
| "Look at Me Girl" B-side: "Save a Love" (non-album track) Original A-side: "Butterfly" (non-album track, did not chart) | Liberty 55877 | 52 | — | — | — | 67 | 53 | Look at Me Girl | |
| "Before You Go" B-side: "Here Today" (non-album track) | Liberty 55921 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |
| 1967 | "Come Back When You Grow Up" Original B-side: "That's All in the Past" (from Look at Me Girl) Later B-side: "Swahili Serenade" (Non-album track) | Liberty 55964 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | Come Back When You Grow Up |
| "Beautiful People" B-side: "I May Be Gone" (from Come Back When You Grow Up) | Liberty 56009 | 37 | — | — | — | 27 | 19 | Just Today | |
| 1968 | "Maybe Just Today" B-side: "You're a Big Girl Now" (from Come Back When You Grow Up) | Liberty 56014 | 46 | — | — | — | 38 | 35 | |
| "Medley: My Girl/Hey Girl" B-side: "Just Keep It Up (And See What Happens)" | Liberty 56033 | 35 | — | — | — | 17 | 7 | ||
| "Do What You Gotta Do" B-side: "Thank You" | Liberty 56057 | 83 | — | — | — | 65 | 62 | Do What You Gotta Do | |
| "(I'm Into Lookin' For) Someone to Love Me" B-side: "Thank You" (from Do What You Gotta Do) | Liberty 56080 | 98 | — | — | — | 92 | 84 | Gates, Grills & Railings | |
| 1969 | "Jenny Came to Me" B-side: "Santa Cruz" | Liberty 56096 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks |
| "Let's Call It a Day Girl" / | Liberty 56124 | 92 | — | — | — | 97 | 79 | ||
| "I'm Gonna Make It Up to You" | — | — | — | — | 132 | — | |||
| 1970 | "In and Out of Love" B-side: "Electric Trains and You" | Liberty 56149 | 111 | — | — | — | 105 | — | |
| "Woman in My Life" B-side: "No Obligation" | Liberty 56178 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sweet Sweetheart" B-side: "Rock and Roll Music and You" | Liberty 56208 | 88 | — | — | — | 94 | — | ||
| 1971 | "Signs" B-side: "Something to Say" | United Artists 50755 | — | — | — | — | 125 | — | |
| 1973 | "Take Good Care of My Baby (acoustic)" B-side: "Every Opportunity" (released under the name "Robert Thomas Velline") | United Artists XW199-W, UP 35516 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Nothin' Like a Sunny Day |
| 1975 | "Loving You" B-side: "Saying Goodbye" [4] | Shady Brook 013 | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks |
| 1978 | "Well All Right" B-side: "Something Has Come Between Us" | United Artists UP 36370 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Note: Cashbox featured separate charts for stereo and mono albums until 1965 when both charts were merged into one.
| Release date | Album | Label | Chart Positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard [5] | Cashbox Mono [6] | Cashbox Stereo [6] | UK Albums Chart [7] | |||
| 1960 | Bobby Vee Sings Your Favorites | Liberty LRP-3165 (Mono)/LST-7165 (Stereo) | — | — | — | — |
| 1961 | Bobby Vee | Liberty LRP-3181/LST-7181 | 18 | 46 | — | — |
| 1961 | Bobby Vee with Strings and Things | Liberty LRP-3186/LST-7186 | — | 47 | — | — |
| 1961 | Sings Hits of the Rockin' 50's | Liberty LRP-3205/LST-7205 | 85 | — | — | 20 |
| 1961 | Take Good Care of My Baby | Liberty LRP-3211/LST-7211 | 91 | 29 | 29 | 7 |
| 1962 | A Bobby Vee Recording Session | Liberty LRP-3232/LST-7232 | 121 | — | — | 10 |
| 1962 | Bobby Vee Meets the Crickets | Liberty LRP-3228/LST-7228 | 42 | — | — | 2 |
| 1962 | Merry Christmas from Bobby Vee | Liberty LRP-3267/LST-7267 | 136 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | The Night Has a Thousand Eyes | Liberty LRP-3285/LST-7285 | 102 | 51 | — | 15 |
| 1963 | Bobby Vee Meets the Ventures | Liberty LRP-3289/LST-7289 | 91 | 37 | — | — |
| 1963 | I Remember Buddy Holly | Liberty LRP-3336/LST-7336 | — | 54 | — | — |
| 1964 | Bobby Vee Sings the New Sound from England! | Liberty LRP-3352/LST-7352 | 146 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 30 Big Hits of the 60's | Liberty LRP-3385/LST-7385 | — | 95 | — | |
| 1965 | Live! On Tour | Liberty LRP-3393/LST-7393 | — | — | — | |
| 1966 | 30 Big Hits of the 60's, Volume 2 | Liberty LRP-3448/LST-7448 | — | — | — | |
| 1966 | Look at Me Girl | Liberty LRP-3480/LST-7480 | — | 102 | — | |
| 1967 | Come Back When You Grow Up | Liberty LRP-3534/LST-7534 | 66 | 37 | — | |
| 1968 | Just Today | Liberty LRP-3554/LST-7554 | 187 | — | — | |
| 1968 | Do What You Gotta Do | Liberty LST-7592 | — | — | — | |
| 1969 | Gates, Grills & Railings | Liberty LST-7612 | — | — | — | |
| 1972 | Nothin' Like a Sunny Day (released under the name "Robert Thomas Velline") | United Artists UAS 5656 | — | — | — | |
| 1999 | Down the Line | RHP Rockhouse Productions RS-5999-1 | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | I Wouldn't Change a Thing | RHP Rockhouse Productions | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | The Ultimate Christmas | RHP Rockhouse Productions | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | Last Of The Great Rhythm Guitar Players | RG Pegasus Productions PEG CD 556 | — | — | — | |
| 2014 | The Adobe Sessions | RHP Rockhouse Productions | — | — | — | |
| Year of release | Titles (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated | Label | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | UK Singles [1] | Canada CHUM RPM | |||
| 1963 | Just for Fun
| Liberty 2084 | - | 1 | — |
| Release date | Album | Label | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard | Cashbox Mono [6] | Cashbox Stereo [6] | |||
| 1962 | Bobby Vee's Golden Greats | Liberty LRP-3245/LST-7245 | 24 | 22 | — |
| 1966 | Golden Greats, Volume 2 | Liberty LRP-3464/LST-7464 | — | — | |
| 1973 | Legendary Masters Series | United Artists UA-LA025-G2 | — | — | |
| 1975 | The Very Best of Bobby Vee | United Artists UA-LA 332E | — | — | |
| 1980 | The Bobby Vee Singles Album | United Artists UA-G3 0253 | — | — | |
| 2008 | The Very Best of Bobby Vee | One Day Music DAY2CD148 | — | — | |
| 2011 | Rarities | EMI UK 9072062 | — | — | |
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1967 | C'mon, Let's Live a Little
|
"Pledging My Love" is a blues ballad. It was written by Ferdinand Washington and Don Robey and published in 1954.
"Take Good Care of My Baby" is a song written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin. The song was made famous by Bobby Vee, when it was released in 1961.
"Halfway to Paradise" is a popular song written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin. In the United States, the song was originally recorded in 1961 by Tony Orlando where it peaked at No. 39 on the Hot 100. In Canada, the song reached No. 3 in the CHUM Charts.
"More Than I Can Say" is a song written by Sonny Curtis and Jerry Allison, both former members of Buddy Holly's band the Crickets. They recorded it in 1959 soon after Holly's death and released it in 1960. Their original version reached No. 42 on the British Record Retailer Chart in 1960. It has been notably performed by singers Bobby Vee and Leo Sayer.
"My Melody of Love" is the title of a popular song from 1974 by the American singer Bobby Vinton. Vinton adapted his song from a German schlager song composed by Henry Mayer, and it appears on Vinton's album Melodies of Love. The song was also recorded by Spanish pop singer Karina as "Palabras de Cristal".
"I Just Can't Help Believing" is a song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil.
The singles discography of Elvis Presley began in 1954 with the release of his first commercial single, "That's All Right". Following his regional success with Sun Records, Presley was signed to RCA Victor on November 20, 1955. Presley's first single with RCA, "Heartbreak Hotel", was a worldwide hit, reaching the No. 1 position in four countries and the top 10 in many other countries. Other hit singles from the 1950s include "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You", "Don't Be Cruel", "Hound Dog", "Love Me Tender", "Too Much", "All Shook Up", "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear", "Jailhouse Rock", "Don't", "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck", "Hard Headed Woman", "One Night", "(Now & Then There's) A Fool Such as I", and "A Big Hunk o' Love". On March 24, 1958, Presley entered the United States Army at Memphis, Tennessee, and was stationed in Germany. He left active duty on March 5, 1960.
"Just Don't Want to Be Lonely" is a song written by Bobby Eli, John Freeman and Vinnie Barrett, originally recorded in 1973 by Ronnie Dyson and popularized internationally by The Main Ingredient. Dyson's version reached No. 60 in the US Pop chart, No. 30 Adult Contemporary, and No. 29 in the US R&B chart. Its flipside was "Point of No Return", a song written by Thom Bell & Linda Creed.
Bobby Vee is the second album by Bobby Vee and was released in 1961 by Liberty Records.
Bobby Vee Sings Your Favorites is the debut album by American Singer Bobby Vee, released in May 1960 by Liberty Records.
Bobby Vee with Strings and Things is the third studio album American singer Bobby Vee, and was released in June 1961 by Liberty Records. The album peaked at no. 47 on the failed to chart on the Cashbox albums chart.
A Bobby Vee Recording Session is the sixth studio album American singer Bobby Vee, and was released in May 1962 by Liberty Records.
Take Good Care of My Baby is the fifth studio album American singer Bobby Vee, and was released in 1962 by Liberty Records.
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.
Sings Hits of the Rockin' 50's is the fourth studio album by American singer Bobby Vee and released in October 1961 by Liberty Records. Vee covers hits from the 1950s with this album including "Summertime Blues", "School Days", "Do You Want to Dance", "Lollipop", and "16 Candles".
The Night Has a Thousand Eyes is the ninth studio album by American singer Bobby Vee, and released in February 1963 by Liberty Records. Ernie Freeman arranged the album, while Snuff Garrett produced it.
The New Sound From England! is a studio album American singer Bobby Vee, and was released in April 1964 by Liberty Records. The album featured the Vee's backup band, The Eligibles. The only single from the album was "I'll Make You Mine".
Just Today is the seventeenth studio album by American singer Bobby Vee and released in April 1968 by Liberty Records. Dallas Smith arranged and produced the album.
Do What You Gotta Do is the eighteenth studio album American singer Bobby Vee, and was released in October 1968 by Liberty Records. The only single from the album was "Do What You Gotta Do". Dallas Smith arranged and produced the album.
Come Back When You Grow Up is the sixteenth studio album by American singer Bobby Vee and the Strangers and was released in October 1967 by Liberty Records. This was the Last album featured Vee's backup band, the Strangers. The only single from the album was "Come Back When You Grow Up".