| Down the Line | ||||
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| Released | June 22, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 42:01 | |||
| Label | Rockhouse Studios | |||
| Producer | Bobby Vee, Jeff Vee | |||
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Down the Line is the 21st studio album by American singer Bobby Vee, released on June 22, 1999, by Rockhouse Studios, his first studio album in 27 years. It was produced by Vee and his son, Jeff, and arranged and conducted by Greg Armstrong and Jeff Vee [1] with the help of his three sons. [2] as a tribute to Buddy Holly whom Vee listed among his influences. After Holly was killed on February 3, 1959, along with Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper, and pilot Roger Peterson when their plane crashed in Iowa on their way to Fargo, North Dakota, Vee was selected to replace Holly on the tour, which led to the launch of his recording career. [3] He also released another Holly album in 1963 called I Remember Buddy Holly . [2]
Contents
The album was recorded in 1996 and it took three years to make, [4] It features his greatest hits, [5] also included a new, re-recorded version of "Love's Made a Fool of You" , which previously appeared on his 1961 album Bobby Vee with Strings and Things , and "It Doesn't Matter Anymore", and "Maybe Baby", which both previously appeared on his 1963 album I Remember Buddy Holly. His wife Karen was Exec Activities, and his daughter Karen designed their cover. [6]
Vee later said that this is his personal favourite album [7]
