Sings Hits of the Rockin' 50's

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Sings Hits of the Rockin' 50's
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Studio album by
Bobby Vee
ReleasedOctober 1961
Genre Pop
Length28:17
Label Liberty
Producer Snuff Garrett
Bobby Vee chronology
Bobby Vee with Strings and Things
(1961)		Sings Hits of the Rockin' 50's
(1961)		 Take Good Care of My Baby
(1962)

Sings Hits of the Rockin' 50's is a studio album by American singer Bobby Vee, 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".

Contents

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated October 30, 1961, remaining on the album chart for eight weeks and peaking at No. 85. [1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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At the time of the album's release, Billboard noted Vee "selected a flock of the biggest hits of the past decade and does them in his pleasant style", [3] while Cash Box thought "Youngsters will appreciate [Vee's] strict adherence to the original sounds" of past rock and roll hits. [4]

Retrospectively, Bruce Eder of AllMusic believes that "the album wears thin after a few spins" and "even though Vee's performances are good, the album is too calculated and workmanlike to transcend its humble origins." [2]

Track listing

Side one

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Do You Want to Dance" Bobby Freeman 2:39
2."Lollipop" Beverly Ross, Julius Dixson 1:54
3."School Days" Chuck Berry 2:27
4."Little Star" Vito Picone, Arthur Venosa2:34
5."Come Go with Me"Clarence Quick1:56
6."Summertime Blues" Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart 2:05

Side two

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Happy, Happy Birthday Baby"Margo Sylvia, Gilbert Lopez2:20
2."Lavender's Blue"Traditional2:19
3."Donna" Ritchie Valens 2:32
4."Earth Angel"Curtis Williams, Jesse Belvin, Gaynel Hodge 2:45
5."The Wisdom of a Fool" Roy Alfred, Abner Silver 2:03
6."16 Candles" Luther Dixon, Allyson R. Khent2:50

Charts

Chart (1961)Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs [5] 85

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References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums: 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 814. ISBN   978-0-8982-0117-8.
  2. 1 2 Eder, Bruce. Bobby Vee Sings Hits of the Rockin' 50's: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Spotlight Albums of the Week: Pop LP's". Billboard. Vol. 73, no. 31. August 7, 1961. p. 28.
  4. ↑ "Album Reviews". Cash Box . Vol. 22, no. 22. August 12, 1961. p. 16.
  5. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top R&B singles, 1942-1995. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 183. ISBN   0-8982-0115-2.
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