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The Bobby Vinton Show | ||||
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Released | December 1975 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | ABC | |||
Producer | Alan Thicke | |||
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The Bobby Vinton Show was Bobby Vinton's twenty-seventh studio album and his third studio album for ABC Records. It was released in 1975. It features 13 songs that were sung by Vinton on his half-hour variety show of the same name. The album begins with the show's theme song, an instrumental version of Vinton's huge hit "My Melody of Love"; otherwise the remainder of the tracks are cover versions of popular songs of the 1960s and early 1970s. The series was videotaped in Canada, which is where this album was also recorded. The album was produced by Alan Thicke.
The album appeared on the Billboard 200 on December 27, 1975, staying for seven weeks and reaching a peak position of #161. [1]
Album - Billboard (North America)
Year | Chart | Position |
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1975 | The Billboard 200 | 161 |
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