The Night Has a Thousand Eyes (album)

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The Night Has a Thousand Eyes
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Studio album by
Bobby Vee
ReleasedFebruary 1963
Genre Pop
Length26:28
Label Liberty
Producer Snuff Garrett
Bobby Vee chronology
Merry Christmas from Bobby Vee
(1962)		The Night Has a Thousand Eyes
(1963)		 Just for Fun
(1963)
Singles from The Night Has a Thousand Eyes
  1. "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes"/"Anonymous Phone Call"
    Released: November 23, 1962

The Night Has a Thousand Eyes is a studio album by American singer Bobby Vee, released in February 1963 by Liberty Records. Ernie Freeman arranged the album, while Snuff Garrett produced it.

Contents

The album features the tracks "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes", "Anonymous Phone Call", and the first recording of "Go Away Little Girl". [1] Released as a single prior to the album, "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and number 2 on the Middle Road Singles chart in the United States and at number 3 in the United Kingdom.

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated April 13, 1963, peaking at No. 102. It reached No. 51 on the Cashbox albums chart.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Bruce Eder of AllMusic stated that "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes marked Bobby Vee's plunge into pop music", calling the title track "quintessential teen idol pop" and describing the rest of the album as "quality soft pop...but without anything resembling a dynamic or threatening edge." [2]

Billboard selected the album for a "Spotlight Album" review and believed it "should turn into another strong-selling album" for Vee. [4]

Cash Box claimed Vee's "wide-range voice and distinctive phrasing carry him in good stead on a host of pop favorites." [5]

Record Mirror raved, "Bobby's innumerable fans will be flocking to the shops to purchase copies and many folks will discover they like what they hear even though they may not be regular customers for Bobby's discs." [6]

The Hartford Courant noted that Vee is "backed by a full orchestra and a good choral group" and "rambles through many pleasing current ballads". [7]

Track listing

Side one

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Go Away Little Girl" Carole King, Gerry Goffin 2:14
2."It Might Rain Until September"Carole King, Gerry Goffin2:04
3."It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy"Mike Anthony, Paul Mann1:56
4."Theme for a Dream" Mort Garson, Earl Shuman2:02
5."Silent partner" 2:16
6."The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" Ben Weisman, Dorothy Wayne, Marilyn Garrett2:35

Side two

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You Won't Forget Me" Jackie DeShannon, Sharon Sheeley 2:08
2."Anonymous Phone Call" Burt Bacharach, Hal David 2:17
3."If She Were My Girl"Carole King, Gerry Goffin2:12
4."Lover's Goodbye"Bobby Vee, Thomas Lesslie "Snuff" Garrett 2:27
5."Dry Your Eyes" 2:07
6."What About Me?"Carole King, Gerry Goffin2:08

Charts

Chart (1963)Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs [8] 102
US Cash Box [ citation needed ]51
Singles
YearSingleChartPeak
1963"The Night Has a Thousand Eyes"
Canada CHUM [ citation needed ]2
UK Singles (OCC) [9] 3
US Billboard Hot 100 [10] 3
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [11] 2
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [12] 8
US Cash Box[ citation needed ]4
"Anonymous Phone Call"US Billboard Hot 100 [13] 110
US Cash Box[ citation needed ]108

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References

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  2. 1 2 Eder, Bruce. Bobby Vee – The Night Has a Thousand Eyes: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  3. ↑ Watson, Jimmy (28 September 1963). "Bobby Vee: The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (PDF). New Record Mirror . No. 18. p. 10. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Album Reviews: Pop Spotlight". Billboard . Vol. 75, no. 9. March 2, 1963. p. 31.
  5. ↑ "Album Reviews". Cash Box . Vol. 24, no. 24. February 24, 1963. p. 22.
  6. ↑ "U.S. Beat LPs" (PDF). Record Mirror . September 28, 1963. p. 10.
  7. ↑ "A Look at the Record". Hartford Courant . April 28, 1963. p. 140. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  8. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums: 1955–1996. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 814. ISBN   978-0-8982-0117-8.
  9. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Bobby Vee Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Bobby Vee Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Bobby Vee Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Bobby Vee Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". MusicVF. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
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