Bobby Vinton Sings the Newest Hits

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Bobby Vinton Sings the Newest Hits
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Studio album by Bobby Vinton
Released 1967
Genre Pop
Label Epic
Producer Robert Mersey
Bobby Vinton chronology
Live at the Copa
(1966)
Bobby Vinton Sings the Newest Hits
(1967)
Please Love Me Forever
(1967)

Bobby Vinton Sings the Newest Hits is Bobby Vinton's fifteenth studio album, released in 1967. [1]

Bobby Vinton American singer

Stanley Robert Vinton, Jr., known professionally as Bobby Vinton, is an American singer and songwriter who also briefly appeared in films. In pop music circles, he became known as "The Polish Prince", as his music pays tribute to his Polish heritage. His most popular song was "Blue Velvet", a cover of Tony Bennett's 1951 song, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963 and number two in the UK in 1990. It also served as inspiration for the film of the same name.

The year 1967 was an important one for psychedelic rock, and was famous for its "Summer of Love" in San Francisco. It saw major releases from The Beatles, Small Faces, Eric Burdon & The Animals, Big Brother and The Holding Company, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Moby Grape, Traffic, Pink Floyd, Love, The Beach Boys, Cream, The Byrds, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Velvet Underground, Procol Harum, The Monkees, and The Jimi Hendrix Experience.

Contents

Primarily a cover album, this album contains various songs from past years, especially movie themes. Cover songs include "Call Me" (a British hit for Petula Clark in 1964 and U.S. hit for Chris Montez in 1965) and "The End of the World" (a hit for Skeeter Davis in 1963). Movie themes include "Born Free", "The Shadow of Your Smile", "This Is My Song", "Georgy Girl" and "All". Two singles came from this album: "Coming Home Soldier" (co-written by Vinton); the song, a sequel of sorts to Vinton's earlier hit "Mr. Lonely", reached #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The follow-up, "For He's A Jolly Good Fellow", originally written and recorded by Ray Stevens, charted at #66.

Petula Clark British actress and singer

Petula Clark, CBE is a British singer, actress and composer whose career spans eight decades.

Chris Montez American musician of Mexican parents

Chris Montez is an American guitarist and vocalist, whose stylistic approach has ranged from rock & roll to pop standards and Latin music. His rock sound is exemplified in songs such as his 1962 hit "Let's Dance", which reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. When his early music's popularity began to fade, he switched to a more traditional role as a popular singer of soft ballads, scoring a hit with "Call Me" in 1966. He has also recorded in Latin styles. Over the intervening years, he has continued to work in all three modes.

The End of the World (Skeeter Davis song) 1962 Skeeter Davis song

"The End of the World" is a country pop song written by composer Arthur Kent and lyricist Sylvia Dee, who often worked as a team. They wrote the song for American singer Skeeter Davis, and her recording of it was highly successful in the early 1960s. It spawned many cover versions.

Track listing

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Born Free" ([From the Columbia Picture Born Free ]) Don Black, John Barry 2:48
2."The Shadow of Your Smile (Love Theme from The Sandpiper )" ([From the M-G-M and Filmways Production The Sandpiper ]) Paul Francis Webster, Johnny Mandel 2:42
3."This Is My Song" ([From the Universal Picture A Countess from Hong Kong ]) Charles Chaplin 2:10
4."Call Me" Tony Hatch 2:18
5."For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" Ray Stevens 2:39
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Georgy Girl" ([From the Motion Picture Georgy Girl ]) Jim Dale, Tom Springfield 2:11
2."The End of the World" Sylvia Dee, Arthur Kent2:55
3."Sunrise, Sunset" ([From the Musical Production Fiddler on the Roof ]) Sheldon Harnick, Jerry Bock 2:24
4."All" ([Theme from the Motion Picture Run for Your Wife ])Ray Jessel, Marian Grudeff, Nino Oliviero 2:25
5."Coming Home Soldier"Gene Allan, Bobby Vinton 2:29

Personnel

Charts

Singles - Billboard (North America)

YearSingleChartPosition
1967"Coming Home Soldier"The Billboard Hot 10011
1967"For He's A Jolly Good Fellow"The Billboard Hot 10066

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