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Bobby Vee with Strings and Things
Studio album by
Bobby Vee
ReleasedJune 1961
GenreRock and roll
Length25:26
LabelLiberty
ProducerSnuff Garrett
Bobby Vee chronology
Bobby Vee
(1961) 		Bobby Vee with Strings and Things
(1961) 		Hits of the Rockin' 50's
(1961)
Singles from Bobby Vee with Strings and Things
  1. "How Many Tears/Baby Face"
    Released: April 17, 1961

Bobby Vee with Strings and Things is the third studio album American singer Bobby Vee, and was released in June 1961 by Liberty Records.[1] The album peaked at no. 47 on the failed to chart on the Cashbox albums chart.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
New Record Mirror[4]

Bruce Eder of AllMusic said that "Bobby Vee was a serious rock & roller", praising the covers of tracks like Buddy Holly's "Love's Made a Fool of You" and Anka's "Each Night". Eder wrote that "The overall album is decidedly uneven in approach and results, but what does work here as rock & roll and decent teen pop is enough to make it worth hearing and perhaps even worth buying."[5]

Billboard selected the album for a "Spotlight Album" review, stating that it featured "good classy string backings".[6]

Cash Box claimed Vee's "the songster in avariety of moods with various accompaniments to suit the particular moods."[7]

Track listing

Side one

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Baby Face"Harry Akst, Benny Davis2:03
2."Pledging My Love"Ferdinand Washington, Don Robey2:46
3."Love's Made a Fool of You"Buddy Holly1:52
4."Light Infatuation"DeWayne Blackwell1:50
5."Suzie-Q"Eleanor Broadwater, Dale Hawkins, Stan Lewis1:41
6."Tears on My Pillow"Sylvester Bradford, Al Lewis2:03

Side two

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."How Many Tears"Carole King, Gerry Goffin2:03
2."That's All"Bob Haymes, Alan Brandt2:19
3."Diana"Paul Anka1:57
4."Laurie" 2:05
5."Each Night"Paul Anka2:15
6."Bashful Bob"Snuff Garrett, Dick Glasser2:12

Charts

Chart (1961) Peak
position
Cashbox 47
Singles[8][9]
Year Single Chart Peak positions
1961 "How Many Tears" Billboard Hot 100 63
Cashbox 43
UK Singles Chart 10
"Baby Face" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 119
Cashbox 97

References

  1. ^ Bobby Vee, Bobby Vee with Strings And Things Discogs.com, Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  2. ^ Reynolds, Robert (2016-04-13). The Music Of Bobby Vee. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781365054129.
  3. ^ ""Bobby Vee with Strings and Things" - Album Ratings". Allmusic. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  4. ^ Watson, Jimmy (7 October 1961). "Bobby Vee: Bobby Vee with Strings and Things" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 110. p. 10. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  5. ^ ""Bobby Vee with Strings and Things" - Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  6. ^ "Billboard Spotlight: Bobby Vee with Strings and Things". Billboard: 16. May 8, 1961.
  7. ^ "Album Reviews". Cash Box. Vol. 22, no. 34. May 20, 1961. p. 22.
  8. ^ Bobby Vee Single Releases. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  9. ^ Bobby Vee Charting Singles. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
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