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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) 		Bobby Vee Sings Hits of the Rockin' 50's
(1961)
Singles from Bobby Vee with Strings and Things
  1. "How Many Tears"
    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] it features a mix of originals and covers of songs by Little Anthony and the Imperials and Buddy Holly.[2]

The single, "How Many Tears", debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the chart dated May 29, 1961, reaching number 63 in a five-week stay.[3] and number 43 on the Cashbox singles charts during it eight-week stay[4] and number ten during it 13-week stay.[5] Another single, "Baby Face", spent a week on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart in the issue dated May 8, 1961, peaking at number 113.[6] and number 97 on the Cashbox singles charts during it two-week stay.[4]

The Album debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated June 10, 1961, spent a week on the charts. peaking at number 47.[7]

The album was released on compact disc by Beat Goes On on March 10, 1999 as tracks 1 through 12 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 13 through 24 consisting of Vee's 1961 album, Sings Hits of the Rockin' 50's.[8]

Reel To Reel labels included this CD in a box set entitled Eight Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles and was released on October 4, 2019.[9]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Record Mirror[10]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[11]
Disc[12]

Bruce Eder of AllMusic praises Vee's covers of tracks such as Buddy Holly's "Love's Made a Fool of You" and Paul Anka's "Each Night", but believes "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".[1]

Billboard selected the album for a "Spotlight Album" review, stating that it featured "good classy string backings".[13]

Cash Box described the album as "Powerful" and noted "a variety of moods with various accompaniments"[14]

New Record Mirror said Vee proves "himself to be a much better vocalist than some of his pop singles would have led you to believe" and "provides a most entertaining session on this LP."[10]

Nigel Hunter of Disc notes "Vee works through up-tempo and slow teen-type ballads."[12]

Track listing

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Side one

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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

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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

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Chart (1961) Peak
position
Cashbox[7] 47
Singles
Year Single Chart Peak position
1961 "How Many Tears" Billboard Hot 100[3] 63
Cashbox[4] 43
UK Singles Chart[5] 10
"Baby Face" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100[6] 119
Cashbox[4] 97

References

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  1. ^ a b c Eder, Bruce. Bobby Vee with Strings and Things: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  2. ^ Reynolds, Robert (2016-04-13). The Music Of Bobby Vee. Lulu.com. p. 94. ISBN 9781365054129.
  3. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 742. ISBN 0898-2-0155-1.
  4. ^ a b c d Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. pp. 362–363. ISBN 1-56308-316-7.
  5. ^ a b "BOBBY VEE". Official Charts. 1961-01-25. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  6. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1982). Joel Whitburn's Bubbling under the hot 100, 1959-1981. Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-8982-0047-8.
  7. ^ a b Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 388. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
  8. ^ "Bobby Vee with Strings and Things/Sings Hits of the Rockin' '50's". allmusic.com. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Eight Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles". allmusic.com. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  10. ^ a b Watson, Jimmy (October 7, 1961). "Bobby Vee: Bobby Vee with Strings and Things" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 110. p. 10. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  11. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1446. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  12. ^ a b Hunter, Nigel (September 30, 1961). "LPs by Nigel Hunter: Justic is done for Cramer, HIS FIRST BRITISH ALBUM PICKED AS OUT LP OF THE MONTH: Bobby Vee with Strings and Things" (PDF). Disc. No. 183. p. 13. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  13. ^ "Billboard Spotlight: Bobby Vee with Strings and Things". Billboard. May 8, 1961. p. 16.
  14. ^ "Album Reviews". Cash Box. Vol. 22, no. 34. May 20, 1961. p. 22.
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