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][3]

The album was released on compact disc for the first time 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.[4]

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.[5]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Record Mirror[6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[7]

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".[8]

Cash Box described the album as "Powerful" and noted "a variety of moods with various accompaniments"[9]

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."[6]

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
Year Single Chart Peak position
1961 "How Many Tears" Billboard Hot 100[10] 63
Cashbox[11] 43
UK Singles Chart[12] 10
"Baby Face" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100[13] 119
Cashbox[11] 97

References

  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. ISBN 9781365054129.
  3. ^ Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 388. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
  4. ^ "Bobby Vee with Strings and Things/Sings Hits of the Rockin' '50's". allmusic.com. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Eight Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles". allmusic.com. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1446. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Billboard Spotlight: Bobby Vee with Strings and Things". Billboard. May 8, 1961. p. 16.
  9. ^ "Album Reviews". Cash Box. Vol. 22, no. 34. May 20, 1961. p. 22.
  10. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 742. ISBN 0898-2-0155-1.
  11. ^ a b Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. pp. 362–363. ISBN 1-56308-316-7.
  12. ^ "BOBBY VEE". Official Charts. 1961-01-25. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  13. ^ 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.
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