Bobby Vee (album)

Bobby Vee
Studio album by
Bobby Vee
ReleasedMarch 1961
GenreRock and roll
Length25:57
LabelLiberty
ProducerSnuff Garrett
Bobby Vee chronology
Bobby Vee Sings Your Favorites
(1960) 		Bobby Vee
(1961) 		Bobby Vee with Strings and Things
(1961)
Singles from Bobby Vee
  1. "One Last Kiss/Laurie"
    Released: April 11, 1960
  2. "Devil or Angel/Since I Met You Baby"
    Released: June 21, 1960
  3. "Rubber Ball/Everyday"
    Released: November 7, 1960
  4. "Stayin' In/More Than I Can Say"
    Released: January 10, 1961
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic [1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

Bobby Vee is the second album by Bobby Vee and was released in 1961 by Liberty Records.[3] it contains with a genorous mix of orgininal hits and contemporary covers, including "Rubber Ball", "More Than I Can Say", "Mr. Sandman", "Poetry in Motion", & "One Last Kiss"[4] "Rubber Ball" "More Than I Can Say" and "Stayin' In" peaked at numbers 6, 33, & 61 respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the United States,[5] and "Rubber Ball" & "More Than I Can Say both peaked numbers 4, respectively, in the United Kingdom[6]

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated March 20, 1961, remaining on the album chart for fiftteeth weeks and peaking at No. 18, the highest position Vee achieved on the chart[7]

  1. ^ Bobby Vee at AllMusic
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1446. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  3. ^ Bobby Vee, Bobby Vee. Discogs.com, Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  4. ^ Reynolds, Robert (2016-04-19). The Music of Bobby Vee. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-365-05412-9.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 742. ISBN 0898-2-0155-1.
  6. ^ "BOBBY VEE". Official Charts. 1961-01-25. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums: 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 814. ISBN 978-0-8982-0117-8.