Down the Line (album)

Down the Line
Studio album by
Bobby Vee
ReleasedJune 22, 1999
Recorded1996
GenreRock and roll
Length42:01
LabelRockhouse Studios
ProducerBobby Vee, Jeff Vee
Bobby Vee chronology
Nothin' Like a Sunny Day
(1972) 		Down the Line
(1999) 		I Wouldn't Change a Thing
(2002)

Down the Line is the 21st studio album by American singer Bobby Vee, released on June 22, 1999, by Rockhouse Studios, his 1st studio album in 27 years. It was produced by Vee and his son, Jeff, and arranged and conducted by Greg Armstrong and Jeff Vee[1] with the help of his three sons.[2] as a tribute to Buddy Holly whom Vee listed among his influences. After Holly was killed on February 3, 1959, along with Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper, and pilot Roger Peterson when their plane crashed in Iowa on their way to Fargo, North Dakota, Vee was selected to replace Holly on the tour, which led to the launch of his recording career.[3] He also released another Holly Album in 1963 called I Remember Buddy Holly.[2]

The album was recorded in 1996 and it took three years to make,[4] It features his greatest hits,[5] also included a new, re-recorded version of "Love's Made a Fool of You" , which previously appeared on his 1961 album Bobby Vee with Strings and Things, and "It Doesn't Matter Anymore", & "Maybe Baby", which both previously appeared on his 1963 album I Remember Buddy Holly. His wife Karen was Exec Activities, and his daughter Karen designed their cover.[6]

Vee later said that this is his personal favourite album[7]

  1. ^ Bobby Vee, Down The Line. Discogs.com, Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Bashe, Warren-George; Romanowski, Patricia; Pareles, Jon (2001). The Rolling stone encyclopedia of rock & roll. New York, N.Y: Fireside. p. 1033. ISBN 978-0-7864-6060-1.
  3. ^ Schuck, Raymond I.; Schuck, Ray (2012-10-06). Do You Believe in Rock and Roll?: Essays on Don McLean's "American Pie". McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0036-9.
  4. ^ "Star Tribune from Minneapolis, Minnesota". Newspapers.com. 1999-02-05. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  5. ^ "Bobby Vee Pays Tribute to Buddy Holly". Fresh Air Archive: Interviews with Terry Gross. 1999-02-01. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  6. ^ Dean, Maury (2003). Rock N Roll Gold Rush. Algora Pub. p. 603. ISBN 9780875-86207-1.
  7. ^ Beecher, John. "VEE, Bobby - DOWN THE LINE; 40th Anniversary Album RCCD 3046". www.rollercoasterrecords.com. Retrieved 2024-04-22.