Bobby Vee with Strings and Things | |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | Bobby Vee |
Cover: | Bobby Vee with Strings and Things.JPG |
Released: | June 1961 |
Genre: | Rock and roll |
Length: | 25:26 |
Label: | Liberty |
Producer: | Snuff Garrett |
Prev Title: | Bobby Vee |
Prev Year: | 1961 |
Year: | 1961 |
Next Title: | Sings Hits of the Rockin' 50's |
Next Year: | 1961 |
Chronology: | Bobby Vee |
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]
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".
Billboard selected the album for a "Spotlight Album" review, stating that it featured "good classy string backings".[3]
The 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."
Year | Single | Chart | Peak position |
---|---|---|---|
1961 | "How Many Tears" | Billboard Hot 100 | 63 |
Cashbox | 43 | ||
UK Singles Chart | 10 | ||
"Baby Face" | Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 | 119 | |
Cashbox | 97 |