| 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. The album peaked at no. 47 on the failed to chart on the Cashbox albums chart.[1] [2]
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.[3]
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.[4]
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".[5]
Cash Box described the album as "Powerful" and noted "a variety of moods with various accompaniments"[6]
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[9] | 63 |
| Cashbox[10] | 43 | ||
| UK Singles Chart[11] | 10 | ||
| "Baby Face" | Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100[12] | 119 | |
| Cashbox | 97 |