The Best of Bobby Vinton (2004 album) explained

The Best of Bobby Vinton
Type:greatest
Artist:Bobby Vinton
Cover:The Best of Bobby Vinton (2004 album).jpg
Released:June 22, 2004
Genre:Pop
Label:Epic/Legacy
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The Best of Bobby Vinton is a collection of 14 Top 40 hits that Bobby Vinton had for Epic Records. [1] It is the second compilation to be entitled The Best of Bobby Vinton, the previous collection being released in 1985.[2] The tracks are in chronological order and begin with his first hit "Roses Are Red (My Love)" and end with "Sealed with a Kiss", his final hit for Epic.[3] Inside the album cover is a biographical essay about Vinton's life and career that was written by Didier C. Deutsch.[4] [1]

Track listing

Order Title Length Top Billboard Hot 100 rank Original album Writer(s) Ref
1 "Roses Are Red (My Love)" 2:39 1 (4 weeks) Roses Are Red Paul Evans, Al Byron [5]
2 "Rain, Rain Go Away" 2:56 12 Bobby Vinton Sings the Big Ones [6]
3 "Blue on Blue" 2:24 3 Blue on Blue [7]
4 "Blue Velvet" 2:48 1 (3 weeks) Blue on Blue Bernie Wayne, Lee Morris [8]
5 "There! I've Said It Again" 2:20 1 (4 weeks) There! I've Said It Again [9]
6 "My Heart Belongs to Only You" 2:42 9 There! I've Said It Again [10]
7 "Tell Me Why" 2:36 13 Tell Me Why [11]
8 "Mr. Lonely" 2:41 1 (1 week) Roses Are Red Bobby Vinton, Gene Allan [12]
9 "Long Lonely Nights" 2:28 17 Bobby Vinton Sings for Lonely Nights Lee Andrews, Larry Brown, Jocko Henderson, Mimi Uniman [13]
10 "L-O-N-E-L-Y" 2:26 22 Bobby Vinton Sings for Lonely Nights Vinton [14] [15]
11 "Please Love Me Forever" 2:37 6 Please Love Me Forever John Malone, Ollie Blanchard [16]
12 "Halfway to Paradise" 2:40 23 I Love How You Love Me [17]
13 "I Love How You Love Me" 2:28 9 I Love How You Love Me Barry Mann, Larry Kolber [18]
14 "Sealed with a Kiss" 2:48 19 Sealed with a Kiss Peter Udell, Gary Geld [19]

Album credits

Notes and References

  1. Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits. Vinton. Bobby. 2004. liner. Epic Records.
  2. Web site: Vinyl Album. n.d.. 45Worlds. 2022-03-12.
  3. Web site: Bobby Vinton: The Best of Bobby Vinton [Epic]]. n.d.. AllMusic. 2022-03-12.
  4. Web site: Didier C. Deutsch. n.d.. AllMusic. 2022-03-12.
  5. Web site: Song: Roses Are Red (My Love). n.d.. SecondhandSongs. 2022-03-12.
  6. Web site: Song: Rain Rain Go Away. n.d.. SecondhandSongs. 2022-03-12.
  7. Web site: Bobby Vinton Blue on Blue. 2018-05-03. The Daily Doo-Wop. 2022-03-12.
  8. Web site: Bobby Vinton’s “Blue Velvet”: The Song’s Most Successful Version. 2021-04-16. Country Thang Daily. 2022-03-12.
  9. Web site: Song: There, I've Said It Again. n.d.. SecondhandSongs. 2022-03-12.
  10. Web site: My Heart Belongs to Only You. n.d.. Music VF. 2022-03-12.
  11. Web site: Record Details. n.d.. 45cat. 2022-03-12.
  12. Web site: “Mr. Lonely”: A Melancholic Bobby Vinton Song. 2021-04-05. Country Thang Daily. 2022-03-12.
  13. Web site: Record Details. n.d.. 45cat. 2022-03-12.
  14. Web site: Bobby Vinton Chart History. n.d.. Billboard. 2022-03-12.
  15. Web site: L-O-N-E-L-Y. n.d.. Music VF. 2022-03-12.
  16. Web site: Bobby Vinton, Please Love Me Forever. n.d.. AllMusic. 2022-03-12.
  17. Web site: Halfway to Paradise. n.d.. Music VF. 2022-03-12.
  18. Web site: I Love How You Love Me. n.d.. Music VF. 2022-03-12.
  19. Web site: Bobby Vinton, Sealed With a Kiss. n.d.. Album Liner Notes. 2022-03-12.

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