| The Night Has a Thousand Eyes | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Bobby Vee |
| Cover: | The Night Has a Thousand Eyes (Album).JPG |
| Released: | February 1963 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Length: | 26:28 |
| Label: | Liberty |
| Producer: | Snuff Garrett |
| Prev Title: | Merry Christmas from Bobby Vee |
| Prev Year: | 1962 |
| Next Title: | Just for Fun |
| Next Year: | 1963 |
The Night Has a Thousand Eyes is a studio album by American singer Bobby Vee, released in February 1963 by Liberty Records. Ernie Freeman arranged the album, while Snuff Garrett produced it.
The album features the tracks "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes", "Anonymous Phone Call", and the first recording of "Go Away Little Girl".[1] Released as a single prior to the album, "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and number 2 on the Middle Road Singles chart in the United States and at number 3 in the United Kingdom.
The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated April 13, 1963, peaking at No. 102. It reached No. 51 on the Cashbox albums chart.
Bruce Eder of AllMusic stated that "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes marked Bobby Vee's plunge into pop music", calling the title track "quintessential teen idol pop" and describing the rest of the album as "quality soft pop...but without anything resembling a dynamic or threatening edge."
Billboard selected the album for a "Spotlight Album" review and believed it "should turn into another strong-selling album" for Vee.[2]
Cash Box claimed Vee's "wide-range voice and distinctive phrasing carry him in good stead on a host of pop favorites."[3]
Record Mirror raved, "Bobby's innumerable fans will be flocking to the shops to purchase copies and many folks will discover they like what they hear even though they may not be regular customers for Bobby's discs."[4]
The Hartford Courant noted that Vee is "backed by a full orchestra and a good choral group" and "rambles through many pleasing current ballads".[5]
| Chart (1963) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top LPs[6] | 102 |
| US Cash Box | 51 |
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" | ||
| Canada CHUM | 2 | ||
| US Cash Box | 4 | ||
| "Anonymous Phone Call" | US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 110 | |
| US Cash Box | 108 |