Bobby Vinton: Bobby Vinton: All-Time Greatest Hits CD Track Listing

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Bobby Vinton Bobby Vinton: All-Time Greatest Hits (2003)
Originally Released October 28, 2003\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: N/A\n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nDefinitive collection of sixties balladeer, September 30, 2004 \nReviewer: P D Harris "Pete the music and horse racing fan" (Leicester England) \nBobby Vinton was hugely popular in America during the sixties though he didn't make much impact in Britain at the time, scoring only a top twenty hit (Roses are red) and a top thirty hit (There I've said it again). Following its use in a commercial, Blue velvet made number two in the UK charts in 1990, thereby awakening British interest is this excellent singer although there no further UK hits except for a re-issue of Roses are red. \n\nI'm glad that Bobby finally gained recognition in the UK, however belatedly, because he was a singer of real quality. Apart from Bobby's own hits, which (in America) included such classics as Mr Lonely and Blue on blue, Bobby also did some fine covers including Halfway to paradise (a USA hit for Tony Orlando and a UK hit for Billy Fury), Take good care of my baby (Bobby Vee), To know you is to love you (a hit for the Teddy bears in the fifties and Peter and Gordon in the sixties), I love how you love me (Paris sisters) and Sealed with a kiss (Brian Hyland - this eventually became a UK hit again when covered by Jason Donovan). \n\nFans of early sixties pop music should give Bobby Vinton a listen. Some American hits from the sixties is missing as well as his later seventies music, but this compilation will satisfy surely most people. \n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nBest Vinton comp so far, March 12, 2004 \nReviewer: Zub "zubenelgenubi" (North Plainfield, NJ) \nFor a decade between 1962 and 1972, Bobby Vinton's easy going, unpretentious pop tunes climbed the charts over and over. Even more remarkable was his seamless presence on the charts in spite of the British Invasion, a watershed event that spelled the demise of so many established American pop idols and teenage superstar wanna-bes. There have been numerous collections of Vinton' recordings over the CD era but given the magnitude of his charted tunes, no collection has yet done it all. This new entry from Varese Vintage, while not able to be comprehensive in only a single-disc collection, does it better than any of its predecessors. Most of his biggest hits from his stint with Epic Records are here with the notable exception of "Clinging Vine", a top-20 tune from 1964. And, possibly in an acknowledgement that his earlier Epic recordings have been the focus of reissues in the past, this collection gathers up more of his later, if lower-charting, hits including one track, "I'll Make You My Baby", that made it only to the very outside edge (101) of the top 100 in 1971. While this effort to bring some previously unavailable tracks to the market is a definite plus here, the major letdown is the omission of any of Vinton's work for the ABC label in the mid-70's after parting ways with Epic. While the biggest of his ABC recordings, "My Melody Of Love" is available on CD, his other recordings of that era still languish in the vaults. Consequently, calling this piece "All Time Greatest Hits" just doesn't ring true when Vinton's top-3 "My Melody..." is shunned. That being said, for what it does cover, this piece is the best to come along, even when compared to multi-disc Vinton sets that are currently available. Sound quality is first-rate, all tracks are in stereo, and the liner notes booklet provides a career retrospective, albeit restricted for the most part, to Vinton's Epic recording years. Until a comprehensive multi-disc collection comes along, this is the best collection available on this pop icon of the 60's and 70's. In spite of the missing "My Melody Of Love", for those seeking to add that one Vinton CD to their library, this piece offers, by far, the most bang for the buck. \n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nGenerous collection of heartbreak and romance, November 17, 2003 \nReviewer: redtunictroll (Earth, USA) \nVinton's best known hits from the early `60s have become icons not only on Oldies Radio, but in films, commercials and elsewhere. "Roses Are Red (My Love)," "Blue On Blue," "Blue Velvet," "There! I've Said It Again" and "Mr. Lonely" are just a few of the great songs to which Vinton lent heartbreak and romance. Like a select few who came just before and after (e.g., Johnny Mathis, Bobby Rydell, Wayne Newton), Vinton thrived as a crooner in the rock `n' roll era. Especially impressive is that his success spanned across the Beatle-led British Invasion of the U.S. charts.\n\nIn addition to the chart-toppers, Vinton recorded a deep catalog of lesser-known hits and album tracks. He found both artistic and commercial success in reworking `60s hits like The Paris' Sisters' "I Love How You Love Me" and Brian Hyland's "Sealed With a Kiss," drawing out their tempos to magnify their emotion. His lush rendition of Goffin & King's "Halfway to Paradise" added a dash of Roy Orbison styled drama to Tony Orlando's original. It's surprising to note that several of the songs most closely associated with Vinton were actually covers: "Blue Velvet" was recorded by Tony Bennett in the early-50s, and "There! I've Said It Again" was a hit for Vaughn Monroe in the mid-40s.\n\nThe generously selected 25-song track songlist includes thirteen of Vinton's fourteen Top-20 singles, and a total of twenty-three Top-40s. Also included are a few lesser known, but equally interesting tracks, including a sweet cover of Johnny & Joe's "Over the Mountain (Across the Sea)," a Nashville Sound take of "My Elusive Dream," the Bobby Goldsboro-esque "The Days of Sand and Shovels," and Vinton's own "L-O-N-E-L-Y." Vinton's stint in the army not only resulted in "Mr. Lonely," but also the 1966 sequel, "Coming Home Soldier."\n\nThis is a superb collection of Vinton's most productive years at Epic, and the most complete such greatest hits disc on the market today. All of his major singles are here, except for 1964's "Clinging Vine," and his 1974 comeback on ABC, "My Melody of Love." The latter may be a casualty of inter-label licensing, but the omission of the former is mysterious. Sound quality is excellent, with finely produced true stereo throughout.\n\n4-1/2 stars, if allowed fractional ratings.\n\nHalf.com N/A
This misc cd contains 25 tracks and runs 66min 48sec.
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