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Bobby Vee revisits a dozen popular rock, pop, and R&B songs of the '50s on Sings Hits of the Rockin' '50's. The songs are arranged by "ballad side" and "rhythm side," but most of the rhythm cuts are pretty mild. For example, Vee's versions of the Chordettes' "Lollipop" and the Elegants' "Little Star" share a side with his remakes of much harder-hitting Chuck Berry and Eddie Cochran songs. The ballads, too, tend toward light pop tunes such as "Lavender Blue" and "Earth Angel." Vee's Buddy Holly-inflected vocals put his own stamp on these well-known songs, and in some cases, the arrangements differ considerably from the originals, but the album wears thin after a few spins. Sings Hits of the Rockin' '50's was recorded quickly as a can't-miss thematic album guaranteed to move a fair number of units in the wake of the Top 20 Bobby Vee LP from earlier in the year, so even though Vee's performances are good, the album is too calculated and workmanlike to transcend its humble origins. Nevertheless, it followed its predecessor into the Top 100. The 1994 Globe reissue adds 20 bonus tracks from other albums and singles recorded around the same time.
© Greg Adams /TiVo
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Bobby Freeman, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Vee, MainArtist - Thomas Snuff Garrett, Producer
℗ 1961 Capitol Records, LLC
Julius Dixon, ComposerLyricist - Ross, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Vee, MainArtist - Thomas Snuff Garrett, Producer
℗ 1961 Capitol Records, LLC
Chuck Berry, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Vee, MainArtist - Thomas Snuff Garrett, Producer
℗ 1961 Capitol Records, LLC
Arthur Venosa, ComposerLyricist - Vito Picone, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Vee, MainArtist - Thomas Snuff Garrett, Producer
℗ 1961 Capitol Records, LLC
Clarence Quick, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Vee, MainArtist - Thomas Snuff Garrett, Producer
℗ 1961 Capitol Records, LLC
Eddie Cochran, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Vee, MainArtist - Jerry Capehart, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Snuff Garrett, Producer
℗ 1961 Capitol Records, LLC
Gil Lopez, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Vee, MainArtist - Margo Sylvia, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Snuff Garrett, Producer
℗ 1961 Capitol Records, LLC
Eliot Daniel, ComposerLyricist - Larry Morey, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Vee, MainArtist - Thomas Snuff Garrett, Producer
℗ 1961 Capitol Records, LLC
RITCHIE VALENS, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Vee, MainArtist - Thomas Snuff Garrett, Producer
℗ 1961 Capitol Records, LLC
Curtis Williams, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Belvin, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Vee, MainArtist - Gaynel Hodge, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Snuff Garrett, Producer
℗ 1961 Capitol Records, LLC
ABNER SILVER, Composer - Bobby Vee, MainArtist - Alfred Roy, Composer - Thomas Snuff Garrett, Producer
℗ 1961 Capitol Records, LLC
Luther Dixon, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Vee, MainArtist - Allyson Khent, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Snuff Garrett, Producer
℗ 1961 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Bobby Vee revisits a dozen popular rock, pop, and R&B songs of the '50s on Sings Hits of the Rockin' '50's. The songs are arranged by "ballad side" and "rhythm side," but most of the rhythm cuts are pretty mild. For example, Vee's versions of the Chordettes' "Lollipop" and the Elegants' "Little Star" share a side with his remakes of much harder-hitting Chuck Berry and Eddie Cochran songs. The ballads, too, tend toward light pop tunes such as "Lavender Blue" and "Earth Angel." Vee's Buddy Holly-inflected vocals put his own stamp on these well-known songs, and in some cases, the arrangements differ considerably from the originals, but the album wears thin after a few spins. Sings Hits of the Rockin' '50's was recorded quickly as a can't-miss thematic album guaranteed to move a fair number of units in the wake of the Top 20 Bobby Vee LP from earlier in the year, so even though Vee's performances are good, the album is too calculated and workmanlike to transcend its humble origins. Nevertheless, it followed its predecessor into the Top 100. The 1994 Globe reissue adds 20 bonus tracks from other albums and singles recorded around the same time.
© Greg Adams /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:28:02
- Main artists: Bobby Vee
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1961 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1961 Capitol Records, LLC
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