30 Big Hits of the 60's
| 30 Big Hits of the 60's | ||||
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| Released | August 1964 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 38:48 | |||
| Label | Liberty | |||
| Producer | Snuff Garrett | |||
| Bobby Vee chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
30 Big Hits of the 60's is a studio album by American singer Bobby Vee, and was released in August 1964 by Liberty Records.[2]
it contains hits from the 1960s by other artist with this album,[3] among the 30 tracks with combained with 5 songs are several, Beatles, Searchers and Frank Ifield song, and it including "Moon River", "P.S. I Love You", "My Dad", Memphis", "I Remember You", Needles and Pins", "Sukiyaki" and others.[4]
The album debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated October 31, 1964, and remained on the chart for two weeks, peaking at number 95.[3][5]
Reception
At the time of the album's release, Billboard mentions "his appeal, coupled with that of the tunes."[6]
Cashbox called it "One of the best albums" and stated that "a medley of thirty familiar recent vintage chart-riders. He really shines as he dishes-up the likes of , “A Fool Never Learns,” “Love Me Do,” “I Remember You,”[7]
Variety notes "He delivers them all with spirit and finesse and since the songs are all set in their original arrangements."[8]
Press & Sun-Bulletin notes "it can find many favorites in it"[9]
Tampa Bay Times says Vee will "delight his fans with brief versions or numbers like Moon River, Danke Schoen, Ruby Baby"[10]
Track listing
Side one
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Medley: A Fool Never Learns, Do You Want to Know a Secret, Goodbye Cruel World, Blame It on the Bossa Nova, Dawn" | Sonny Curtis, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Gloria Shayne Baker, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Bob Gaudio, Sandy Linzer | 6:15 |
| 2. | "Medley: Memphis, Love Me Do, Twist and Shout, Hey! Baby, P.S. I Love You" | Chuck Berry, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Phil Medley, Bert Berns, Margaret Cobb, Bruce Channel | 4:55 |
| 3. | "Medley: Can't Get Used to Losing You, Spanish Harlem, Hey Girl, Blue on Blue, Everybody's Somebody's Fool" | Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Howard Greenfield Jack Keller, | 7:45 |
Side two
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Medley: I Remember You", "Venus in Blue Jeans", "Save the Last Dance for Me", "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen, "Danke Schoen" | Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger, Carole King, Howard Greenfield Jack Keller, Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman, Neil Sedaka, Bert Kaempfert, Kurt Schwabach, Milt Gabler | 5:44 |
| 2. | "Medley: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, Please Help Me, I'm Falling, Nadine, Ruby Baby, Needles and Pins" | Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield, Don Robertson. Hal Blair, Chuck Berry, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Jack Nitzsche, Sonny Bono | 5:53 |
| 3. | "Medley: Moon River "(From The Paramount Pictures: Breakfast at Tiffany's)", "Crying in the Rain", "My First Lonely Night", "Sealed with a Kiss, "My Dad" | Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer, Carole King, Howard Greenfield Buzz Cason, Hachidai Nakamura, Thomas Lesslie, Peter Udell, Gary Geld. Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil | 7:20 |
References
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1446. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ 30 Big Hits from the 60s - Bobby Vee | Album | AllMusic, retrieved July 4, 2025
- ^ a b Reynolds, Robert (April 19, 2016). The Music of Bobby Vee. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-365-05412-9.
- ^ Reynolds, Robert (April 19, 2016). The Music of Bobby Vee. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-365-05412-9.
- ^ Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 388. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
- ^ "Pop Spotlight: 30 Big Hits of the 60's". Billboard. Vol. 76, no. 40. October 3, 1964. p. 48.
- ^ Cash Box. Cash Box Pub. Co. October 17, 1964. p. 34.
- ^ "Variety Album Reviews Barbra Streisand, Merry Widow, Rivers, Wante Newton, Bobby Vee, Maharis, Youmans Top New LPs: 30 Big Hits of the 60's". Variety. Vol. 236, no. 5. September 23, 1964. p. 82.
- ^ "Press and Sun-Bulletin from Binghamton, New York". Newspapers.com. October 24, 1964. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ "Tampa Bay Times from St. Petersburg, Florida". Newspapers.com. December 23, 1964. Retrieved June 15, 2024.