The Best of Bobby Vinton (2004 album)

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The Best of Bobby Vinton
Greatest hits album by
Bobby Vinton
ReleasedJune 22, 2004
GenrePop
LabelEpic/Legacy
Bobby Vinton chronology
All-Time Greatest Hits
(2003) 		The Best of Bobby Vinton
(2004) 		The Great Bobby Vinton
(2005)

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[edit]

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][3][6]
2 "Rain, Rain Go Away" 2:56 12 Bobby Vinton Sings the Big Ones Noël Regney, Gloria Shayne [5][3][7]
3 "Blue on Blue" 2:24 3 Blue on Blue Burt Bacharach, Hal David [5][3][8]
4 "Blue Velvet" 2:48 1 (3 weeks) Blue on Blue Bernie Wayne, Lee Morris [5][3][9]
5 "There! I've Said It Again" 2:20 1 (4 weeks) There! I've Said It Again Redd Evans, David Mann [5][3][10]
6 "My Heart Belongs to Only You" 2:42 9 There! I've Said It Again Dorothy Daniels, Frank Daniels [5][3][11]
7 "Tell Me Why" 2:36 13 Tell Me Why Al Alberts, Marty Gold [5][3][12]
8 "Mr. Lonely" 2:41 1 (1 week) Roses Are Red Bobby Vinton, Gene Allan [5][3][13]
9 "Long Lonely Nights" 2:28 17 Bobby Vinton Sings for Lonely Nights Lee Andrews, Larry Brown, Jocko Henderson, Mimi Uniman [5][3][14]
10 "L-O-N-E-L-Y" 2:26 22 Bobby Vinton Sings for Lonely Nights Vinton [5][3][15]
11 "Please Love Me Forever" 2:37 6 Please Love Me Forever John Malone, Ollie Blanchard [5][3][16]
12 "Halfway to Paradise" 2:40 23 I Love How You Love Me Carole King, Gerry Goffin [5][3][17]
13 "I Love How You Love Me" 2:28 9 I Love How You Love Me Barry Mann, Larry Kolber [5][3][18]
14 "Sealed with a Kiss" 2:48 19 Sealed with a Kiss Peter Udell, Gary Geld [5][3][19]

Album credits[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Vinton, Bobby (2004). Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits (liner). Epic Records.
  2. ^ "Vinyl Album". 45Worlds. n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa "Bobby Vinton: The Best of Bobby Vinton [Epic]". AllMusic. n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  4. ^ "Didier C. Deutsch". AllMusic. n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Bobby Vinton Chart History". Billboard. n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  6. ^ "Song: Roses Are Red (My Love)". SecondhandSongs. n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  7. ^ "Song: Rain Rain Go Away". SecondhandSongs. n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  8. ^ "Bobby Vinton Blue on Blue". The Daily Doo-Wop. 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  9. ^ "Bobby Vinton's "Blue Velvet": The Song's Most Successful Version". Country Thang Daily. 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  10. ^ "Song: There, I've Said It Again". SecondhandSongs. n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  11. ^ "My Heart Belongs to Only You". Music VF. n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  12. ^ "Record Details". 45cat. n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  13. ^ ""Mr. Lonely": A Melancholic Bobby Vinton Song". Country Thang Daily. 2021-04-05. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  14. ^ "Record Details". 45cat. n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  15. ^ "L-O-N-E-L-Y". Music VF. n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  16. ^ "Bobby Vinton, Please Love Me Forever". AllMusic. n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  17. ^ "Halfway to Paradise". Music VF. n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  18. ^ "I Love How You Love Me". Music VF. n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  19. ^ "Bobby Vinton, Sealed With a Kiss". Album Liner Notes. n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-12.


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