Bobby Vee Collection 1959-62 (CD) – Bobby Vee

Bobby Vee was a prolific hitmaker during the immediate post rock ‘n’ roll era, bridging the gap between rock ‘n’ roll and teen pop, with a distinctive style that brought him success on both sides of the Atlantic – he was just as popular in the UK as in his home country. He always had a close affinity with the music and style of Buddy Holly & The Crickets – he began his performing career as a 15-year-old stepping in with his band to fill a show soon after Buddy’s tragic death in February 1959 at which Holly had been scheduled to perform, his debut hit with his first release had echoes of “Peggy Sue” and he later recorded with The Crickets. He recorded many memorable and outstanding hits during these crucial and action-packed early years of his career, including Top 10 entries with “Devil Or Angel”, “Rubber Ball”, “More Than I Can Say”, “How Many Tears”, “Take Good Care Of My Baby”, Run To Him”, “The Night Has A Thousand Eyes” and others. This great-value 64-track collection includes all his US and &K A & B sides, and all his EP tracks from the period, plus selected tracks from all his LP releases during this time, which did not otherwise appear on singles or Eps. As such, it’s a pretty thorough and hugely entertaining overview of what were perhaps the most significant and formative years of his career, and it’s a great showcase for his distinctive talent

Track List

1. Suzie Baby – Bobby Vee ; the Shadows
2. Flyin’ High – Bobby Vee ; the Shadows
3. What Do You Want
4. My Love Loves Me
5. Laurie
6. One Last Kiss
7. Devil or Angel
8. Since I Met You Baby
9. Rubber Ball
10. Everyday
11. More Than I Can Say
12. Stayin’ in
13. How Many Tears
14. Baby Face
15. Take Good Care of My Baby
16. Bashful Bob
17. Suzie Q
18. Love’s Made a Fool of You
19. Run to Him
20. Walkin’ with My Angel
21. Please Don’t Ask About Barbara
22. I Can’t Say Goodbye
23. Sharing You
24. In My Baby’s Eyes
25. Punish Her
26. Someday (When I’m Gone from You)
27. A Not So-Merry Christmas
28. Christmas Vacation
29. A Forever Kind of Love
30. Remember Me Huh?
31. The Night Has a Thousand Eyes
32. Anonymous Phone Call
33. Young Love
34. Diana
35. Tears on My Pillow
36. Love Love Love
37. Mister Sandman
38. Little Star
39. School Days
40. Do You Wanna Dance?
41. Lollipop
42. Sincerely
43. Mr. Blue
44. It’s All in the Game
45. You Send Me
46. Talk to Me Talk to Me
47. Angels in the Sky
48. Foolish Tears
49. Pledging My Love
50. That’s All
51. Happy Happy Birthday Baby
52. Donna
53. The Wisdom of a Fool
54. Sixteen Candles
55. He Will Break Your Heart
56. Who Am I?
57. Raining in My Heart
58. Bo Diddley
59. Well… All Right
60. Little Queenie
61. What’s Your Name
62. My Golden Chance
63. Forget Me Not
64. Guess Who