The Best of Bobby Vinton (2004 album)

Compilation album by Bobby Vinton

The Best of Bobby Vinton

Greatest hits album by

Bobby Vinton

Released| June 22, 2004
Genre| Pop
Label| Epic/Legacy
Bobby Vinton chronology
| All-Time Greatest Hits
(2003)  | The Best of Bobby Vinton
(2004)  | The Great Bobby Vinton
(2005)

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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

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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]

* Didier C. Deutsch - compilation producer[3]
* Darcy Proper \- compilation producer, mastering[3]
* Steve Berkowitz - legacy A&R[3]
* Joy Gilbert Monfried - project director[3]
* Stacey Boyle - A&R coordination, tape research[3]
* Howard Fritzson - art direction[3]

* Pat Jerina - design[3]
* Hank Fisher/Sony Music Archives - photography (front cover, booklet back cover, spine sheet, color spread (from left)[3]
* Vernon Smith - photography (right inset photo)[3]

* Michael Ochs Archives \- photography (B&W spread, left panel and inset photos, CD label)[3]
* Everett Collection - photography (middle and right panels)
* Liz Reilly - photo researcher[3]
* Fong Y. Lee - packaging manager[3]

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## 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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Bobby Vinton

Discography

Studio albums|

* Roses Are Red
* Bobby Vinton Sings the Big Ones
* The Greatest Hits of the Golden Groups
* Blue on Blue
* There! I've Said It Again
* Tell Me Why
* A Very Merry Christmas
* Mr. Lonely
* Bobby Vinton Sings for Lonely Nights
* Drive-In Movie Time
* Bobby Vinton Sings Satin Pillows and Careless
* Country Boy
* Bobby Vinton Sings the Newest Hits
* Please Love Me Forever
* Take Good Care of My Baby
* I Love How You Love Me
* Vinton
* My Elusive Dreams
* Sounds of Love
* Ev'ry Day of My Life
* Sealed with a Kiss
* Melodies of Love
* With Love
* Heart of Hearts
* The Bobby Vinton Show
* Serenades of Love
* Party Music – 20 Hits
* The Name Is Love
* 100 Memories
* Encore
* Santa Must Be Polish
* Bobby Vinton
* Timeless
* Great Songs of Christmas
* As Time Goes By

Live albums|

* Live at the Copa

Compilations|

* Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits
* More of Bobby's Greatest Hits
* Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits of Love
* Vinton Sings Vinton
* The Love Album'
* Bobby Vinton's All-Time Greatest Hits
* The Many Moods of Bobby Vinton
* Bobby Vinton
* Polka Album
* The Best of Bobby Vinton
* Ballads of Love
* Mr. Lonely: His Greatest Songs Today
* 16 Most Requested Songs
* The Best of Bobby Vinton

Singles|

* "Roses Are Red (My Love)"
* "Rain Rain Go Away"
* "Trouble Is My Middle Name"
* "Over the Mountain; Across the Sea"
* "Blue on Blue"
* "Blue Velvet"
* "There! I've Said It Again"
* "My Heart Belongs to Only You"
* "Tell Me Why"
* "Clinging Vine"
* "Mr. Lonely"
* "Long Lonely Nights"
* "L-O-N-E-L-Y"
* "Satin Pillows"
* "Tears"
* "Dum-De-Da"
* "Coming Home Soldier"
* "Please Love Me Forever"
* "Just as Much as Ever"
* "Take Good Care of My Baby"
* "Halfway to Paradise"
* "I Love How You Love Me"
* "To Know Him Is to Love Him"
* "The Days of Sand and Shovels"
* "My Elusive Dreams"
* "Why Don't They Understand"
* "Ev'ry Day of My Life"
* "Sealed with a Kiss"
* "Hurt"
* "My Melody of Love"
* "Beer Barrel Polka"
* "Save Your Kisses for Me"
* "Moonlight Serenade"
* "Only Love Can Break a Heart"
* "Make Believe It's Your First Time"

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