1963 studio album
Bobby Vee Meets the Ventures |
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Studio album by Bobby Vee and the Ventures |
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Released | June 1, 1963 |
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Genre | Rock and roll |
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Length | 29:32 |
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Label | Liberty (LRP 3289/LST 7289) |
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Producer | Snuff Garrett |
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The Ventures chronology |
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Surfing (1963) | Bobby Vee Meets the Ventures (1963) | The Ventures Play the Country Classics (1963) | |
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Bobby Vee chronology |
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) [1] |
Disc | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) [2] |
Bobby Vee Meets the Ventures is a 1963 cross-over rock and roll album that brings singer Bobby Vee together with the Ventures. It features the Ventures, an instrumental quartet.[3] Two tracks were Ventures instrumentals, apparently intended to showcase their guitar work unhindered by vocals.[4] It was promoted by touring along with Bobby Vee Meets the Crickets.[5]
The album made its first appearance on Billboard Top LPs chart on June 1, 1963, and remained on the album chart for eight weeks, peaking at number 91.[6]
Reception
Bruce Eder of AllMusic called it "his hardest-rocking album ever", and stated that the album is "one great showcase for Vee's vocalizing and the playing of Nokie Edwards et al".[7] Billboard called it "one of the hottest in the teen album dance field".[8] The album was referred to as a "Rocking Cha Cha Beat" by Disc,[9] and Cashbox said "the distinctive vocal delivery blends smoothly with the instrumental stylings of the Ventures".[10]
The Liverpool Echo wrote that "[Vee] seems to have lost a little of his early vocal potency and the Ventures tend to bang and bash too heavily for comfort".[11]
Track listing
Side one
Side two
Charts
Chart (1963) | Peak position |
US Top LPs (Billboard) | 91 |
References
- ^ ""Bobby Vee Meets the Ventures" - Album Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ Hunter, Nigel (30 November 1963). "Bobby Vee: Bobby Vee Meets the Ventures" (PDF). Disc. No. 110. p. 12. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "I Remember Buddy Holly + Meets the Ventures". Jazz Messengers. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ Reynolds, Robert (2016-04-19). The Music of Bobby Vee. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-365-05412-9.
- ^ Vidot, Gumersindo (2010). You Only Live Twice: My Story, from Boot Straps to Success. gumersindo vidot. ISBN 978-0-578-04947-2.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's top pop albums : 1955-1996 : compiled from Billboard magazine's pop album charts, 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 814. ISBN 978-0-8982-0117-8.
- ^ ""Bobby Vee Meets the Ventures" - Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1963-05-04. p. 32.
- ^ "Reviews with Nigel Hunter LP's and EP'S" (PDF). Disc. November 30, 1963. p. 10.
- ^ Cash Box. William and Mary Libraries Special Collections Research Center. Cash Box Pub. Co. 1963-04-27. p. 24.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Hit That Has Rocked The Pop World". Liverpool Echo. December 7, 1963. p. 25. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
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