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Bobby Vinton's All-Time Greatest Hits
''Bobby Vinton's All-Time Greatest Hits'' is a two-LP collection of previously recorded songs by Bobby Vinton, released in 1972 in music, 1972 by Epic Records. It reached #119 on the Billboard Hot 200 list of popular albums. It consists completely of singles by Vinton that were released by Epic. Track listing Charts References * 1972 greatest hits albums Bobby Vinton compilation albums Epic Records compilation albums {{1970s-pop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Vinton
Stanley Robert "Bobby" Vinton (born April 16, 1935) is a American former singer and occasional actor, who also hosted his own self-titled TV show in the late 1970s. As a teen idol, he became known as "The Polish Prince", as his music paid tribute to his Polish heritage. One of his most popular songs is " Blue Velvet" (a cover of the 1951 song recorded by Tony Bennett) which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963, No. 1 in Canada (5 weeks), and number 2 in the UK in 1990. Early life Vinton was born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, the only child of locally popular bandleader Stan Vinton and Dorothy Studzinski Vinton. He is of Polish and Lithuanian descent. The family surname was originally Vintula, and was changed by Vinton's father. Vinton's parents encouraged their son's interest in music by giving him his daily 25-cent allowance after he had practiced the clarinet. At 16, Vinton formed his first band, which played clubs around the Pittsburgh area. With the money he ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Greatest Hits Of The Golden Groups
''The Greatest Hits of the Golden Groups: Bobby Vinton Sings the Goodies!'' is Bobby Vinton's fifth studio album, released in 1963. This album contains cover songs that were hits during the 1950s for the following artists: the Rays, the Penguins, the Platters, the Five Satins, Bobby Helms, Little Anthony and the Imperials, the Moonglows, Lee Andrews & the Hearts, the Heartbeats and Jesse Belvin. All of the tracks on this album were recorded in Nashville. " Over the Mountain (Across the Sea)" (previously a hit for the duo Johnnie & Joe) is the album's only single. All of the songs on this album were later include in the collection '' Bobby Vinton Sings the Golden Decade of Love''. On the back of the album cover, there is an error in the credits for who wrote the song "Goodnight My Love." The version of the song that is featured on this album was actually written by George Motola and John Marascalco but credits Mack Gordon and Harry Revel as songwriters. Gordon and Revel wrote a son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Alberts
Al Alberts (born Al Albertini, August 10, 1922 – November 27, 2009) was an American popular singer and composer. Biography Born Al Albertini in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, he went to South Philadelphia High School. As a teenager, he appeared on the '' Horn and Hardart Children's Hour,'' a radio program. After graduating from South Philadelphia High School, he went to Temple University and the United States Navy, where he met Dave Mahoney. They went on to found The Four Aces. The Four Aces recorded the song " Three Coins in the Fountain", written by Jule Styne for the film of the same name. The song hit the No. 1 bestselling record twice in 1954, and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song the same year. Alberts also popularized the song "On the Way to Cape May", first through recording it, and then by performing it often on his later television show and specials. The Four Aces biggest hit was " Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing", which was the theme to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tell Me Why (1951 Song)
"Tell Me Why" is a popular music, popular song written by Marty Gold with the lyrics by Al Alberts. The song was published in 1951. The first version of the song released was a recording by Jerry Gray (arranger), Jerry Gray and his orchestra, released by Decca company in 1951, as catalog number 27621, with the flip side "Restringing the Pearls", by Skeets McDonald (released by Capitol Records as catalog number 1957, with the flip side "Be My Life's Companion"). Renditions *A successful version of the song was recorded by Al Alberts' group, the Four Aces, on October 23, 1951, and released later the same year by Decca Records as catalog number 27860. It first reached the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' charts on September 7, 1951, and lasted 24 weeks on the chart, peaking at number two. The flip side was "A Garden in the Rain," also a success for the Aces. *It was also recorded a brief time later by Eddie Fisher (singer), Eddie Fisher in a version that scored the Top 10. This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Daniels
Frank Albert Daniels (August 15, 1856 – January 12, 1935) was a comedian, an actor on stage, early black-and-white silent films, and a singer. Daniels was born on August 15, 1856 in Dayton, Ohio to Balinda and Henry Daniels, and was raised in Boston. He attended business school and the New England Conservatory of Music. His first stage appearance was a in production of ''Trial by Jury'' at the old Gaiety Theatre. He appeared in ''The Chimes of Normandy'' in 1879, and then worked with the McCaull Comic Opera Company and other light opera companies. In New York, Daniels played Old Sport in ''A Rag Baby'' (1884); Packingham Giltedge in ''Little Puck'' (1888) (which was based on F. Anstey's novel ''Vice Versa''); Shrimps in ''Princess Bonnie'' (1895); and the title role in Victor Herbert's '' The Wizard of the Nile'' (1895). Herbert was impressed, and created two roles for Daniels in his plays ''The Idol's Eye'' (1897) and ''The Ameer'' (1899). Later roles included ''The Tattooed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Heart Belongs To Only You
"My Heart Belongs to Only You" is a song written by Frank Daniels & Dorothy Daniels. Bette McLaurin and June Christy both released versions of the song in 1952. In 1953, the song reached No. 27 on ''Cash Box''s chart of "The Nation's Top 50 Best Selling Records", in a tandem ranking of June Christy, Bette McLaurin, these versions were marked as bestsellers. Bobby Vinton recording The most successful version of the song was recorded by Bobby Vinton on October 23, 1963, and released in February 1964, backed by arranger/conductor Stan Applebaum, and which was released in February 1964. It was released as a single and on the album ''There! I've Said It Again''. Bobby Vinton's version spent 9 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9, while reaching No. 2 on ''Billboard''s Middle-Road Singles chart, No. 8 on the ''Cash Box'' Top 100, No. 8 on the ''Music Vendor'' Top 100 Pop chart, and No. 15 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade. Other recordings *In 1953, Arbee Stidham, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
There! I've Said It Again (album)
''There! I've Said It Again'' is the seventh studio album by American singer Bobby Vinton, released in 1964, by Epic Records. It reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 200 list of popular albums. Included inside the album cover is an overview of Vinton's career since the success of his first hit, "Roses Are Red (My Love)". Two accompanying singles were released: the title track, and "My Heart Belongs to Only You" (a Billboard top multi recorded hit, written by Frank and Dorothy Daniels of Frandoro music). With the exception of "Warm and Tender" (co-written by Vinton), the entire album consists of songs that were made popular during the 1940s and early 1950s. Track listing Personnel * Bob Morgan – producer * Stan Applebaum Stanley Seymour Applebaum (March 1, 1922 – February 23, 2019) was an American composer, arranger, musician and conductor. He arranged the orchestration on many pop hit records, most notably in the early 1960s, including The Drifters' " Sa ... – s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Mann (songwriter)
David Mann (October 3, 1916 — March 1, 2002), also known as David Freedman, was an American songwriter of popular songs. His best-known songs are "There! I've Said It Again" (1945), popularized first by Vaughn Monroe and later by Bobby Vinton, "No Moon at All" (1947), recorded by Robert Goulet in (1963) and " In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" (1955), recorded most notably by Frank Sinatra, but covered by many other artists over the decades. Career Mann was able to play the piano by ear, at the age of 4, and by age 13, he was playing around Philadelphia. He attended the Curtis Institute of Music. In late 1939, Mann moved to New York and became a Decca Records session musician. He was in Charley Spivak's orchestra until 1941. During World War II, Mann joined the United States Army. Upon his discharge from the Army in 1945, they had the honor of placing Mann as personal pianist to President Truman. Mann worked on or appeared in the films: ''Twenty Grand'', ''I Dood It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redd Evans
Redd is a Turkish rock band established in 1996 by tenor opera singer Doğan Duru and guitarist Berke Hatipoğlu under the name ''Ten''. They used to play at bars until they set up their own studio in 2004. Their first album, titled ''"50/50"'', produced by Levent Büyük, was published a year later by Stardium Müzik, already under the name ''Redd''. The first music video was shot for ''"Mutlu Olmak İçin"'' (To Be Happy). Their second studio album, ''"Kirli Suyunda Parıltılar"'' (Glitters on Dirty Water), came out in 2006 under the label Pasaj Müzik. Their song ''"Falan Filan"'' entered the MTV World Music Charts at the 10th position. In 2007 the band produced their third album, ''"Plastik Çiçekler ve Böcek"'' (Plastic Flowers and Beetle). Redd started the studio recordings of their fourth album in 2009, published by Sony Music. Their first original soundtrack album for director Çağan Irmak's feature film ''Prensesin Uykusu'' was released in 2010. Songs from this albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
There! I've Said It Again
"There! I've Said It Again" is a popular song written and published by Redd Evans and David Mann in 1941. In early 1945, Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra released Victor 20-1637, which reached the number one position on the Billboard's National Radio Airplay chart for five straight weeks, then no.2 for six more weeks, and a total run of 29 weeks. It finished 1945 as the no. 4 record of the year. 1945 versions Vaughn Monroe's version of "There! I've Said It Again" reached No. 1 on ''Billboard''s chart of "Records Most-Played on the Air", while also reaching No. 1 on ''Billboard''s charts of "Best-Selling Popular Retail Records" and no. 2 on "Most-Played Juke Box Records".Most-Played Juke Box Records , '' |
Blue Velvet (Tony Bennett Song)
"Blue Velvet" is a popular song written and composed in 1950 by Bernie Wayne and Lee Morris. A top 20 hit for Tony Bennett in its original 1951 version, the song has since been re-recorded many times, with a 1963 version by Bobby Vinton reaching No. 1. Inspiration and composition Songwriter Bernie Wayne was inspired to begin writing "Blue Velvet" on a 1951 visit to Richmond, Virginia where he stayed at the Jefferson Hotel: at a party at the hotel Wayne continually caught sight of a female guest dressed in blue velvet with whom he would have a holiday romance.''Indianapolis Star'' 20 February 1988 "Music's Smooth as Velvet: songwriter touts Greenfield film" by Scott L. Miley p.B-1 Tony Bennett original version and 1951 covers The song's co-writer Bernie Wayne had pitched "Blue Velvet" to Columbia Records head A&R man Mitch Miller, who as soon as he'd heard the song's opening measure: "She wore blue velvet", had suggested giving the song to Tony Bennett. (Wayne's respons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue On Blue (Bobby Vinton Album)
''Blue on Blue'', later renamed ''Blue Velvet'', is Bobby Vinton's sixth studio album, released in 1963. Cover versions include the jazz songs "St. Louis Blues" and "Blueberry Hill", " Am I Blue", "Blue, Blue Day", the Fleetwoods' hit "Mr. Blue", " My Blue Heaven", three show tunes (" Blue Skies", "Blue Hawaii" and "Blue Moon"), and The Clovers Rhythm and blues hit, " Blue Velvet". The song "Blue on Blue" was mentioned in Kim Mitchell's hit song "Patio Lanterns". Composition and background Completely devoted to songs that refer to the color blue, this album contained two singles: " Blue on Blue", which reached #3 on the U.S. Pop charts and " Blue Velvet", which went on to #1 for three weeks on the same chart. Both songs served as title tracks during their popularity. The album was released after the success of the song "Blue on Blue", but when "Blue Velvet" became a hit, the album's title was changed with it being the title track. It was only after the title change that the album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
