''16 Most Requested Songs'' is a

compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ...

of 16 Top 40 hits that

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 trib ...

had for

Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America Sony Corporation of America (SONAM, also known as SCA), is the American arm of the Japanese conglomerate Sony Group ...

. It is the last of 29 collections in the ''16 Most Requested Songs'' series that was released by Epic. Unlike most collections of Vinton's music, the song "

Roses Are Red (My Love) "Roses Are Red (My Love)" is a popular song composed by Al Byron and Paul Evans. It was recorded by Bobby Vinton, backed by Robert Mersey and his Orchestra, in New York City in February 1962, and released in April 1962, and the song was his first ...

" is the last track on this album, rather than the first. Inside the album cover is a biographical essay about Vinton's life and career that was written by

Will Friedwald Will Friedwald (born September 16, 1961) is an American author and music critic. He has written for newspapers that include the ''Wall Street Journal'', ''New York Times'', ''Village Voice'', ''Newsday'', ''New York Observer'', and ''New York Su ...

(the author of ''Jazz Singing''). Although this album was released in 1991, it did not enter the charts until five years later. It was the first compilation of Vinton's music in the charts since the release of '' Bobby Vinton Sings the Golden Decade of Love'' 21 years before.

Track listing

Album credits

* Digital producer: Nedra Olds-Neal * Digitally remixed and remastered by Mark Wilder, Sony Music Studios, New York * Product manager: Joanne Beattie * Packaging coordinator: Hope Chasin * Illustration: Bill Nelson

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

References

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