Bobby Vee Meets the Ventures

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]

Bobby Vee Meets the Ventures
Studio album by
Bobby Vee and the Ventures
ReleasedJune 1, 1963
GenreRock and roll
Length29:32
LabelLiberty (LRP 3289/LST 7289)
ProducerSnuff Garrett
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(1963)		 Bobby Vee Meets the Ventures
(1963)		 The Ventures Play the Country Classics
(1963)
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(1963)		 Bobby Vee Meets The Ventures
(1963)		 I Remember Buddy Holly
(1963)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Disc[2]

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
No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."Goodnight, Irene"Lead BellyBobby Vee and the Ventures2:14
2."Walk Right Back"Sonny CurtisBobby Vee and the Ventures2:51
3."Linda Lu"Ray SharpeBobby Vee and the Ventures2:42
4."Caravan"
The Ventures2:47
5."What Else Is New"Robert Thomas VellineBobby Vee and the Ventures2:21
6."Candy Man"
Bobby Vee and the Ventures3:32

Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."This Is Where Friendship Ends"
Bobby Vee and the Ventures1:50
2."Honeycomb"Bob MerrillBobby Vee and the Ventures2:21
3."Pretty Girls Everywhere"
Bobby Vee and the Ventures2:05
4."Wild Night"
The Ventures2:16
5."I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter"
Bobby Vee and the Ventures2:14
6."If I'm Right Or Wrong"
Bobby Vee and the Ventures2:23

Charts
Chart (1963) Peak
position
US Top LPs (Billboard) 91

References
  1. ""Bobby Vee Meets the Ventures" - Album Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  2. Hunter, Nigel (30 November 1963). "Bobby Vee: Bobby Vee Meets the Ventures" (PDF). Disc. No. 110. p. 12. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  3. "I Remember Buddy Holly + Meets the Ventures". Jazz Messengers. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  4. Reynolds, Robert (2016-04-19). The Music of Bobby Vee. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-365-05412-9.
  5. Vidot, Gumersindo (2010). You Only Live Twice: My Story, from Boot Straps to Success. gumersindo vidot. ISBN 978-0-578-04947-2.
  6. 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.
  7. ""Bobby Vee Meets the Ventures" - Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  8. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1963-05-04. p. 32.
  9. "Reviews with Nigel Hunter LP's and EP'S" (PDF). Disc. November 30, 1963. p. 10.
  10. Cash Box. William and Mary Libraries Special Collections Research Center. Cash Box Pub. Co. 1963-04-27. p. 24.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  11. "Hit That Has Rocked The Pop World". Liverpool Echo. December 7, 1963. p. 25. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
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