The Best of Bobby Vinton is a collection of 14 Top 40 hits that Bobby Vinton had for Epic Records. It is the second compilation to be entitled The Best of Bobby Vinton, the previous collection being released in 1985. 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. Inside the album cover is a biographical essay about Vinton's life and career that was written by Didier C. Deutsch.
Track listing Order Title Length Top Billboard Hot 100 rank Original album Writer(s) Ref 1 "Roses Are Red (My Love)" 2:39 1 (4 weeks) Roses Are Red Paul Evans, Al Byron 2 "Rain, Rain Go Away" 2:56 12 Bobby Vinton Sings the Big Ones Noël Regney, Gloria Shayne 3 "Blue on Blue" 2:24 3 Blue on Blue Burt Bacharach, Hal David 4 "Blue Velvet" 2:48 1 (3 weeks) Blue on Blue Bernie Wayne, Lee Morris 5 "There! I've Said It Again" 2:20 1 (4 weeks) There! I've Said It Again Redd Evans, David Mann 6 "My Heart Belongs to Only You" 2:42 9 There! I've Said It Again Dorothy Daniels, Frank Daniels 7 "Tell Me Why" 2:36 13 Tell Me Why Al Alberts, Marty Gold 8 "Mr. Lonely" 2:41 1 (1 week) Roses Are Red Bobby Vinton, Gene Allan 9 "Long Lonely Nights" 2:28 17 Bobby Vinton Sings for Lonely Nights Lee Andrews, Larry Brown, Jocko Henderson, Mimi Uniman 10 "L-O-N-E-L-Y" 2:26 22 Bobby Vinton Sings for Lonely Nights Vinton 11 "Please Love Me Forever" 2:37 6 Please Love Me Forever John Malone, Ollie Blanchard 12 "Halfway to Paradise" 2:40 23 I Love How You Love Me Carole King, Gerry Goffin 13 "I Love How You Love Me" 2:28 9 I Love How You Love Me Barry Mann, Larry Kolber 14 "Sealed with a Kiss" 2:48 19 Sealed with a Kiss Peter Udell, Gary Geld
Album credits
Didier C. Deutsch - compilation producer Darcy Proper - compilation producer, mastering Steve Berkowitz - legacy A&R Joy Gilbert Monfried - project director Stacey Boyle - A&R coordination, tape research Howard Fritzson - art direction
Pat Jerina - design Hank Fisher/Sony Music Archives - photography (front cover, booklet back cover, spine sheet, color spread (from left) Vernon Smith - photography (right inset photo)
Michael Ochs Archives - photography (B&W spread, left panel and inset photos, CD label) Everett Collection - photography (middle and right panels) Liz Reilly - photo researcher Fong Y. Lee - packaging manager
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