Every era needs its crooner, and in the early '60s, it was Bobby Vinton. Vinton's sentimental balladeering and orchestral, middle-of-the-road arrangements were a throwback to a decade earlier, before rock & roll had found its mass market. If Vinton is sometimes identified with a rock & roll audience, it's only because his music was bought by young listeners for a time, and because he still catches some airplay on oldies stations. What he sang was vocal pop, landing some of the biggest hits of the early '60s with "Roses Are Red (My Love)," "Blue on Blue," "There! I've Said It Again," "Mr. Lonely," and "Blue Velvet," the last of which has become his signature song in the wake of its notorious prominence in David Lynch's Blue Velvet.
CONDITION: NEW
TRACK LISTING
1 The Guy's In Love With You
2 Stand By Your Man
3 It's A Sin To Tell A Lie
4 Roses Are Red (My Love)
5 Sealed With A Kiss
6 Born Free
7 The Shadow Of Your Smile
8 Georgy Girl
9 Sunrise, Sunset
10 Mr. Lonely (Letter To A Soldier)
11 Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?
12 Blue On Blue
13 Blue Velvet
14 Love Theme From "The Godfather" (Speak Softly To Me)
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