The Best of Bobby Vinton is a collection of 14 Top 40 hits that Bobby Vinton had for Epic Records. [1] It is the second compilation to be entitled The Best of Bobby Vinton, the previous collection being released in 1985.[2] 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.[3] Inside the album cover is a biographical essay about Vinton's life and career that was written by Didier C. Deutsch.[4][1]
Order | Title | Length | Top Billboard Hot 100 rank | Original album | Writer(s) | Ref |
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1 | Roses Are Red (My Love) | 2:39 | 1 (4 weeks) | Roses Are Red | Paul Evans, Al Byron | [5][3][6] |
2 | Rain, Rain Go Away | 2:56 | 12 | Bobby Vinton Sings the Big Ones | Noël Regney, Gloria Shayne | [5][3][7] |
3 | Blue on Blue | 2:24 | 3 | Blue on Blue | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | [5][3][8] |
4 | Blue Velvet | 2:48 | 1 (3 weeks) | Blue on Blue | Bernie Wayne, Lee Morris | [5][3][9] |
5 | There! I've Said It Again | 2:20 | 1 (4 weeks) | There! I've Said It Again | Redd Evans, David Mann | [5][3][10] |
6 | My Heart Belongs to Only You | 2:42 | 9 | There! I've Said It Again | Dorothy Daniels, Frank Daniels | [5][3][11] |
7 | Tell Me Why | 2:36 | 13 | Tell Me Why | Al Alberts, Marty Gold | [5][3][12] |
8 | Mr. Lonely | 2:41 | 1 (1 week) | Roses Are Red | Bobby Vinton, Gene Allan | [5][3][13] |
9 | Long Lonely Nights | 2:28 | 17 | Bobby Vinton Sings for Lonely Nights | Lee Andrews, Larry Brown, Jocko Henderson, Mimi Uniman | [5][3][14] |
10 | L-O-N-E-L-Y | 2:26 | 22 | Bobby Vinton Sings for Lonely Nights | Vinton | [5][3][15] |
11 | Please Love Me Forever | 2:37 | 6 | Please Love Me Forever | John Malone, Ollie Blanchard | [5][3][16] |
12 | Halfway to Paradise | 2:40 | 23 | I Love How You Love Me | Carole King, Gerry Goffin | [5][3][17] |
13 | I Love How You Love Me | 2:28 | 9 | I Love How You Love Me | Barry Mann, Larry Kolber | [5][3][18] |
14 | Sealed With a Kiss | 2:48 | 19 | Sealed with a Kiss | Peter Udell, Gary Geld | [5][3][19] |
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