The New Sound From England! is a studio album American singer Bobby Vee, and was released in April 1964 by Liberty Records. The album featured the Vee's backup band, The Eligibles. The only single from the album was "I'll Make You Mine".
| The New Sound From England! | ||||
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| Released | April 1964 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 27:52 | |||
| Label | Liberty | |||
| Producer | Snuff Garrett | |||
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| Singles from The New Sound From England! | ||||
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| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |   [1] |
The album contains original songs as well as The Beatles covers such as "From Me to You" and "She Loves You".[2]
The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated June 27 of that year and remained on the album chart for 2 weeks, peaking at No. 146.[3]
The album was released on compact disc for the first time by Beat Goes On on November 12, 2002, as tracks 1 through 12 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 13 through 24 consisting of the other album being Vee's Live album from March 1965, Live on Tour.[4]
Singles
edit"I'll Make You Mine" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on February 22, 1964, spending one week at number 52 during its 8-week stay,[5] and number 54 on the Cashbox singles chart.[6] The single was Vee's last best showing until "Look at Me Girl" in 1966, which also reached number 52 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]
Reception
editBillboard mentioned that "[Vee is] singing the Beatles Sound through some of this set."[7]
Cashbox gave a positive review, saying that "Vee gets on the bandwagon to cash in on the click sound as he surveys a bag of rock tunes in the British manner", and calling it "a natural for top sales action".[8]
The Progress-Index wrote that "it was assumed [British invasion artists were] the only ones who knew what this sound was about. In this album Bobby Vee proves otherwise."[9]
The Evening Independent wrote that "Vee may turn back the British invasion with his potent performances".[10]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'll Make You Mine" | Robert Thomas Velline | 2:22 |
| 2. | "Don't You Believe Them" | Robert Thomas Velline | 2:28 |
| 3. | "She Loves You" | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 2:22 |
| 4. | "I'll String Along With You" | Harry Warren, Al Dubin | 2:23 |
| 5. | "Ginger" | Thomas Lesslie Garrett, Robert Thomas Velline | 2:23 |
| 6. | "Any Other Girl" | Robert Thomas Velline | 2:29 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "She's Sorry" | Robert Thomas Velline | 2:02 |
| 2. | "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" | Chuck Berry | 2:03 |
| 3. | "Suspicion" | Doc Pomus. Mort Shuman | 2:45 |
| 4. | "From Me to You" | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 1:56 |
| 5. | "You Can't Lie To A Liar" | Paul Hampton, Cinthy Churchill | 2:28 |
| 6. | "Take A Walk, Johnny" | Cliff Crofford | 2:25 |
Charts
edit| Chart (1964) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Top LPs[3] | 146 |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Chart | Peak |
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| 1964 | "I'll Make You Mine"[11][12] | US Billboard Hot 100 | 52 |
| US Cash Box | 57 |
References
edit- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1446. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ a b Reynolds, Robert (2016-04-19). The Music of Bobby Vee. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-365-05412-9.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums: 1955–1996. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 814. ISBN 978-0-8982-0117-8.
- ^ "Bobby Vee Sings the New Sound from England!/Bobby Vee Live! on Tour". allmusic.com. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 742. ISBN 0898-2-0155-1.
- ^ Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. pp. 362–363. ISBN 1-56308-316-7.
- ^ "Pop Spotlight: The New Sound from England!". Billboard. April 11, 1964. p. 98.
- ^ Cash Box. William and Mary Libraries Special Collections Research Center. Cash Box Pub. Co. 1964-04-04. p. 21.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "The Progress-Index from Petersburg, Virginia". Newspapers.com. 1964-09-13. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ Platter Patter: Vee Album Potent. St. Petersburg Times. May 8, 1964.
- ^ Bobby Vee Single Releases. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
- ^ Bobby Vee Charting Singles. Retrieved April 22, 2023.