Bobby Vinton Albums Ranked

Stanley Robert Vinton (born April 16, 1935) is a retired American singer and occasional actor. As a teen idol, he became known as “The Polish Prince”, as his music paid tribute to his Polish heritage. One of his most popular songs is “Blue Velvet” (a cover of the 1951 song recorded by Tony Bennett) which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963 and number 2 in the UK in 1990. According to his autobiography, Bobby was inspired to record his music by the Elvis Presley movie Jailhouse Rock. He formed his own record label, Bobby Records, in October 1958. His first release was “Twilight Time”, backed with “Hallelujah”. Bobby sang on the B-side of the 45 rpm release, making this his first commercially released vocal recording. This record did not chart. In March 1959, Bobby recorded for the Melody label out of Philadelphia, listed as “Bobby Vinton and his Orchestra” for the first time. His release of “Harlem Nocturne”, backed with “Always in My Heart” with a vocal by Bobby, attracted attention in Pennsylvania. His ‘young man with a big band’ style was established here, and “Always In My Heart” would be a song he would return to. In August 1959, Bobby moved to another larger record company, Alpine Records. He released two self-written singles for Alpine, the first being “You’ll Never Forget” backed by “First Impression”. The second Alpine release was “A Freshman and a Sophomore”, backed with the self-written “The Sheik”; this was released in February 1960. Both Alpine releases garnered Billboard magazine mentions. Here are all of Bobby Vinton albums ranked.

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4. 16 Most Requested Songs 

“I can’t remember when and where I listened to Bobby Vinton for the first time, but I know that his lovely and innocent way of singing the pop standards won me over. His music is too sweet most of the times, but it’s nice and comforting to listen to it once in a while. Favourite songs: Blue Velvet, To Know You Is To Love You, Blue On Blue and I Love How You Love Me.”

3. Roses Are Red 

” I picked it up mainly to get a good sounding copy of his 1961 single “Well I Ask Ya”, a far superior cover version of Eden Kane’s UK original. Both it and it’s flip “Hip Swingin’ High Steppin’ Drum Majorette’ have appeared on a couple of other releases, however not in the quality that they are presented here. In fact, all the contents of this collection appear in excellent quality sound.”

2. Blue Velvet

“The fact that the album was originally called “Blue on Blue” and with all the “blue” themed titles lets you know how deeply Bobby was committed to his repertoire. Wonder how quickly it became known that “Blue Velvet” was the song that connected with the audiences. I picked this up in a Salvation Army store mostly to have the cover and a little piece of pop history. Don’t know when I will have the fortitude to try to listen to the whole thing. Curious how “Blue Velvet” has taken on a second life with the Lynch film of the same name. More significant from a music point of view is that the recordings were arranged and conducted by Burt Bacharach.”

1. A Very Merry Christmas

“Bobby Vinton’s approachable and sincere performance makes this Christmas record a really pleasant and warm listening experience. The good whole includes classics and lesser-known songs, including two of Vinton’s own compositions “The Greatest Gift” and “Christmas Angel”.