Bobby Vee - Suzie Baby (2021)

Bobby Vee was born Robert Thomas Velline in 1943 in Fargo, North Dakota. In stark contrast to the Coen brothers' gritty 1995 'Fargo' film drama, Bobby Vee's Rock 'n' Roll exudes the feel of teenage youth in those days. Not only was Bobby Vee a genuine teen idol during the early 1960s with a string of lighthearted smashes to his credit, he also knew how to rock, his strong Buddy Holly influence never far from the surface. Vee’s entry in Bear Family’s ‘The Drugstore’s Rockin’’ series, spanning 1959-1962, contains his debut single, Suzie Baby, through his first major hits for Los Angeles-based Liberty Records, Devil Or Angel and Rubber Ball, and the violin-enriched blockbusters Take Good Care Of My Baby and The Night Has A Thousand Eyes. But Bobby refused to abandon his ‘50s rock and roll roots—witness the five tracks culled from his splendid ‘Bobby Vee Meets The Crickets’ album with ex-Holly sideman Tommy Allsup on lead guitar. Nearly everything here was produced by Texas native Snuff Garrett, perhaps the youngest A&R man around then and one of the most successful. Garrett was a huge fan of Holly’s mature strings-drenched approach and introduced it to Liberty. Bobby Vee rode that delightfully lavish sound to full-fledged teen superstardom.
Tracklist
01 Take Good Care Of My Baby 02:39
02 Radio Spot 01:00
03 Someday (When I'm Gone From You) 02:10
04 In My Baby's Eyes 02:08
05 Little Star 02:26
06 Devil Or Angel 02:20
07 The Night Has A Thousand Eyes 02:34
08 Punish Her 02:01
09 Tears On My Pillow 02:13
10 Suzie Baby 02:49
11 School Boy 02:26
12 Walkin' With My Angel 02:26
13 I Gotta Know 02:11
14 Will You Love Me Tomorrow 02:49
15 Rubber Ball 02:22
16 You Better Move On 02:38
17 Sharing You 02:02
18 Raining In My Heart 02:51
19 Diana 01:55
20 Lookin' For Love 01:57
21 More Than I Can Say 02:29
22 Summertime Blues 02:00
23 Flyin' High 01:45
24 Suzie-Q 01:39
25 When You're In Love 01:54
26 Run To Him 02:09
27 Girl Of My Best Friend 02:25
28 Please Don't Ask About Barbara 02:03
29 Sixteen Candles 02:49
30 What Do You Want 01:36
31 Stayin' In 02:04
32 Little Queenie 02:40
33 I Can't Say Goodbye 02:06
34 Pledging My Love 02:44
35 One Last Kiss 01:58