Saturday, July 7, 2012

Hits List: Bobby Vinton

While at Duquesne University, Bobby Vinton became proficient on the piano, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, drums and oboe.  His hometown of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania named both Bobby Vinton Boulevard and the shorter adjoining Bobby Vinton Drive after their native son.  Here is the complete Hits List for Vinton:

1962:  "Roses Are Red (My Love)" (#1, #1 Easy Listening, #15 U.K., #1 Norway)
           "Rain Rain Go Away" (#12, #4 EL)
           "I Love You the Way You Are" (#38)
1963:  "Trouble Is My Middle Name" (#33, #7 EL)
           "Let's Kiss and Make Up" (#38, #10 EL)
           "Over the Mountain (Across the Sea)" (#21, #8 EL)
           "Blue on Blue" (#3, #2 EL)
           "Blue Velvet" (#1, #1 EL)

1964:  "There!  I've Said It Again" (#1, #1 EL, #34 U.K.)
           "My Heart Belongs to Only You" (#9, #2 EL)
           "Tell Me Why" (#13, #3 EL)
           "Clinging Vine" (#17, #2 EL)
           "Mr. Lonely" (#1, #3 EL)
           "The Bell That Couldn't Jingle" (#23)
           "Dearest Santa" (#8)
1965:  "Long Lonely Nights" (#17, #5 EL)
           "L-O-N-E-L-Y" (#22, #7 EL)
           "Theme from 'Harlow' (Lonely Girl)" (#61, #16 EL)
           "What Color (Is a Man)" (#38)
1966:  "Satin Pillows" (#23)
           "Careless"
           "Petticoat White (Summer Sky Blue)" (#81)
           "Dum-De-Da" (#40, #24 EL)
           "Tears" (#59, #27 EL)
1967:  "Coming Home Soldier" (#11)
           "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" (#66)
           "Red Roses for Mom" (#95)
           "Please Love Me Forever" (#6, #39 EL)

1968:  "Just as Much as Ever" (#24, #10 EL)
           "Take Good Care of My Baby" (#33, #14 EL)
           "Halfway to Paradise" (#23, #8 EL)
           "I Love How You Love Me" (#9, #2 EL)
1969:  "To Know You Is to Love You" (#34, #8 EL)
           "The Days of Sand and Shovels" (#34, #11 EL)
1970:  "No Arms Can Ever Hold You" (#93, #8 EL)
           "Why Don't They Understand" (#23 EL)
           "My Elusive Dreams" (#46, #7 EL)
1971:  "I'll Make You My Baby" (#30 EL)
1972:  "Ev'ry Day of My Life" (#24, #2 EL)
           "Sealed with a Kiss" (#19, #2 EL)
           "But I Do" (#82, #27 EL)
1973:  "Hurt" (#40 EL)

1974:  "My Melody of Love" (#3, #1 EL)
1975:  "Beer Barrel Polka" (#33, #5 EL)
           "Dick and Jane"
           "Wooden Heart" (#58, #23 EL)
           "Midnight Show" (#23 EL)

1976:  "Save Your Kisses for Me" (#75)
           "Moonlight Serenade" (#97, #15 EL)
           "Nobody But Me" (#34 EL)
1977:  "Only Love Can Break a Heart" (#99, #44 EL)
           "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" (#43 EL)
1978:  "Summerlove, Sensation" (#44 EL)
1979:  "Disco Polka (Pennsylvania Polka)" (#47 Adult Contemporary)
1980:  "Make Believe It's Your First Time" (#78, #17 AC)
1981:  "Let Me Love You Goodbye" (#45 AC)
1983:  "You Are Love"
1984:  "Bed of Roses"
1989:  "The Last Rose"
           "It's Been One of Those Days"
           "Please Tell Her That I Said Hello"
1990:  "Blue Velvet"
           "Roses Are Red (My Love)" (re-issue)

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