Bobby Vee's Golden Greats
| Bobby Vee's Golden Greats | ||||
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| Released | November 1962 | |||
| Recorded | 1959–1962 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 34:01 | |||
| Label | Liberty | |||
| Producer | Snuff Garrett | |||
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| Singles from Bobby Vee's Golden Greats | ||||
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Bobby Vee's Golden Greats is a compilation album by American singer Bobby Vee that was released in November 1962 by Liberty Records. It was Vee's first greatest hits compilation on the Liberty label.
He had as the major influences in his career his personal manager Arnold Mills and record producer, Snuff Garrett.
The album debuted on Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated November 3, 1962, and remained on the album chart for 44 weeks, peaking at No. 24. No. 22 on the Cashbox albums chart during its 19-week run. It was more successful in The UK, where it spent for 14 weeks on the album chart there peaking at No. 10. The single, "Punish Her", debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue dated September 1, 1962, peaking at number 20 during its eight-week stay. on the Cashbox singles, it reached number 32 during its eight-week stay.
The album was released on compact disc by Beat Goes On on October 28, 2003, as tracks 1 through 12 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 13 through 24 consisting of Vee's 1966 Compilation album, Bobby Vee's Golden Greats Vol. 2.