The Legend (2002)

About this title: If Bobby Vinton is considered a legend by anyone, it's primarily his aging fan base who still worships his recordings during the '60s and early '70s and paid homage at his Blue Velvet theater in Branson, MO. The Legend, an eight-disc box from Collectables, packages a brief hits collection along with seven discs of two-fer reissues of original LPs, all of them originally released between 1964 and 1972 -- from just after his first pop-chart success to the end of his Epic contract. The hits collection is serviceable, including all of his biggest hits: "Blue on Blue," "Blue Velvet," "Sealed With ... read more

Tracks:

1. This Guy's in Love With You [Bacharach/David]
2. Stand by Your Man [Sherrill/Wynette]
3. It's a Sin to Tell a Lie [Mayhew]
4. Roses Are Red (My Love) [Byron/Evans]
5. Sealed With a Kiss [Geld/Udell]
6. Born Free [Barry/Black]
7. The Shadow of Your Smile [Mandel/Webster]
8. Georgy Girl [Dale/Springfield]
9. Sunrise, Sunset [Bock/Harnick]
10. Mr. Lonely [Allan/Vinton]
11. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You [Wiseman]
12. Blue on Blue [Bacharach/David]
13. Blue Velvet [Morris/Wayne]
14. Speak Softly Love [Kusik/Rota]
15. Ev'ry Day of My Life [Jacobs/Crane]
16. Let's Sing a Song [Gately/John]
17. Misty Blue [Montgomery]
18. I'm Comin' Home, Girl [Laurie]
19. I Won't Cry Anymore [Frisch/Wise]
20. Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Mornin') [Mann/Weil]
21. I'll Make You My Baby [Atkins/Miller]
22. She Loves Me [Allan/Vinton]
23. And I Love You So [McLean]
24. You Can Do It to Me Anytime [Knight]
25. Whose Garden Was This [Paxton]
26. Petticoat White (Summer Sky Blue) [Pomus/Shuman]
27. Bitter Teardrops [Allan/Vinton]
28. All the King's Horses (And All the King's Men) [Shuman/Pomus]
29. Careless [Howard/Jurgens/Quad]
30. You Own My Heart [Jeffreys/Pomus]
31. Satin Pillows [James/Tubert]
32. Two Purple Shadows [Sanford/Mysels]
33. Everyone's Gone to the Moon [King]
34. Going Steady With a Heartache [Morris/Wayne]
35. Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You) [Hodges]
36. The Sheik of Araby [Live] [Smith/Snyder/Wheele]
37. Oh Marie [Live] [DiCapua/Prima]
38. If I Ruled the World [Live] [Bricusse/Ornadel]
39. Medley: I've Got a Woman/I'm Henry the VIII, I Am [Live] [Charles/Murray/West]
40. Hits Medley: There! I've Said It Again/Roses Are Red (My ...) [Evans/Mann/Evans/By]
41. Ya Got Trouble [From The Music Man] [Willson]
42. International Medley: To Ti Daro Di Piu/C'est Si Bon (It's So Good) [Remigi/Testa/Seelen]
43. Old MacDonald Medley: Sing Sing Sing/When the Saints Go Marching In [Prima/DeMoraes/Gimb]
44. Mr. Lonely [Live] [Vinton/Allan]
45. Old Time Medley: If You Knew Susie Like I Know Susie/When My Baby ... [DeSylva/Meyer/Von T]
46. Bei Mir Bist du Schön [Live] [Cahn/Jacobs/Chaplin]
47. Chim Chim Cheree [Sherman/Sherman]
48. Around the World [Adamson/Young]
49. Theme from "A Summer Place" [Discant/Steiner]
50. Goldfinger [Newley/Bricusse/Bar]
51. Moon River [Mancini/Mercer]
52. More [Newell/Oliviero/Ort]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.