The Best of Bobby Vinton (2004 album)

The Best of Bobby Vinton
Greatest hits album by Bobby Vinton
Released	June 22, 2004
Genre	Pop
Label	Epic/Legacy
Bobby Vinton chronology
All-Time Greatest Hits (2003) The Best of Bobby Vinton (2004) The Great Bobby Vinton (2005)

The Best of Bobby Vinton is a collection of 14 Top 40 hits that Bobby Vinton had for Epic Records. It is the second compilation to be entitled The Best of Bobby Vinton, the previous collection being released in 1985. The tracks are in chronological order and begin with his first hit "Roses Are Red (My Love)" and end with "Sealed With a Kiss", his final hit for Epic. Inside the album cover is a biographical essay about Vinton's life and career that was written by Didier C. Deutsch.

Track listing

1. Roses Are Red (My Love) - (Paul Evans, Al Byron) - 2:39
2. Rain, Rain Go Away - (Noël Regney, Gloria Shayne) - 2:56
3. Blue on Blue - (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 2:24
4. Blue Velvet - (Bernie Wayne, Lee Morris) - 2:48
5. There! I've Said It Again - (Redd Evans, David Mann) - 2:20
6. My Heart Belongs to Only You - (Dorothy Daniels, Frank Daniels) - 2:42
7. Tell Me Why - (Al Alberts, Marty Gold) - 2:36
8. Mr. Lonely - (Bobby Vinton, Gene Allen) - 2:41
9. Long Lonely Nights - (Lee Andrews, Bernice Davis, D.T. Henderson, Mimi Uniman) - 2:28
10. L-O-N-E-L-Y - (Bobby Vinton) - 2:26
11. Please Love Me Forever- (John Malone, Ollie Blanchard) - 2:37
12. Halfway to Paradise - (Carole King, Gerry Goffin) - 2:40
13. I Love How You Love Me - (Barry Mann, Larry Kolber) - 2:28
14. Sealed With a Kiss - (Peter Udell, Gary Geld) - 2:48

Album credits

• Compilation produced by Didier C. Deutsch and Darcy M. Proper
• Mastered by Darcy M. Proper at Sony Music Studios, New York
• Legacy A&R: Steve Berkowitz
• Project director: Joy Gilbert Monfried
• A&R coordination: Stacey Boyle
• Art direction: Howard Fritzson
• Design: Pat Jerina

Photography

• Front cover, booklet back cover and spine sheet: Hank Parker/Sony Music Archives
• Color spread (from left): Hank Parker/Sony Music Archives (2 photos)
• Right inset photo: Vernon Smith
• B&W spread, left panel and inset photos: Michael Ochs Archives.com
• Middle and right panels: Everett Collection
• CD label: Michael Ochs Archives.com
• Photo researcher: Liz Reilly
• Packaging manager: Fong Y. Lee
• Tape research: Stacey Boyle

Bobby Vinton
Studio albums	Dancing at the Hop Bobby Vinton Plays for His Li'l Darlin's Roses Are Red Bobby Vinton Sings the Big Ones The Greatest Hits of the Golden Groups Blue on Blue There! I've Said It Again Tell Me Why A Very Merry Christmas Mr. Lonely Bobby Vinton Sings for Lonely Nights Drive-In Movie Time Bobby Vinton Sings Satin Pillows and Careless Country Boy Bobby Vinton Sings the Newest Hits Please Love Me Forever Take Good Care of My Baby I Love How You Love Me Vinton My Elusive Dreams Sounds of Love Ev'ry Day of My Life Sealed With a Kiss Melodies of Love With Love Heart of Hearts The Bobby Vinton Show Serenades of Love Party Music ~~ 20 Hits The Name Is Love 100 Memories Encore Santa Must Be Polish Bobby Vinton Timeless Great Songs of Christmas As Time Goes By
Live albums	Live at the Copa
Compilations	Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits More of Bobby's Greatest Hits Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits of Love Vinton Sings Vinton The Love Album To Each His Own Bobby Vinton's All-Time Greatest Hits The Bobby Vinton Treasury The Many Moods of Bobby Vinton The Many Moods of Bobby Vinton: Bobby Vinton...in Love Bobby Vinton Sings the Golden Decade of Love K-Tel Presents Bobby Vinton - 20 Greatest Hits Bobby Vinton Autumn Memories Spring Sensations Summer Serenades The Million Selling Records of Bobby Vinton My Song Polka Album Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits His Heart-Touching Magic The Best of Bobby Vinton Ballads of Love Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits Mr. Lonely: His Greatest Songs Today Greatest Polka Hits of All Time 16 Most Requested Songs The Essence of Bobby Vinton Melody of Love The Ultimate Bobby Vinton Kissin' Christmas: The Bobby Vinton Christmas Album Roses Are Red Bobby Vinton Sings Blue Velvet: His Greatest Hits Blue on Blue Bobby Vinton Greatest Hits 20 All-Time Greatest Hits The Legend Love Songs All-Time Greatest Hits The Best of Bobby Vinton The Great Bobby Vinton Because of You: The Love Songs Collection
Singles	"Roses Are Red (My Love)" "I Love You the Way You Are" "Rain Rain Go Away" "Trouble Is My Middle Name" "Let's Kiss and Make Up" "Over the Mountain (Across the Sea)" "Blue on Blue" "Blue Velvet" "There! I've Said It Again" "My Heart Belongs to Only You" "Tell Me Why" "Clinging Vine" "Mr. Lonely" "The Bell That Couldn't Jingle" "Dearest Santa" "Long Lonely Nights" "L-O-N-E-L-Y" "Theme from 'Harlow' (Lonely Girl)" "What Color (Is a Man)" "Satin Pillows" "Tears" "Dum-De-Da" "Petticoat White (Summer Sky Blue)" "Coming Home Soldier" "Please Love Me Forever" "Just as Much as Ever" "Take Good Care of My Baby" "Halfway to Paradise" "I Love How You Love Me" "To Know You Is to Love You" "The Days of Sand and Shovels" "No Arms Can Ever Hold You" "My Elusive Dreams" "Ev'ry Day of My Life" "Sealed With a Kiss" "Hurt" "My Melody of Love" "Beer Barrel Polka" "Save Your Kisses for Me" "Moonlight Serenade" "Only Love Can Break a Heart" "Make Believe It's Your First Time" "You Are Love" "It's Been One of Those Days" "Please Tell Her That I Said Hello" "The Last Rose"
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