Bobby Vinton - Take Good Care of My Baby/I Love How You Love Me CD

Take Good Care of My Baby/I Love How You Love Me songs One must give the Moody Blues credit for tenacity and a single-pointed focus. For 37 years they've put forth a startlingly consistent series of themes: optimism, a kind of blind-faith spirituality that the universe is in good hands and that people are by and large decent and kind, and love songs that can be a bit twee, but nonetheless connect when one is in the emotional space to hear them. Their music has always been intimate and pretentious in the best sense of the words. December is the Moodies' first Christmas album. The classic lineup has been whittled down to three: John Lodge, Justin Hayward, and Graeme Edge; Ray Thomas decided to call it quitsin 2002. The band is augmented by unofficial member and producer Danilo Madonia in the studio. This is the most curious of Christmas recordings. December is an album about the spirit of Christmas but, with its lack of carols (though it does feature Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" near the end), it sounds more like another chapter in the Moody Blues' legend, and that's exactly what it is. Like many Moody Blues records since the 1980s, the original songs are nostalgic, pointing listeners back to memories of an idyllic past when things were simpler, and toward the hope that social and spiritual renewal are just around the corner. The set features a number of Hayward and Lodge originals, obscure and traditional Anglo folk songs, a transposed piece by Bach, and a cover of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" -- alas, if only that were true. If you're a fan or a detractor, you already know what the album sounds like. Unpredictability left the band's vocabulary in the 1970s, but that doesn't mean that this collection is without merit. For starters, it is one of the most original Christmas albums you'll hear all year. There is no new age drivel here; its topics and themes are indeed Christian, but weigh on the side of those that are universally held: brotherhood, compassion, hope, goodwill, and generosity. In addition, it's beautifully orchestrated and produced. Its sound is pristine, and Hayward and Lodge with their trademark elegance sound as if they mean every word they write and sing. And it's easy to believe that. It most certainly is sentimental and lush, and has nothing whatsoever to do with rock & roll, but that hardly matters. As the latest Moody Blues album, it likely lives up to fans' expectations; as a holiday recording, it's unlike anything else out there. ~ Thom Jurek New Studio Album Feat.New & Mostly Christmas Songs. Recorded in Italy. The Moody Blues includes: Justin Heyward, John Lodge.

Take Good Care of My Baby/I Love How You Love Me buy CD music Originally released on Liberty (7533) & Liberty (7604). Includes liner notes by Al Fichera. This discount-priced two-fer combines Vikki Carr's two highest charting albums, It Must Be Him, which keyed off of her only Top Ten hit, and For Once in My Life, a live recording. Carr had been recording for most of the 1960s when she unexpectedly broke big with "It Must Be Him," which may be the ultimate torch song, in the fall of 1967. She sang the melodramatic ballad with a sense of torn emotion in her voice, recounting the turmoil of a love affair that has not quite ended, at least as far as the song's narrator is concerned. The It Must Be Him album, not surprisingly, expanded upon this theme to include other songs of lost love, songs that, 35 enlightened years later, sound like paeans to female victimization, most of them written by men. But there are also some gems, such as Carr's reading of "Alfie" and an early Jimmy Webb composition, "Tunesmith," a title he later used for his songwriting instruction book. For Once in My Life, recorded at the Persian Room of the Plaza Hotel in New York, is a typical nightclub act in which Carr introduces ringside celebrities (Henny Youngman, Ed Sullivan, etc.) and weakly attempts humor based on her Mexican heritage and marriage to a Jewish man. But she also sings a clutch of then-contemporary pop hits ("For Once in My Life," "This Girl's in Love With You," etc.), some of which remain well-known decades later. By combining these two albums, Collectables requires the buyer to acquire two recordings of "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" and "It Must Be Him," but the label also sweetens the pot by adding as bonus tracks "The Lesson," Carr's second-biggest hit, and a good version of the Association hit "Never My Love." ~ William Ruhlmann 2 on 1 includes It Must Be Him & For Once In My Life. Along with the original 'It Must Be For Him' this original Capitol set includes live versions of 'With Pen In Hand', 'This Girl's In Love With You' & other big hits of the day. 26 tracks including 2 bonus 'The Lesson' & 'Never My Love'. 2 LPs on 1 CD: IT MUST BE HIM (1967)/FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE (1969). Personnel includes: Vikki Carr (vocals); Ernie Freeman, PerryBotkin, Jr., Bob Florence, Tommy Oliver, Sid Feller (arranger). Producers: Tommy Oliver, Dave Pell, Ron Bledscoe.

Take Good Care of My Baby/I Love How You Love Me album for sale Live Recording Liner Note Author: Joseph F. Laredo. Recording information: Hollywood, CA (02/16/1962); Nashville, TN (02/16/1962); New York, NY (02/16/1962). Author: Bob Morgan. Arrangers: Stan Appleton; Ernie Freeman Combo; Bill McElhiney; Bill Walker ; Robert Mersey; Burt Bacharach; Charles Calello.

Take Good Care of My Baby/I Love How You Love Me CD music This two-fer from Collectables combines a pair of out-of-print Bobby Vinton LPs on one compact disc: Tell Me Why and Sings for Lonely Nights, both originally issued on Epic Records in 1964 and 1965, respectively. Highlights among the 24 tracks include "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody," "In the Still of the Night," and "I'll Walk Alone," which are pleasant, but not essential. ~ Al Campbell Originally released on Epic. 2 LPs on 1 CD: TELL ME WHY (1964)/SONGS FOR LONELY NIGHTS (1965). Personnel: Bobby Vinton (vocals). Arrangers: Garry Sherman; Marty Manning; Ray Ellis; Stan Applebaum; Hugo Winterhalter; Charles Calello.

Take Good Care of My Baby/I Love How You Love Me buy CD music The two albums combined on this discount-priced reissue are quite different from each other, but they are similar in both being distinct from the bulk of Bobby Vinton's record releases. Programmed in reverse chronological order, Live at the Copa, recorded in June 1966, and Drive-In Movie Time, recorded in May and June 1965, represent different sides of Vinton that were not seen as frequently by his mass audience as his more familiar ballad-singing style, which brought him a string of hit records in the 1960s and '70s. Not surprisingly, neither of them made the charts. To take them in their correct order, Drive-In Movie Time is an album of screen songs no doubt prompted by Vinton's assignment to sing the theme song for the 1965 movie Harlow on the film's soundtrack. He assembled another 11 songs from movies of the late '50s and early '60s, and tried his hand. He is better at some than at others, notably negotiating the Henry Mancini melodies "Moon River" and "Dear Heart" well, but not "GoldFinger," a song that demands something more dramatic than his callow style. Also, some of the songs are better remembered for their melodies than for the lyrics written for them later, which occasionally makes hearing these vocal versions odd. Live at the Copa finds Vinton performing in an overtly show-business style, coming off more as an all-around entertainer than as the boyish singer of "Blue Velvet" and similar hits. He tells jokes, leads singalongs, and performs a wide range of material, from "Hava Nagila" to the patter song "Ya Got Trouble" from The Music Man. On his studio records, Vinton might come off as a soft rock balladeer, but Live at the Copa suggested that deep inside him beat the heart of a Rat Pack wannabe. ~ William Ruhlmann Originally released on Epic. "2 LP's On 1 CD" B/W "Drive-In Movie Time" 2 LPs on 1 CD: LIVE AT THE COPA (w/ The Village Stompers) (1966)/DRIVE-IN MOVIE TIME (1965).

Take Good Care of My Baby/I Love How You Love Me songs This two-fer from Collectables features a pair of out of print Bobby Vinton LPs: Mr. Lonely and Country Boy, both originally issued on Epic Records in 1964 and 1966, respectively. Highlights among the 22 tracks include "Crazy," "I'll Never Smile Again," and the hit "Mr. Lonely," which are pleasant, but not essential. ~ Al Campbell Originally released on Epic. 2 LPs on 1 CD: MR. LONELY (1964)/COUNTRY BOY (1966). Personnel: Bobby Vinton (vocals). Liner Note Author: Don Richardson, Sr. Recording information: 02/16/1962-08/13/1965.