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Includes Blue Velvet; Roses Are Red; There! I've Said It Again and more big hits from this teen idol.
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29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Terrific Voice! Terrific Songs! Terrific Buy!,
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This review is from: 16 Most Requested Songs (Audio CD)
Reading through the liner notes, Vinton acknowledges he was something of an anomaly in the Sixties. "...I do have a unique style, one that is warm and intimate. That style is a blend of pop singing and country, a cross between Johnny Mathis and the late Hank Williams." Indeed, Vinton has more in common with such Fifties artists as Perry Como, Pat Boone and Andy Williams, than to his Sixties pop contemporaries. But in any era there's always room for good songs and a great voice to sing them. And from his debut No. 1, "Roses Are Red", in 1962 through his million-seller "I Love How You Love Me" in 1968, Vinton placed 24 songs in the Top 40--not bad for a guy competing for airplay with the Beatles and the Stones! Choosing good songs, meant utilizing the best songwriters of the day, including Gerry Goffin and Carole King ("Halfway To Paradise" and "Take Good Care Of My Baby"), Burt Bacharach and Hal David ("Blue On Blue"), Phil Spector ("To Know You Is To Love You") and even Vinton himself "Mr. Lonely," "L-O-N-E-L-Y" and "Coming Home Soldier"). According to "The Golden Age of Top 40 Music on Compact Disc" by Pat Downey, these are all the original recordings. [So believe what you want about the previous reviewers' squabbling over authenticity.] And at sixteen tracks, it is the most thorough collection of his hits currently available. RECOMMENDED
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
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Yes These Are Original Recordings,
By Steven F. Albert (Plainville, MA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 16 Most Requested Songs (Audio CD)
Please do not be misled by the mistaken midwesterner! All of the tracks on "16 Most Requested Songs" are original recordings as released on Epic from 1962-1972, with one notable exception. "To Know You Is To Love You" is an alternate take recorded at the same session as the hit released as a single. This alternate take is not noted on the album since it has been included here by mistake. The company never caught the error, and has also released the alternate take on a Reader's Digest 3 CD set. This little "extra" in my opinion adds to the historic value of the CD. Enjoy!
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Original Hits& Original Recordings,
By Steven F. Albert (Plainville, MA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 16 Most Requested Songs (Audio CD)
Sorry to be a nag but 15 of the 16 tracks on this CD ARE ORIGINAL Epic recordings. As to my qualifications on this I worked on the sessions at Epic when these were made. PLEASE don't doubt that the only track that is not THE original release is "To know You Is To Love You". This is an alternate take which was done during the same session as the hit version released as a single. Lets hear no more of this nonsense,this is a compilation of ORIGINAL material.
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