The New Sound from England!

The New Sound From England!
Studio album by
Bobby Vee
ReleasedApril 1964
GenrePop
Length27:52
LabelLiberty
ProducerSnuff Garrett
Bobby Vee chronology
I Remember Buddy Holly
(1963) 		The New Sound From England!
(1964) 		30 Big Hits of the 60's
(1964)
Singles from The New Sound From England!
  1. "I'll Make You Mine/She's Sorry"
    Released: February 7, 1964

The New Sound From England! is a studio album American singer Bobby Vee, and was released in April 1964 by Liberty Records. The album featured the Vee's backup band, The Eligibles. The only single from the album was "I'll Make You Mine".

The album contains original songs as well as The Beatles covers such as "From Me to You" and "She Loves You".[1]

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated June 27 of that year and remained on the album chart for two weeks, peaking at No. 146.[2]

The album was released on compact disc by Beat Goes On on November 12, 2002, as tracks 1 through 12 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 13 through 24 consisting of being Vee's 1965 live album, Live on Tour.[3]

Singles

"I'll Make You Mine" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on February 22, 1964, spending one week at number 52 during its 8-week stay,[4] and number 54 on the Cashbox singles chart.[5] The single was Vee's last best showing until "Look at Me Girl" in 1966, which also reached number 52 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[6]

Billboard mentioned that "[Vee is] singing the Beatles Sound through some of this set."[7]

Cashbox gave a positive review, saying that "Vee gets on the bandwagon to cash in on the click sound as he surveys a bag of rock tunes in the British manner", and calling it "a natural for top sales action".[8]

The Progress-Index wrote that "it was assumed [British invasion artists were] the only ones who knew what this sound was about. In this album Bobby Vee proves otherwise."[9]

The Evening Independent wrote that "Vee may turn back the British invasion with his potent performances".[10]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'll Make You Mine"Robert Thomas Velline2:22
2."Don't You Believe Them"Robert Thomas Velline2:28
3."She Loves You"John Lennon, Paul McCartney2:22
4."I'll String Along With You"Harry Warren, Al Dubin2:23
5."Ginger"Thomas Lesslie Garrett, Robert Thomas Velline2:23
6."Any Other Girl"Robert Thomas Velline2:29
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."She's Sorry"Robert Thomas Velline2:02
2."Brown Eyed Handsome Man"Chuck Berry2:03
3."Suspicion"Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman2:45
4."From Me to You"John Lennon, Paul McCartney1:56
5."You Can't Lie to a Liar"Paul Hampton, Cinthy Churchill2:28
6."Take a Walk, Johnny"Cliff Crofford2:25

Charts

Chart (1964) Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs[2] 146

Singles

Year Single Chart Peak
1964 "I'll Make You Mine"[11][12] US Billboard Hot 100 52
US Cash Box 57

References

  1. ^ a b Reynolds, Robert (2016-04-19). The Music of Bobby Vee. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-365-05412-9.
  2. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums: 1955–1996. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 814. ISBN 978-0-8982-0117-8.
  3. ^ "Bobby Vee Sings the New Sound from England!/Bobby Vee Live! on Tour". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 742. ISBN 0898-2-0155-1.
  5. ^ Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. pp. 362–363. ISBN 1-56308-316-7.
  6. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1446. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Pop Spotlight: The New Sound from England!". Billboard. Vol. 76, no. 15. April 11, 1964. p. 98.
  8. ^ Cash Box. William and Mary Libraries Special Collections Research Center. Cash Box Pub. Co. 1964-04-04. p. 21.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. ^ "The Progress-Index from Petersburg, Virginia". Newspapers.com. 1964-09-13. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  10. ^ Platter Patter: Vee Album Potent. St. Petersburg Times. May 8, 1964.
  11. ^ Bobby Vee Single Releases. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  12. ^ Bobby Vee Charting Singles. Retrieved April 22, 2023.