Take Good Care of My Baby is the fifth studio album American singer Bobby Vee, and was released in 1962 by Liberty Records.[1]
Take Good Care of My Baby | ||||
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Released | 1962 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 27:37 | |||
Label | Liberty | |||
Producer | Snuff Garrett | |||
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Singles from Take Good Care of My Baby | ||||
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It contains Vee's best-known hits "Take Good Care of My Baby", "Run to Him", and "Walkin' with My Angel".
The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated February 3, 1962, remaining on the chart for 14 weeks and peaking at No. 91.[2]
Track listing
editSide one
editNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Take Good Care of My Baby" | Gerry Goffin, Carole King | 2:27 |
2. | "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" | Goffin, King | 2:49 |
3. | "Remember Me, Huh" | Billy Page | 2:39 |
4. | "He Will Break Your Heart" | Jerry Butler, Calvin Carter, Curtis Mayfield | 2:34 |
5. | "Who Am I?" | Les Vandyke | 1:58 |
6. | "Run to Him" | Goffin, Jack Keller | 2:09 |
Side two
editNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Walkin' with My Angel" | Goffin, King | 2:14 |
2. | "Raining in My Heart" | Felice Bryant | 2:51 |
3. | "Go On" | Roy Orbison, Joe Melson | 2:20 |
4. | "Little Flame" | Beverly Ross | 1:56 |
5. | "So You're in Love" | Jerry Allison, Sonny Curtis | 2:11 |
6. | "Hark, Is That a Cannon I Hear" | Jackie DeShannon, Zelda Sands | 1:55 |
Singles
edit"Take Good Care of My Baby" made its debut on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on August 7, 1961, eventually spending three weeks at number one during its 15-week stay,[3] number one on the Cash Box singles chart,[4] and number 3 in the UK Singles.[5] "Run to Him" made its debut on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on November 13, 1961, eventually spending one week at number two during its 15-week stay,[3] number one on the Cash Box singles chart,[4] and number 4 in the UK Singles.[5] "Walkin' with My Angel" made its debut on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on November 27, 1961, eventually spending one week at number fifty-three during its 9-week stay[3] and number eighty-nine on the Cash Box singles chart.[4]
Charts
editChart (1962) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Top LPs | 91 |
US Cash Box | 29 |
Year | Single | Chart | Peak |
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1961 | "Take Good Care of My Baby" | US Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
UK Singles Chart | 3 | ||
US Cash Box | 1 | ||
Canada CHUM | 1 | ||
"Run to Him" | US Billboard Hot 100 | 2 | |
US Cash Box | 6 | ||
Canada CHUM | 6 | ||
UK Singles Chart | 4 | ||
"Walkin' with My Angel" | US Billboard Hot 100 | 53 | |
US Cash Box | 89 | ||
Canada CHUM | 5 |
References
edit- ^ Bobby Vee, Take Good Care of My Baby Discogs.com, Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums: 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 814. ISBN 978-0-8982-0117-8.
- ^ a b c Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 742. ISBN 0898-2-0155-1.
- ^ a b c "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 2, 1961".
- ^ a b "BOBBY VEE". Official Charts. 1961-01-25. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ Bobby Vee Single Releases. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
- ^ Bobby Vee Charting Singles. Retrieved April 22, 2023.