| Take Good Care of My Baby | ||||
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| Released | 1962 | |||
| Genre | Rock and Roll | |||
| Length | 27:37 | |||
| Label | Liberty | |||
| Producer | Snuff Garrett | |||
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| Singles from Take Good Care of My Baby | ||||
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Take Good Care of My Baby is the fifth studio album American singer Bobby Vee, and was released in 1962 by Liberty Records.[1]
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 of that year, remaining on the chart for 14 weeks and peaking at No. 91.[2]
Track listing
Side one
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Take Good Care of My Baby" | Gerry Goffin, Carole King | 2:27 |
| 2. | "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" | Gerry Goffin, Carole 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" | Gerry Goffin, Jack Keller | 2:09 |
Side two
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Walkin' with My Angel" | Gerry Goffin, Carole 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
"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
| Chart (1962) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Top LPs | 91 |
| US Cash Box | 29 |
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 3 Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 742. ISBN 0898-2-0155-1.
- 1 2 3 "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 2, 1961".
- 1 2 "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.