Charms (Bobby Vee song)

"Charms" is a 1963 song written by Helen Miller and Howard Greenfield. The song was produced by Snuff Garrett and arranged by Ernie Freeman,^[1] and performed by Bobby Vee featuring the Johnny Mann Singers.^[2] "Charms" reached #5 on the Easy Listening chart and #13 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[3] Outside the US, the song peaked at #20 in Canada.^[4]

"Charms"
Single by Bobby Vee
B-side	"Bobby Tomorrow"
Released	March 1963
Recorded	January 7, 1963
Genre	Pop
Length	2:13
Label	Liberty Records 55530
Songwriter(s)	Helen Miller, Howard Greenfield
Producer(s)	Snuff Garrett
Bobby Vee singles chronology
"The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (1962) "Charms" (1963) "Be True to Yourself" (1963)

The single's B-side, "Bobby Tomorrow", reached #21 in the United Kingdom.^[5]

Other versions

• Rob de Nijs and The Lords released a version as the B-side to their single "How Do You Do It?" in June 1963 in the Netherlands.^[6]

References

1. Bobby Vee, "Charms" single release Retrieved July 15, 2014
2. Bobby Vee, "Charms" single release Retrieved July 15, 2014
3. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 249.
4. "CHUM Hit Parade - April 15, 1963".
5. Bobby Vee, "Bobby Tomorrow" Chart Position Retrieved July 15, 2014
6. Rob de Nijs and The Lords, "How Do You Do It?" single release Retrieved July 15, 2014