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1963 studio album by Bobby Vee From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Night Has a Thousand Eyes is the ninth studio album by American singer Bobby Vee, and released in February 1963 by Liberty Records.[1] Ernie Freeman arranged the album, while Snuff Garrett produced it.
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| Released | February 1963 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 26:28 | |||
| Label | Liberty | |||
| Producer | Snuff Garrett | |||
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The album features the tracks "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes", "Anonymous Phone Call", and the first recording of "Go Away Little Girl".[2] Released as a single prior to the album, "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and number 2 on the Middle Road Singles chart in the United States and at number 3 in the United Kingdom.
The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated April 13, 1963, peaking at No. 102. It reached No. 51 on the Cashbox albums chart and No. 15 on the UK Albums Album Chart.
The album was released on compact disc for the first time by Beat Goes On on September 16, 1998 as tracks 1 through 12 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 13 through 24 consisting of the other album being Vee's Collaborative album from June 1963, Bobby Vee Meets the Ventures.[3] It was also released as one of two albums on one CD by Collectables Records on October 17, 2000, the other being a Vee's Collaborative album from July 1962, Bobby Vee Meets the Crickets.[4]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| New Record Mirror | [5] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [6] |
Bruce Eder of AllMusic stated that "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes marked Bobby Vee's plunge into pop music", calling the title track "quintessential teen idol pop" and describing the rest of the album as "quality soft pop...but without anything resembling a dynamic or threatening edge."[1]
Billboard selected the album for a "Spotlight Album" review and believed it "should turn into another strong-selling album" for Vee"[7]
Cash Box claimed Vee's "wide-range voice and distinctive phrasing carry him in good stead on a host of pop favorites."[8]
Record Mirror raved, "Bobby's innumerable fans will be flocking to the shops to purchase copies and many folks will discover they like what they hear even though they may not be regular customers for Bobby's discs."[9]
The Hartford Courant noted that Vee is "backed by a full orchestra and a good choral group" and "rambles through many pleasing current ballads".[10]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Go Away Little Girl" | Carole King, Gerry Goffin | 2:14 |
| 2. | "It Might Rain Until September" | Carole King, Gerry Goffin | 2:04 |
| 3. | "It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy" | Mike Anthony, Paul Mann | 1:56 |
| 4. | "Theme for a Dream" | Mort Garson, Earl Shuman | 2:02 |
| 5. | "Silent partner" | 2:16 | |
| 6. | "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" | Ben Weisman, Dorothy Wayne, Marilyn Garrett | 2:35 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Won't Forget Me" | Jackie DeShannon, Sharon Sheeley | 2:08 |
| 2. | "Anonymous Phone Call" | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | 2:17 |
| 3. | "If She Were My Girl" | Carole King, Gerry Goffin | 2:12 |
| 4. | "Lover's Goodbye" | Bobby Vee, Thomas Lesslie "Snuff" Garrett | 2:27 |
| 5. | "Dry Your Eyes" | 2:07 | |
| 6. | "What About Me?" | Carole King, Gerry Goffin | 2:08 |
| Chart (1963) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top LPs[11] | 102 |
| US Cash Box[12] | 51 |
| UK Albums Chart[13] | 15 |
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak |
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| 1963 | "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" | ||
| Canada CHUM[14] | 2 | ||
| UK Singles (OCC)[15] | 3 | ||
| US Billboard Hot 100[16] | 3 | ||
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[17] | 2 | ||
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18] | 8 | ||
| US Cash Box[19] | 4 | ||
| "Anonymous Phone Call" | US Billboard Hot 100[20] | 110 | |
| US Cash Box[citation needed] | 108 |
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