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Melodies of Love Studio album by Bobby Vinton Released November 1974 Genre Pop Label ABC Producer Bob Morgan Professional reviews The reviews parameter has been deprecated. Please move reviews into the “Reception” section of the article. See Moving reviews into article space.
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(1974)Melodies of Love was Bobby Vinton's twenty-fourth studio album and his first studio album for ABC Records. It was released in 1974.
The album was released in response to popular demand, following Vinton's million-selling single "My Melody of Love", his first single in two years, which proved a successful comeback and earned Vinton the nickname "the Polish Prince". After the song became a #3 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and a #1 adult contemporary hit, the semi-eponymous album was released, reaching #16 on the Billboard Hot 200 list of popular albums and going gold.
"My Melody of Love" is the first track on the album and is the album's highest charting single. Cover versions include Olivia Newton-John's hit "I Honestly Love You", Alice Faye's "You'll Never Know" and Al Martino's "Here in My Heart". The fifth track, "Am I Losing You", is a reworking of the Italian song "Io ti darò di più" with a few English lyrics replacing some of the Italian lyrics.
Contents
Track listing
Side A
- My Melody of Love - (Bobby Vinton, Henry Mayer) - 3:08
- I Honestly Love You - (Peter Allen, Jeff Barry) - 3:25
- You'll Never Know - (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 2:40
- Dick and Jane - (D. Blackwell) - 3:15
- Never Ending Song of Love - (Delaney Bramlett) - 2:57
- Am I Losing You - (Bobby Vinton, Alberto Testa, M. Remigi) - 3:00
Side B
- The Most Beautiful Girl - (Norro Wilson, Billy Sherrill, Rory Michael Bourke) - 2:27
- My Gypsy Love - (Bobby Vinton) - 3:12
- I'll Be Loving You - (Bobby Vinton, Gene Allan) - 2:46
- Here in My Heart - (Pat Genaro, Lou Levinson, Bill Borrelli) - 2:43
- I Want to Spend My Life With You - (L. Weiss, J. Williams) - 3:07
Album credits
- Arrangers: Al Capps, Mike Melvoin, Joe Reisman, Ernie Freeman
- Jim "Dallas" Crouch: drums/vocals
- Engineers: Armin Steiner, Tommy Vicari, Michael Lietz, Ray Gerhart, John Wagner, Barry Keene
- Studios: Sound Lab, A&M, John Wagner, Sunwest
- Album design: Tim Bryant
- Photography: Mia Beard
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Year Chart Position 1974 The Billboard 200 16 This album was rereleased through Pickwick Records as SPC 3553 Melodies of love
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year Single Chart Position 1974 "My Melody of Love" The Billboard Hot 100 3 1975 "Dick and Jane" The Billboard Hot 100 33 1974 "My Melody of Love" Adult Contemporary 1 Categories:- 1974 albums
- Bobby Vinton albums
- ABC Records albums
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