Bobby Vee with Strings and Things

Bobby Vee with Strings and Things
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1961
GenreRock and roll
Length25:26
LabelLiberty
ProducerSnuff Garrett
Bobby Vee chronology
Bobby Vee
(1961)
Bobby Vee with Strings and Things
(1961)
Bobby Vee Sings Hits of the Rockin' 50's
(1961)
Singles from Bobby Vee with Strings and Things
  1. "How Many Tears"
    Released: April 17, 1961

Bobby Vee with Strings and Things is the third studio album American singer Bobby Vee, and was released in June 1961 by Liberty Records. it features a mix of originals and covers of songs by Little Anthony and the Imperials and Buddy Holly.

The single, "How Many Tears", debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the chart dated May 29, 1961, reaching number 63 in a five-week stay. and number 43 on the Cashbox singles charts during it eight-week stay and number ten during it 13-week stay. Another single, "Baby Face", spent a week on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart in the issue dated May 8, 1961, peaking at number 113. and number 97 on the Cashbox singles charts during it two-week stay.

The Album debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated June 10, 1961, spent a week on the charts. peaking at number 47.

The album was released on compact disc by Beat Goes On on March 10, 1999 as tracks 1 through 12 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 13 through 24 consisting of Vee's 1961 album, Bobby Vee Sings Hits of the Rockin' 50's.

Reel To Reel labels included this CD in a box set entitled Eight Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles and was released on October 4, 2019.