Melodies of Love

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Melodies of Love
Studio album by Bobby Vinton
Released November 1974
Genre Pop
Label ABC
Producer Bob Morgan
Professional reviews
Bobby Vinton chronology
The Many Moods of Bobby Vinton: Bobby Vinton...in Love
(1974)		 Melodies of Love
(1974)		 With Love
(1974)

Melodies of Love was Bobby Vinton's twenty-fifth studio album and his first studio album for ABC Records. It was released in 1974.

The album was released on 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."

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side A
  1. My Melody of Love - (Bobby Vinton, Henry Mayer) - 3:08
  2. I Honestly Love You - (Peter Allen, Jeff Barry) - 3:25
  3. You'll Never Know - (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 2:40
  4. Dick and Jane - (D. Blackwell) - 3:15
  5. Never Ending Song of Love - (Delaney Bramlett) - 2:57
  6. Am I Losing You - (Bobby Vinton, A. Testa, M. Remigi) - 3:00

[edit] Side B
  1. The Most Beautiful Girl - (Norris Wilson, Billy Sherrill, Rory Michael Bourke) - 2:27
  2. My Gypsy Love - (Bobby Vinton) - 3:12
  3. I'll Be Loving You - (Bobby Vinton, Gene Allan) - 2:46
  4. Here in My Heart - (Pat Genaro, Lou Levinson, Bill Borrelli) - 2:43
  5. I Want to Spend My Life With You - (L. Weiss, J. Williams) - 3:07

[edit] 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

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1974 The Billboard 200 16

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1974 "My Melody of Love" The Billboard Hot 100 3
1974 "My Melody of Love" Adult Contemporary 1