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| Do What You Gotta Do | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 1968 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 29:52 | |||
| Label | Liberty | |||
| Producer | Snuff Garrett | |||
| Bobby Vee chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Do What You Gotta Do | ||||
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Do What You Gotta Do is the eighteenth studio album American singer Bobby Vee, and was released in October 1968 by Liberty Records. The only single from the album was "Do What You Gotta Do". Dallas Smith arranged and produced the album.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Singles[edit]
"Do What You Gotta Do" made its debut on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on August 31, 1968, eventually spending one week at number 83 during its 4-weeks stay;[2] number 92 on the Cashbox singles chart;[3] and number 84 in Canada.[4]
Reception[edit]
Bruce Eder of AllMusic said that the album showed "Vee proceeds with a surprisingly Motown-heavy (and surprisingly good) album of white pop-soul -- is he going to reach the soon-to-be-designated "Woodstock generation" with any of this, or make anyone forget the Temptations, the Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, and so on?, but Vee was able to do in a slightly poppier context exactly what the Grass Roots were doing from a rock standpoint, and the results not only held up in 1969, but they aren't bad listening decades later -- even his original.[5]
Billboard called it "a appealing gentle rocker".[6]
Cashbox called it "a change of pace album", and stated that Vee "finds the usually teen-oriented songster performing in a slightly heavier vein."[7]
The Honolulu Advertiser felt that he "felt probes the richly sensuous songs of the times from a lonely.[8]
The Missoulian stated it that "has nothing to do with railroads. It used to be that singing groups copped crazy names but albums decided to move in on the action."[9]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "She Doesn't Live Here Anymore" | Toni Wine, Carole Bayer | 2:36 |
| 2. | "The Passing of a Friend" | David Gates | 2:50 |
| 3. | "One" | Harry Nilsson | 4:34 |
| 4. | "(I'm Into Lookin' For) Someone to Love Me" | Toni Wine, Carole Bayer | 2:45 |
| 5. | "London's Not Too Far" | Hank B. Marvin | 2:27 |
| 6. | "Younger Generation" | John Sebastian | 3:40 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Just Can't Help Believing" | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil | 2:55 |
| 2. | "Jenny Came to Me" | Don Dunn, Tony Macaulay | 3:26 |
| 3. | "Lavender Kite" | Graeme Krosberg, Raul Abeyta | 2:46 |
| 4. | "The Beauty And The Sweet Talk" | Bob Stone | 3:28 |
| 5. | "Santa Cruz" | Robert Taylor, Stan Spindler | 3:15 |
| 6. | "Annie Joined The Band" | Robert Thomas Velline | 3:07 |
Charts[edit]
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | "Run Like a Devil" | Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100[12] | 124 |
| Cashbox | 106 | ||
| 1968 | "(I'm Into Lookin' For) Someone to Love Me" | US Billboard Hot 100 | 98 |
| US Cash Box | 92 | ||
| Canada Top Singles (RPM) | 84 |
References[edit]
- ^ ""Look at Me Girl" - Album Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 742. ISBN 0898-2-0155-1.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 28, 1968".
- ^ "Top Singles - Volume 10, No. 21 January 20, 1969". Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013.
- ^ "Bobby Vee – Do What You Gotta Do: Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1968-10-26. p. 84.
- ^ Cash Box. Cash Box Pub. Co. 1969-03-22. p. 46.
- ^ "The Honolulu Advertiser from Honolulu, Hawaii". Newspapers.com. 1969-03-07. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ "The Missoulian from Missoula, Montana". Newspapers.com. 1969-03-06. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ Bobby Vee Charting Singles. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
- ^ "Top Singles - Volume 10, No. 21 January 20, 1969". Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1982). Joel Whitburn's Bubbling under the hot 100, 1959-1981. Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-8982-0047-8.