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The Adobe Sessions
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 3, 2014
Recorded2011-2012
StudioTucson, Arizona
Genrepop, rock
Length60:39
LabelRockhouse Studios
Bobby Vee chronology
Last Of The Great Rhythm Guitar Players
(2005)
The Adobe Sessions
(2014)

The Adobe Sessions is the 25th and final studio album by Bobby Vee which was released on February 3, 2014, Recorded in between 2011 and 2012. Vee died on October 24, 2016, two years later.[1]

it contains old and mix favorite including "In My Baby Eyes" Ricky Nelson's "Never Be Anyone Else But You", Don Williams "I'm Just a Country Boy", & Buddy Holly "Love Must Have Passed Me By".[2]

History

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in 2011, Vee was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and stop performing[3] sortly thereafter, he move to Tucson, Arizona, with his family, and made his makeshift studio in the garage of his home.[4] According to Vee, while speaking to The Associated Press "There's some songs he liked, and he "wanted to do some more music", in what would be his final recordings"[4]

Reception

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Bruce

Track listing

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Side one

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Down The Line"Buddy Holly, Bob Montgomery2:13
2."Rock Me My Baby"Shorty Long, Susan Heather2:39
3."Rave On"Sonny West, Bill Tilghman, Buddy Holly2:15
4."Midnight Shift"Earl Lee, Jimmie Airsworth2:21
5."Tell Me How"Buddy Holly, Norman Petty, Jerry Allison2:43
6."Love's Made a Fool of You"Buddy Holly2:46
7."It Doesn't Matter Anymore"Paul Anka2:38

Side two

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm Gonna Love You Too"Joe B. Mauldin, Niki Sullivan, Norman Petty2:39
2."Blue Days, Black Nights"Ben Hall2:14
3."Love Is Strange"Ethel Smith3:39
4."(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care"Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller2:32
5."Fool's Paradise"Sonny LeGlaire, Horace Linsley, Norman Petty3:11
6."Maybe Baby"Norman Petty2:11
7."Holly Hop"Ella Holley2:20
8."Words of Love/Listen to Me"Buddy Holly, Brian Wilson4:30
2000 CD reissue
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Down The Line"Buddy Holly, Bob Montgomery2:13
2."Rock Me My Baby"Shorty Long, Susan Heather2:39
3."Rave On"Sonny West, Bill Tilghman, Buddy Holly2:21
4."Midnight Shift"Earl Lee, Jimmie Airsworth2:21
5."Look at Me"Buddy Holly2:53
6."Tell Me How"Buddy Holly, Norman Petty, Jerry Allison2:43
7."Love's Made a Fool of You"Buddy Holly2:46
8."It Doesn't Matter Anymore"Paul Anka2:38
9."I'm Gonna Love You Too"Joe B. Mauldin, Niki Sullivan, Norman Petty2:39
10."Blue Days, Black Nights"Ben Hall2:14
11."Love Is Strange"Ethel Smith3:39
12."Changin' All Those Changes"Buddy Holly3:24
13."Buddy Holly Medley: What To Do / Crying, Waiting, Hoping / Learning the Game"Buddy Holly3:47
14."(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care"Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller2:32
15."Fool's Paradise"Sonny LeGlaire, Horace Linsley, Norman Petty3:11
16."Maybe Baby"Norman Petty2:11
17."Holly Hop"Ella Holley2:20
18."Words of Love/Listen to Me"Buddy Holly, Brian Wilson4:29

Personnel

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  • Bobby Vee – vocals
  • Greg Armstrong, Jeff Vee – arranger, conductor
  • Tommy Vee – Bass, Backing Vocal
  • Hillary Vermillion – Cello
  • Dan Neale, Robby Vee, – guitar
  • Jeff Vee – Drums
  • Coca Bochonko, Karen Bottge, Marion Judish, Thea Stockinger – Strings

References

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  1. ^ Pollak, Michael (October 24, 2016). "Bobby Vee, Pop Idol Known for 'Take Good Care of My Baby,' Dies at 73". The New York Times. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. ^ Reynolds, Robert (2016-04-13). The Music Of Bobby Vee. Lulu.com. p. 94. ISBN 9781365054129.
  3. ^ PRESS, BY JEFF BAENEN THE ASSOCIATAED. "Alzheimer's Diagnosis Can't Stop Bobby Vee's New Album". The Ledger. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  4. ^ a b "Bobby Vee". www.thetimes.com. 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2024-09-18.