The Name Is Love

The Name Is Love
The Name Is Love
Studio album by Bobby Vinton
Released	May 1977
Genre	Pop
Label	ABC
Producer	Bob Morgan
Bobby Vinton chronology

The Name Is Love is an album by the American musician Bobby Vinton, released in 1977.^[2]^[3] It was his final for ABC Records. Unlike most of his albums (which consisted of only one or two of his own compositions), the majority of the material on this album was written or co-written by Vinton himself. Cover versions include "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" and "Only Love Can Break a Heart" (the former a hit for Mel Carter in 1965 and the latter a hit for Gene Pitney in 1962). The song "You Are Love" did not become a hit until six years later.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[1]

This album is notable in that country singer Janie Fricke performs the backing vocals. Three singles were released from the album – "Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me", "Only Love Can Break A Heart", and "All My Today's".

Track listing

All tracks composed by Bobby Vinton; except where indicated

Side A

"Love Makes Everything Better" - 2:40
"I Remember Loving You" - 3:24
"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" - (Harry Noble) - 2:47
"Her Name Is Love" - (Gary Knight, Gene Allan, Bobby Vinton) - 2:26
"Only Love Can Break a Heart" - (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 2:57
"You Are Love" - 2:27

Side B

"All My Today's" - 3:06
"Once More With Feeling" - 2:57
"Baby, When It Comes to Loving You" - (D. "Scotty" Reed) - 2:23
"Ain't That Lovin' You" - 3:13
"Where Were You All of My Life" - (Bobby Vinton, Gene Allan) - 2:50

Album credits

Produced by Bob Morgan
Arrangements by Bobby Vinton, Charlie McCoy, Bob Morgan
String arrangements by Bill McElhiney, Bill Justis, Bergen White, Lee Holdridge
Vocal backgrounds: The Nashville Edition
Female vocals: Janie Fricke
Recording engineers: Lou Bradley, Ken Laxton, Ron Reynolds, Armin Steiner
Remix engineer: Ken Laxton
Cover photo: Eddy Sanderson
Back photo: Lloyd Morales
Photo tinting: Melanie Nissen

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1977	The Billboard 200^[4]	183

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1977	"Only Love Can Break a Heart"	The Billboard Hot 100	99
1983	"You Are Love"	Country Singles	87

References

^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
^ The International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002. Taylor & Francis Group. 2002. p. 525.
^ "Top Album Picks: Easy Listening". Billboard. Vol. 89, no. 17. Apr 30, 1977. p. 100.
^ "Bobby Vinton". Billboard. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

[1] Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.

[2] The International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002. Taylor & Francis Group. 2002. p. 525.

[3] "Top Album Picks: Easy Listening". Billboard. Vol. 89, no. 17. Apr 30, 1977. p. 100.

[4] "Bobby Vinton". Billboard. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

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