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Look at Me Girl
Look at Me Girl
Studio album by Bobby Vee and the Strangers
Released	October 1966
Genre	Pop
Length	29:52
Label	Liberty
Producer	Snuff Garrett
Bobby Vee and the Strangers chronology
Singles from Look at Me Girl
	"Look at Me Girl/Save A Love"; Released: May 27, 1966;

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Look at Me Girl is the fifthteenth studio album American singer Bobby Vee,^[1] and was released in October 1966 by Liberty Records.^[1] The album featured the debut of Vee's backup band, The Strangers. The only single from the album was "Look at Me Girl".

The album contains original songs as well as the covers such as "Sunny", "Sweet Pea" and "Turn-Down Day".^[2]

The album peaked at No. 102 on the Cashbox albums chart.^[2]

The album was released on compact disc for the first time by Beat Goes On on February 14, 2001, as tracks 1 through 12 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 13 through 24 consisting of Vee's 1967 album, Come Back When You Grow Up.^[3]

Singles

"Look at Me Girl" made its debut on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on July 8, 1966, eventually spending one week at number 52 during its 8-week stay,^[4] and number 67 on the Cashbox singles chart.^[5] The single was Vee's best showing since "I'll Make You Mine" in 1964, which also reached number 52 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[2]^[6]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
New Record Mirror	^[7]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[8]

Bruce Eder of AllMusic said that the album "showed [Vee] belatedly abandoning his early-'60s teen pop sound and suddenly working within what sounded like a group context, with guitar-bass-drums accompaniment and doing songs that not only had a beat but also a modern edge, including "Sunny," "Summer in the City," "Look at Me Girl," with just a couple of songs that recalled his earlier work."^[1]

Billboard mentioned that Vee's "old familiar style" became more distinct as the album progressed."^[9]

Record Mirror stated that there was little to recommend from the album apart from Vee's "ever pleasant inoffensive voice".^[7]

Cashbox gave a positive review, saying that Vee "goes off into such different sounds as "Lil' Red Riding Hood", "Sweet Pea", and "Sunny" for a host of easily recognizable sounds rendered with smooth individuality."^[10]

Ottawa Journal praised The Strangers along with Vee's singing, mentioning that Vee had not "lost his vocal punch".^[11]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Look At Me Girl"	James Lewis Williams	2:28
2.	"Sunny"	Bobby Hebb	2:45
3.	"Growing Pains"	Bob Stone	2:39
4.	"Like You've Never Known Before"	Robert Thomas Velline	2:00
5.	"Summer in the City"	John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian, Steve Boone	2:38
6.	"Turn-Down Day"	Jerry Keller, David Blume	2:25

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Fly Away"	Al Kooper	2:55
2.	"Sweet Pea"	Tommy Roe	2:15
3.	"That's All In The Past"	Robert Thomas Velline	1:43
4.	"He's Not Your Friend"	Allen Reynolds, Dickey Lee	2:32
5.	"Back In Town"	Robert Thomas Velline	2:20
6.	"Li'l Red Riding Hood"	Ron Blackwell	2:30

Charts

Singles^[12]^[13]

Year	Single	Chart	Peak
1966	"Look at Me Girl"	US Billboard Hot 100	52
1966	"Look at Me Girl"	US Cash Box	67

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Eder, Bruce. "Bobby Vee – Look at Me Girl: Album Ratings & Reviews". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
^ ^a ^b ^c Reynolds, Robert (2016-04-19). The Music of Bobby Vee. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-365-05412-9.
^ "Look at Me Girl/Come Back When You Grow Up". allmusic.com. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 742. ISBN 0898-2-0155-1.
^ Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. pp. 362–363. ISBN 1-56308-316-7.
^ "Billboard Hot 100™". Billboard. 1964-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
^ ^a ^b Jopling, Norman; Jones, Peter (1967-02-04). new albums reviewed by Norman Jopling and Peter Jones: Terrific Temptations LP - not so good 4 tops (PDF). Record Mirror. p. 8.
^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1446. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
^ "Pop Spotlight: Look at Me Girl". Billboard. Vol. 78, no. 42. October 15, 1966. p. 80.
^ Cash Box Pop Picks: Look at Me Girl. Vol. 28. Cash Box Pub. Co. 1966-10-08. p. 32.
^ "Nov 11, 1966, page 23 - The Ottawa Journal at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
^ Bobby Vee Single Releases. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
^ Bobby Vee Charting Singles. Retrieved April 22, 2023.

[:3-1] Eder, Bruce. "Bobby Vee – Look at Me Girl: Album Ratings & Reviews". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-04-08.

[:2-2] Reynolds, Robert (2016-04-19). The Music of Bobby Vee. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-365-05412-9.

[3] "Look at Me Girl/Come Back When You Grow Up". allmusic.com. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

[:0-4] Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 742. ISBN 0898-2-0155-1.

[:022-5] Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. pp. 362–363. ISBN 1-56308-316-7.

[6] "Billboard Hot 100™". Billboard. 1964-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-11.

[:1-7] Jopling, Norman; Jones, Peter (1967-02-04). new albums reviewed by Norman Jopling and Peter Jones: Terrific Temptations LP - not so good 4 tops (PDF). Record Mirror. p. 8.

[8] Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1446. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 22 August 2024.

[:02-9] "Pop Spotlight: Look at Me Girl". Billboard. Vol. 78, no. 42. October 15, 1966. p. 80.

[:13-10] Cash Box Pop Picks: Look at Me Girl. Vol. 28. Cash Box Pub. Co. 1966-10-08. p. 32.

[11] "Nov 11, 1966, page 23 - The Ottawa Journal at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-04-11.

[12] Bobby Vee Single Releases. Retrieved April 22, 2023.

[13] Bobby Vee Charting Singles. Retrieved April 22, 2023.

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 | prev_year    = 1966
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-'''''Look at Me Girl''''' is a studio album American singer [[Bobby Vee]], and was released in October 1966 by [[Liberty Records]]. The album featured the debut of Vee's [[backup band]], The Strangers. The only single from the album was "Look at Me Girl".
+'''''Look at Me Girl''''' is the fifthteenth studio album American singer [[Bobby Vee]],<ref name=":3" /> and was released in October 1966 by [[Liberty Records]].<ref name=":3" /> The album featured the debut of Vee's [[backup band]], The Strangers. The only single from the album was "Look at Me Girl".
-The album contains original songs as well as the covers such as "[[Sunny (Bobby Hebb song)|Sunny]]" and "[[Turn-Down Day]]".<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Reynolds |first=Robert |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ko6LDgAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA102&dq=bobby+vee+look+at+me+girl&hl=en |title=The Music of Bobby Vee |date=2016-04-19 |publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=978-1-365-05412-9 |language=en}}</ref>
+The album contains original songs as well as the covers such as "[[Sunny (Bobby Hebb song)|Sunny]]", "[[Sweet Pea (song)|Sweet Pea]]" and "[[Turn-Down Day]]".<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Reynolds |first=Robert |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ko6LDgAAQBAJ&dq=bobby+vee+look+at+me+girl&pg=PA102 |title=The Music of Bobby Vee |date=2016-04-19 |publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=978-1-365-05412-9 |language=en}}</ref>
+The album peaked at No. 102 on the ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]]'' albums chart.<ref name=":2" />
+The album was released on compact disc for the first time by [[BGO Records|Beat Goes On]] on February 14, 2001, as tracks 1 through 12 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 13 through 24 consisting of Vee's 1967 album, ''[[Come Back When You Grow Up (album)|Come Back When You Grow Up]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Look at Me Girl/Come Back When You Grow Up |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/look-at-me-girl-come-back-when-you-grow-up-mw0000114423 |access-date=16 September 2024 |work=allmusic.com |publisher=}}</ref>''
 == Singles ==
-"Look at Me Girl" made its debut on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart on July 8, 1966, eventually spending one week at number 52 during its 8-week stay,<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |url=https://archive.org/details/joelwhitburnstop00whitbur/page/742/mode/2up |title=Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955-2002 |date=2002 |publisher=Record Research |isbn=0898-2-0155-1 |location=Menomonee Falls, Wis. |pages=742}}</ref> and number 67 on the ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]]'' singles chart.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Cash Box Top 100 Singles, August 6, 1966 |url=https://tropicalglen.com/Archives/60s_files/19660806.html}}</ref> The single was Vee's best showing since "I'll Make You Mine" in 1964, which also reached number 52 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=1964-04-03 |title=Billboard Hot 100™ |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/ |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>
+"Look at Me Girl" made its debut on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart on July 8, 1966, eventually spending one week at number 52 during its 8-week stay,<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |url=https://archive.org/details/joelwhitburnstop00whitbur/page/742/mode/2up |title=Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955-2002 |date=2002 |publisher=Record Research |isbn=0898-2-0155-1 |location=Menomonee Falls, Wis. |pages=742}}</ref> and number 67 on the ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]]'' singles chart.<ref name=":022">{{Cite book |last=Downey |first=Pat |url=https://archive.org/details/cashboxpopsingle00down/page/362/mode/2up |title=Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993 |date=1994 |publisher=Libraries Unlimited |isbn=1-56308-316-7 |location=Englewood, Colo. |pages=362-363}}</ref> The single was Vee's best showing since "I'll Make You Mine" in 1964, which also reached number 52 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=1964-04-03 |title=Billboard Hot 100™ |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/ |access-date=2024-04-11 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>
 == Reception ==
 {{Album rating
 | rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
-| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="OMG">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/look-at-me-girl-mw0000866629|title="Look at Me Girl" - Album Review|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=2024-04-08}}</ref>
+| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=":3" />
 | rev2 = ''[[New Record Mirror]]''
+| rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name=":1" />
-| rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |last= Jones |first= Peter |last2= Jopling |first2= Norman | date=4 February 1967 |title=Bobby Vee: ''Look at Me Girl'' |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/60s/67/Record-Mirror-1967-02-04.pdf |magazine=[[New Record Mirror]] |issue=111 |page=08|access-date=8 April 2024}}</ref>
+| rev3 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
+| rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2007 |publisher=Omnibus Press |page=1446 |isbn=9781846098567 |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofpo0000unse_v3u2/page/1446/mode/2up |accessdate=22 August 2024}}</ref>
 }}
-Bruce Eder of [[AllMusic]] said that the album "showed [Vee] belatedly abandoning his early-'60s [[teen pop]] sound and suddenly working within what sounded like a group context, with guitar-bass-drums accompaniment and doing songs that not only had a beat but also a modern edge, including "Sunny," "Summer in the City," "Look at Me Girl," with just a couple of songs that recalled his earlier work."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bobby Vee – ''Look at Me Girl'': Album Review |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/look-at-me-girl-mw0000866629 |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
+Bruce Eder of [[AllMusic]] said that the album "showed [Vee] belatedly abandoning his early-'60s [[teen pop]] sound and suddenly working within what sounded like a group context, with guitar-bass-drums accompaniment and doing songs that not only had a beat but also a modern edge, including "Sunny," "Summer in the City," "Look at Me Girl," with just a couple of songs that recalled his earlier work."<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Eder |first=Bruce |title=Bobby Vee – ''Look at Me Girl'': Album Ratings & Reviews |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/look-at-me-girl-mw0000866629 |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
-[[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] mentioned that Vee's "old familiar style" became more distinct as the album progressed.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8CgEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA70&dq=bobby%20vee%20look%20at%20me%20girl%20october%201966&pg=PT1#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=Billboard |date=1966-10-15 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |pages=80 |language=en}}</ref>
+[[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] mentioned that Vee's "old familiar style" became more distinct as the album progressed."<ref name=":02">{{cite magazine |date=October 15, 1966 |title=Pop Spotlight: Look at Me Girl |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8CgEAAAAMBAJ&dq=bobby+vee+look+at+me+girl+october+1966&pg=PT1 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=80 |volume=78 |issue=42 |editor=}}</ref>
-[[Record Mirror]] stated that there was little to recommend from the album apart from Vee's "ever pleasant inoffensive voice".<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/60s/67/Record-Mirror-1967-02-04.pdf |title=Bobby Vee - Look at Me Girl Review |date=1967-02-04 |publisher=[[Record Mirror]] |pages=8 |language=en}}</ref>
+[[Record Mirror]] stated that there was little to recommend from the album apart from Vee's "ever pleasant inoffensive voice".<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Jopling |first=Norman |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/60s/67/Record-Mirror-1967-02-04.pdf |title=new albums reviewed by Norman Jopling and Peter Jones: Terrific Temptations LP - not so good 4 tops |last2=Jones |first2=Peter |date=1967-02-04 |publisher=[[Record Mirror]] |pages=8 |language=en |issue=308}}</ref>
-''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]]'' gave a positive review, saying that Vee "goes off into such different sounds as "[[Li'l Red Riding Hood|Lil' Red Riding Hood]]", "[[Sweet Pea (song)|Sweet Pea]]", and "Sunny" for a host of easily recognizable sounds rendered with smooth individuality."<ref name=":13">{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/cashbox28unse_10/page/32/mode/2up |title=Cash Box |date=1966-10-08 |publisher=Cash Box Pub. Co. |isbn= |location= |pages=32}}</ref>
+''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]]'' gave a positive review, saying that Vee "goes off into such different sounds as "[[Li'l Red Riding Hood|Lil' Red Riding Hood]]", "[[Sweet Pea (song)|Sweet Pea]]", and "Sunny" for a host of easily recognizable sounds rendered with smooth individuality."<ref name=":13">{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/cashbox28unse_10/page/32/mode/2up |title=Cash Box Pop Picks: Look at Me Girl |date=1966-10-08 |publisher=Cash Box Pub. Co. |isbn= |volume=28 |location= |pages=32 |issue=10}}</ref>
 [[Ottawa Journal]] praised The Strangers along with Vee's singing, mentioning that Vee had not "lost his vocal punch".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nov 11, 1966, page 23 - The Ottawa Journal at Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/46490887/ |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref>
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v t e Bobby Vee
Albums	Bobby Vee Sings Your Favorites Bobby Vee Bobby Vee with Strings and Things Sings Hits of the Rockin' 50's Take Good Care of My Baby A Bobby Vee Recording Session Bobby Vee Meets the Crickets Merry Christmas from Bobby Vee The Night Has a Thousand Eyes Bobby Vee Meets the Ventures I Remember Buddy Holly The New Sound from England! 30 Big Hits of the 60's 30 Big Hits of the 60's, Volume 2 Look at Me Girl Come Back When You Grow Up Just Today Do What You Gotta Do Gates, Grills & Railings Down the Line
Compilations	Bobby Vee's Golden Greats
Soundtrack albums	C'mon, Let's Live a Little
EPs	Just for Fun
Singles	"Devil or Angel" "Rubber Ball" "More Than I Can Say" "How Many Tears" "Take Good Care of My Baby" "Run to Him" "Please Don't Ask About Barbara" "Sharing You" "Punish Her" "A Forever Kind of Love" "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" "Charms" "Come Back When You Grow Up" "Medley: My Girl/Hey Girl"
B-sides	"Everyday"
Related articles	Discography