My Elusive Dreams (album)

My Elusive Dreams

Studio album by Bobby Vinton

Released

March 1970

Pop

Bobby Vinton chronology

Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits of Love
(1969)

My Elusive Dreams
(1970)

Sounds of Love
(1970)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

My Elusive Dreams was Bobby Vinton's twentieth studio album, released in 1970.

The title track, a remake of a 1967 Tammy Wynette/David Houston hit, is the album's only single. Cover versions include B.J. Thomas' hit "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", the Beatles' hit "Something", "Leaving on a Jet Plane", "I'll Never Fall in Love Again", "I Will Follow You" (a different version of Little Peggy March's hit "I Will Follow Him"), and Barbara Lewis' hit "Baby I'm Yours".

Track listing

Side 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"My Elusive Dreams"	Curly Putman, Billy Sherrill	3:13
2.	"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" ([From the 20th Century Fox Picture Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid])	Hal David, Burt Bacharach	2:46
3.	"Something"	George Harrison	2:50
4.	"I'll Never Fall in Love Again" ([From the Musical Production Promises, Promises])	Burt Bacharach, Hal David	2:45
5.	"Leaving on a Jet Plane"	John Denver	3:29

Side 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Traces"	Buddy Buie, James Cobb, Emory Gordy	3:01
2.	"I Will Follow You"	Arthur Altman, Norman Gimbel, Jacques Plante, J.W. Stole, Del Roma	2:07
3.	"Baby Take Me in Your Arms"	Tony Macaulay, John Macleod	2:25
4.	"If Ever I Would Leave You"	Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe	2:45
5.	"Baby I'm Yours"	Van McCoy	2:24
6.	"The Perfect Woman"	Buddy Kaye, Philip Springer	3:14

Personnel

Bobby Vinton – vocals
Billy Sherrill – producer
Hank Levine – arranger ("Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", "Something", "I'll Never Fall in Love Again", "Leaving on a Jet Plane", "Traces", "Baby Take Me in Your Arms" and "If Ever I Would Leave You")
Bill Walker – arranger ("My Elusive Dreams", "Baby I'm Yours" and "The Perfect Woman")
Lou Bradley – engineer
Charlie Brigg – engineer
Tom Sparkman – engineer
Suzanne Szasz – back cover photo

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1970	The Billboard 200	90

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1970	"My Elusive Dreams"	The Billboard Hot 100	46
1970	"My Elusive Dreams"	Billboard Adult Contemporary	7
1970	"My Elusive Dreams"	Country Singles	27

References

↑ allmusic review

Bobby Vinton

Studio albums	Dancing at the Hop Bobby Vinton Plays for His Li'l Darlin's Roses Are Red Bobby Vinton Sings the Big Ones The Greatest Hits of the Golden Groups Blue on Blue There! I've Said It Again Tell Me Why A Very Merry Christmas Mr. Lonely Bobby Vinton Sings for Lonely Nights Drive-In Movie Time Bobby Vinton Sings Satin Pillows and Careless Country Boy Bobby Vinton Sings the Newest Hits Please Love Me Forever Take Good Care of My Baby I Love How You Love Me Vinton My Elusive Dreams Sounds of Love Ev'ry Day of My Life Sealed With a Kiss Melodies of Love With Love Heart of Hearts The Bobby Vinton Show Serenades of Love Party Music ~~ 20 Hits The Name Is Love 100 Memories Encore Santa Must Be Polish Bobby Vinton Timeless Great Songs of Christmas As Time Goes By

Live albums	Live at the Copa

Compilations	Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits More of Bobby's Greatest Hits Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits of Love Vinton Sings Vinton The Love Album To Each His Own Bobby Vinton's All-Time Greatest Hits The Bobby Vinton Treasury The Many Moods of Bobby Vinton The Many Moods of Bobby Vinton: Bobby Vinton...in Love Bobby Vinton Sings the Golden Decade of Love K-Tel Presents Bobby Vinton - 20 Greatest Hits Bobby Vinton Autumn Memories Spring Sensations Summer Serenades The Million Selling Records of Bobby Vinton My Song Polka Album Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits His Heart-Touching Magic The Best of Bobby Vinton Ballads of Love Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits Mr. Lonely: His Greatest Songs Today Greatest Polka Hits of All Time 16 Most Requested Songs The Essence of Bobby Vinton Melody of Love The Ultimate Bobby Vinton Kissin' Christmas: The Bobby Vinton Christmas Album Roses Are Red Bobby Vinton Sings Blue Velvet: His Greatest Hits Blue on Blue Bobby Vinton Greatest Hits 20 All-Time Greatest Hits The Legend Love Songs All-Time Greatest Hits The Best of Bobby Vinton The Great Bobby Vinton Because of You: The Love Songs Collection

Singles	"Roses Are Red (My Love)" "I Love You the Way You Are" "Rain Rain Go Away" "Trouble Is My Middle Name" "Let's Kiss and Make Up" "Over the Mountain (Across the Sea)" "Blue on Blue" "Blue Velvet" "There! I've Said It Again" "My Heart Belongs to Only You" "Tell Me Why" "Clinging Vine" "Mr. Lonely" "The Bell That Couldn't Jingle" "Dearest Santa" "Long Lonely Nights" "L-O-N-E-L-Y" "Theme from 'Harlow' (Lonely Girl)" "What Color (Is a Man)" "Satin Pillows" "Tears" "Dum-De-Da" "Petticoat White (Summer Sky Blue)" "Coming Home Soldier" "Please Love Me Forever" "Just as Much as Ever" "Take Good Care of My Baby" "Halfway to Paradise" "I Love How You Love Me" "To Know You Is to Love You" "The Days of Sand and Shovels" "No Arms Can Ever Hold You" "My Elusive Dreams" "Ev'ry Day of My Life" "Sealed With a Kiss" "Hurt" "My Melody of Love" "Beer Barrel Polka" "Save Your Kisses for Me" "Moonlight Serenade" "Only Love Can Break a Heart" "Make Believe It's Your First Time" "You Are Love" "It's Been One of Those Days" "Please Tell Her That I Said Hello" "The Last Rose"

Related articles	Discography

Book:Bobby Vinton

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