Please Love Me Forever
Bobby Vinton
1967
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
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About Bobby Vinton
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
Bobby Vinton grew up in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, where his father led a local band. He formed his own group as a teenager and studied music composition at Duquesne University while playing Pittsburgh-area clubs. An Epic recording contract led to Roses Are Red and a pop career strongly associated with romantic songs such as Blue Velvet and Mr. Lonely. Television variety work and theater performances continued his background as a bandleader and entertainer.
Artist background sources
Bobby Vinton - official career biography
Canonsburg bandleading background, Duquesne studies, Pittsburgh clubs, Epic breakthrough, named romantic repertoire and television/theater work. Promotional chart statements, sales totals and present touring claims are not used. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-18. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
Please Love Me Forever by Bobby Vinton appears at number 43 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1967. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1967 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
Other appearances and versions
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Sources and scope
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Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1967 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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