Liner Notes

Teen Idol Bobby Sherman

Happy mothers day. This one’s for my mother who we lost ten years ago this month.

As we go through this large record collection, I can tell which records my mom might have picked out. This is one of them.

It’s a self-titled debut album from a singer who already had a hit single and a starring role in a popular TV show. He was just a bit of a heartthrob.

So get ready to hear a singer and actor who gave up that life to save lives in Volume 228: A Bobby Happy Mothers Day.

Video Intro

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00:00 – Season’s Show Intro
00:49 – Episode Introduction
01:44 – Little Woman
04:07 – First Break: Why I chose this record for this episode
06:00 – Rainy Day Thought
08:33 – Second Break: More information about the record, its marketplace value and what condition my dad’s vinyl is in.
12:54 – This Guy’s In Love With You
15:56 – Third Break: Artist Bio
18:47 – Bluechip
21:27 – Fourth Break: this episode’s Interesting Side Note.
23:15 – Time
25:26 – Fifth Break: Final Words
27:27 – Seattle
30:47 – Close

Credits and Copyrights:

See information from the Discogs.com page here

Bobby Sherman – Bobby Sherman
Label: Metromedia Records – MD 1014
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Stereo
Released: 1969
Genre: Pop

We’ll hear 6 of the 11 songs on this album.

Little Woman
Written-By – Danny Janssen

Rainy Day Thought
Written-By – Danny Janssen, Gary Young, Myrna Janssen, and Wally Keske

This Guy’s In Love With You
Written-By – Burt Bacharach, Hal David

Bluechip
Written-By – Paul MacNeil

Time
Written-By – Bobby Sherman

Seattle
Written-By – Ernie Sheldon, Hugo Montenegro, and Jack Keller

I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.

#bobbysherman #mothersday #musicalmemories #musichistory #vinylcollecting #vinylrecords

Here is the Episode Script!

Thanks sweetie and thank YOU for tuning into episode 228 of Spinning My Dad’s Vinyl.

Happy mothers day. This one’s for my mother who we lost ten years ago this month.

As we go through this large record collection, I can tell which records my mom might have picked out. This is one of them.

It’s a self-titled debut album from a singer who already had a hit single and a starring role in a popular TV show. He was just a bit of a heartthrob.

So get ready to hear a singer and actor who gave up that life to save lives in Volume 228: A Bobby Happy Mothers Day.

[Music: Little Woman]

Bobby Sherman with “Little Woman”
This song was released as a single before it was released as the first cut on this album.

Bobby Sherman’s hit song “Little Woman” reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1969. It also achieved gold certification and peaked at number 1 on the Cashbox chart. Additionally, it reached number 2 in the Canadian RPM charts and number 5 in New Zealand
Written-By – Danny Janssen

Ok…Why this record for this episode?

Because it’s a mothers day episode. And I often found myself changing records on the living room stereo for my mom, especially when I was setting the table for those Sunday dinners she was preparing in the kitchen.

It’s not like my mother didn’t have control over what was played on the record player at other times. I remember one of her high school class get-togethers she hosted at our house in the early 1970s being the first time I ever heard Chuck Berry sing My Ding a ling. I’m pretty sure my mom was in charge of the music for that party.

I’m sure there are reasons other than the music on the album. The cover photo does have a dreamy looking Sherman staring back. But this is the kind of music my mom was listening to at the time.

Next up is not only what I came to think of as one of the prettiest pieces on the LP, but I love this line at the end:
Don’t you know that yesterday was tomorrow once before
And yesterday’s tomorrow isn’t any more
People listen, hear what I say
Tomorrow isn’t far away

[Music: Rainy Day Thought]

Rainy Day Thought
Written-By – Danny Janssen, Gary Young, Myrna Janssen, and Wally Keske

Now let me tell you about my dad’s vinyl I am spinning for this episode.

Bobby Sherman – Bobby Sherman
Label: Metromedia Records – MD 1014
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Stereo
Released: 1969
Genre: Pop

We’ll hear 6 of the 11 songs on this album.

The liner notes are not very long and I will read almost all of them although some of this info will be duplicated in the bio segment of this episode.

Robert Cabot Sherman jr, better known to his countless fans as Bobby Sherman or Jeremy on TV’s Here Come the Brides is fast becoming one of today’s hottest new recording stars. not since the early days of The Beatles has any recording artist received such widespread enthusiasm. Little woman, his first single for Metro media records, was a Smash Hit in all parts of the country. At recent personal appearances, Bobby was besieged by his eager and loyal fans. In the inimitable pop style of a few years back, Bobby lost his jacket and many strands of hair while trying to make his exit.

Only 4 years ago, Bobby was a high school football star and Engineering student who spent his spare time composing songs, producing records, experimenting with different recording techniques and performing at parties. Bobby is not only a most capable singer, but also plays 16 different musical instruments. At one of the parties, Bobby was discovered. A television audition followed and a few weeks later Bobby was signed to do a show called shindig. For 2 years Bobby was the star of this weekly musical show and it was at that time that he started to develop his large following of fans. his fan mail out numbered that of any other performer on the entire ABC network.

Now Bobby leads a multifaceted life, enjoying phenomenal success as both the television actor and recording star. His first album, simply titled Bobby Sherman shows just why his recording career is skyrocketing.

Born under Leo, the sign of entertainment, Bobby Sherman’s planets must be in just the right place these days, and it couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.

Let’s see what prices this record is being sold at on discogs.com.

It’s only been sold three times
$14.99 High
$3.00 Low

$9.33 Average
$9.99 Median is what the other sold for

Last sold on Aug 04, 2024 for that $14.99 high

My dad’s record is really good to excellent condition. Just some needle drop noise and very quiet between the tracks.

The surface is extremely clean. Maybe it didn’t get played much. Maybe because it still has the internal paper sleeve.

The cover is in really good condition except the bottom seam is a little crushed, and that put a tiny tear in the corner and along the bottom. This is also a cutout, meaning it was in a promotional bin somewhere.

There are none of my dad’s usual markings on the back and no address label on the front. Maybe my mom said, “hands off” to my dad for this record.

So I’ll value my dad’s vinyl at two bucks.

Next up is a song you’ve heard sung a couple of times on this show by its original artist, Herb Alpert.

Bobby takes it just a touch faster and I don’t think he gives the music room to breath. Hey, I’m not a professional. But I like the tune too much not to include it here.

[Music: This Guy’s In Love With You]

This Guy’s In Love With You
Written-By – Burt Bacharach, Hal David

OK, let’s learn a little about our featured artist.

Robert Cabot Sherman Jr., born July 22, 1943, is an American singer and actor who was a teen idol in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He had a series of successful singles, notably the million-seller “Little Woman” (1969). Sherman left show business in the 1970s for a career as a paramedic and a deputy sheriff, but performed occasionally into the 1990s.

Sherman released 107 songs, 23 singles and 10 albums between 1962 and 1976; seven of his songs were top 40 hits. He earned seven gold singles, one platinum single, and five gold albums. In 1969, he signed with Metromedia Records and released the single “Little Woman”, which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (#2 in Canada) and spent nine weeks in the Top 20. It sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in October 1969.

In early 1968, he was selected for the role of Jeremy Bolt, a bashful, stammering logger, in the ABC television series Here Come the Brides (1968–1970). As of 1970, Sherman had received more fan mail than any other performer on the ABC-TV network.

In 1998, after an absence of 25 years, Sherman appeared in “The Teen Idol Tour” with Peter Noone and Davy Jones. (Micky Dolenz replaced Davy Jones on the tour in 1999.) Sherman performed his last concert as a solo performer in Lincoln, Rhode Island on August 25, 2001. Although retired from public life, he still appeared at corporate and charity events. He was ranked No. 8 in TV Guide’s list of “TV’s 25 Greatest Teen Idols” (January 23, 2005, issue).

In March 2025, it was announced that Sherman has stage 4 cancer. According to posts from his wife, he is resting comfortably and is not accepting visitors.

Bobby Sherman is 81 years old

Our next song has more of a blues feel rather than a pop feel.

[Music: Bluechip]

Bluechip
Written-By – Paul MacNeil

Time now for this episode’s interesting side note and it has to do with what Bobby did when he decided to stop entertaining.

Sherman retreated from his show business career in the 1970s for a career as an Emergency Medical Technician and a deputy sheriff, though he occasionally performed into the 1990s.

When Sherman guest-starred on an episode of the Jack Webb television series Emergency! (“Fools”, season 3, episode 17, aired January 19, 1974), he found a new calling. Eventually, he left the public spotlight and became an EMT.

He volunteered with the Los Angeles Police Department, working with paramedics and giving classes. He officially became a technical Reserve Police Officer with the Los Angeles Police Department in the 1990s, a position he still held as of 2017.

For more than a decade he served as a medical training officer at the Los Angeles Police Academy, instructing thousands of police officers in first aid and CPR. He was named LAPD’s Reserve Officer of the Year in 1999.

Sherman also became a reserve deputy sheriff in 1999 with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, continuing his CPR/emergency training of new deputy hires. Sherman retired from the sheriff’s department in 2010.

So there’s a case of life imitating art.

Next up, a very poignant song.

[Music: Time]

Time
Written-By – Bobby Sherman

Well, I hope you enjoyed this episode as much as I enjoyed bringing it to you.

Definitely some different music than you’re used to hearing on this show because the album most likely belonged to my mom.

I don’t think I remember this album cover from my growing up days in the house.

It’s a full-color close-up photo of Bobby’s face. His entire head barely fits within the confines of the cover. You can tell he’s shirtless, but his shoulders are blurred and you can’t see much past those. His steel blue eyes seem to be staring through your soul.

The only words on the cover are Bobby Sherman since that’s the name of the album and the artist. It’s in a light blue artistic fluffy font. There’s an RIAA Gold Record award sticker on the front cover to the right and a Metromedia Records logo on the left.

The back cover is divided in thirds. The left column includes the list of songs on the record, with the composer, publishing company, and licensing organization.

The right column includes the liner notes I read earlier.

The middle column is what amounts to a Hollywood headshot in black and white.

Overall, an album I’m sure my mother enjoyed.

Mom. Not a day goes by that I don’t want to pick up the phone to call you. You always had just the right advice. We all miss you dearly.

And finally. In an earlier episode, I played Perry Como singing his hit version of what was the theme song for the TV show Bobby Sherman starred on, Here Come the Brides. Here is Bobby’s version of that hit song from that hit show.

[Music: Seattle]

Seattle
Written-By – Ernie Sheldon, Hugo Montenegro, and Jack Keller

And there you have selections from the debut album of a singer who was already a TV star.

So thanks for tuning into Volume 228: A Bobby Happy Mothers Day

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I’ll be back next week with all my skips, scratches, and pops

FOR Volume 229: White Album Front Half

Until then,
Go with the flow my friends.