 By the end of summer 1964, Vinton had had eleven Billboard Top 40 hits (including three No.1's), prompting Epic Records to compile his first greatest hits album.With one gap left to fill on the package and his then-current single "Clinging Vine" working its way up the charts, Vinton requested that Epic round out the compilation with "Mr. Lonely" (previously featured on his debut vocal album "Roses Are Red") and issue it as his next single in conjunction with the album.