Undeterred, Vinton spent $50,000 of his own money on "My Melody of Love," partially self-written and partially sung in Polish. The suggestion for the song came from Vinton's mother. After six major labels turned Vinton down, ABC Records bought Vinton's idea, and the result was a multi-million-selling single of simple lyrics that hit number 3 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, number 2 on the Cashbox Top 100 chart, and number 1 on the AC chart in 1974. A gold album, "Melodies of Love", followed as well as one final Top 40 pop hit (the traditional "Beer Barrel Polka," also sung partially in Polish, b/w "Dick And Jane" in 1975). Vinton would go on to record an additional 4 albums for ABC records, three of which hit the Billboard Hot 200 albums chart. Epic Records rediscovered Vinton in the wake of his newfound success releasing two albums of previously recorded material both of which hit the top albums charts. In addition, in a throwback to his career start in the '50s, he self-produced two albums on his own Rexford label. Both were best sellers and one, "Party Music," went Platinum. In 1975, Vinton exploded onto televisions across the United States and Canada with a successful half-hour variety show, "The Bobby Vinton Show," which aired from 1975 to 1978 and which used "My Melody of Love" as its theme song; ABC Records subsequently released an album of songs performed on the show.<br>