Come Back When You Grow Up is the sixteenth studio album by American singer Bobby Vee and the Strangers[1] and was released in October 1967 by Liberty Records.

Although music in general had changed, this album is reminiscent of the LPs he put out during earlier years, with this material all being fresh and new.

[13] Bruce Eder of AllMusic said that the album showed "instead of sounding like a Buddy Holly wannabe gone to seed, he['s] doing music that could just as easily have come from, say, the Classics IV or the Monkees, or any other contemporary rock act out of 1966–1967.

The transition is nearly as jarring as that of Johnny Rivers from rock & roller to folk-rocker to contemporary songwriter, and fascinating as well as great listening.

"[15] The Dayton Daily News said that Vee "soft-pedals some good contemporary music", adding, "Though he's backed by the Strangers, the LP belongs to him.