Del Shannon - Complete Anthology 1961-1990

Artist:

Shannon, Del

UPC:

612657005125

See Also:

Christie, Lou Jones, Jack Lee, Brenda

Description:

Music legend Del Shannon crafts some rockin` tunes on this career retrospective, which spans the years 1961-1990. Many of the tracks included are rare recordings that have been unearthed especially for this compilation.
Audio Mixer: Joe Chiccarelli.
Recording information: 1961-1990.
To most casual listeners, Del Shannon was a one-hit (or, at best, two-hit) wonder. This two-CD anthology goes a long way toward correcting that inaccurate perception, covering virtually every high point in a career that, admittedly with some ups and downs, yielded some great and popular music across nearly 30 years. Every phase of the late singer/composer/guitarist`s career is represented, and though "Runaway is usually the only song associated with Shannon, this collection reveals many other sides to his work and sound, from the romantic Shannon original "Jody" to the defiant Pomus-Shuman song "Ginny in the Mirror."
The really good part about this set is that a lot of the songs appear here in their rare stereo mixes. With most classic rock & roll, that would not necessarily be a virtue, stereo being superfluous as well as harmful to its impact, but in Shannon`s case it is -- his records usually featured very busy, complex instrumental parts (an attribute that he shared in common with the Beatles and a lot of other British invasion acts) that can be discerned much more easily in the stereo versions. All of the bases are covered right up through his work in the late `60s with Andrew "Loog" Oldham and into the 1970s and 1980s obscurities. His version of the Zombies` hit "Tell Her No" (cut for Island Records in the mid-`70s) and the Dave Edmunds-produced "And the Music Plays On" are represented, along with the results of his collaboration with Tom Petty and his comeback with the early-`80s NBC television series Crime Story (which returned "Runaway," used as the show`s title theme, to the charts). As is usual with Raven Records, the annotation is extremely thorough and the mastering is impeccable. ~ Bruce Eder

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. Runaway
2. Hats Off to Larry
3. So Long Baby
4. Hey Little Girl
5. Cry Myself to Sleep
6. You Never Talked About Me
7. Jody
8. Swiss Maid, The
9. Ginny in the Mirror
10. Little Town Flirt
11. Two Kinds of Teardrops
12. From Me to You
13. Two Silhouettes
14. She`s Gotta Be Mine
15. That`s the Way Love Is
16. Handy Man
17. Mary Jane
18. Keep Searchin` (We`ll Follow the Sun)
19. Stranger in Town
20. Break Up
21. Why Don`t You Tell Him
22. Move It on Over
23. I Go to Pieces
24. Under My Thumb
25. Show Me
26. Letter, The
27. Runaway `67
28. Cut and Come Again
29. Friendly With You
30. Led Along
31. Mind over Matter
32. Thinkin` It Over

DISC 2:

1. Gemini
2. Sister Isabelle
3. Kelly - (live)
4. Distant Ghost
5. Deadly Game
6. Help Me
7. Oh How Happy
8. And the Music Plays On
9. Tell Her No
10. Cry Baby Cry
11. Restless
12. Sea of Love
13. Drop Down and Get Me
14. To Love Someone
15. Cheap Love
16. Broken Down Angel
17. Something to Believe In
18. Hot Love
19. Walk Away
20. Callin` Out My Name
21. Who Left Who?
22. Runaway
23. Crying - (live)
24. Do You Want to Dance? - (live)
25. Pepsi Spot

Album Information

Release Date:

02/01/1998

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Oldies

Subgenre:

Rock `N` Roll

Label:

Raven

Catalog Number:

RVCD 51

Original Release Year:

1998

# of Discs:

2

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

152 : 47

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