Life Story: The Very Best of The Shadows

~ Release by The Shadows (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

*** MERGE WARNING ***
Should be noted that none of these are original recordings, as described at wikipedia and elsewhere. It is a best-of redo.

Annotation last modified on 2025-11-27 11:48 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Apache
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1960)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Apache
composer:
Jerry Lordan
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
4.653:02
2Man of Mystery
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1960)
recording of:
Man of Mystery
composer:
Michael Carr (songwriter)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
2:02
3Shadoogie ’83
2:39
4Shindig
2:20
5Wonderful Land
recording of:
Wonderful Land (in 2004)
composer:
Jerry Lordan
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
2:18
6The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt
2:48
7The Boys
2:40
8Theme From “The Deerhunter” (Cavatina)
3:28
9The Frightened City
2:35
10Theme for Young Lovers
2:38
11Dance On
recording of:
Dance On!
composer:
Ray Adams (UK songwriter, member of the Avons), Elaine Murtagh (Irish composer and songwriter) and Valerie Murtagh (UK composer and songwriter)
publisher:
S. Bron Music Co. Ltd.
2:24
12The Savage
2:26
13Albatross
instrumental cover recording of:
Albatross
composer:
Peter Green (former member of Fleetwood Mac)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Crosstown Songs UK Ltd., Kingstreet Media Publishing Limited and Palan Music Publishing Ltd.
3:20
14F.B.I.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1961)
recording of:
F.B.I.
composer:
Peter Gormley, Hank Marvin (lead guitarist of The Shadows, songwriter) and Bruce Welch (English guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Shadows Music Ltd.
42:25
15Guitar Tango
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1962)
recording of:
Guitare Tango
lyricist:
Georges Liferman and Jacques Plait
composer:
Georges Liferman and Norman Maine
publisher:
Mills Music Limited, Tutti Intersong Éditions musicales and Warner Chappell Music France
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:00
16Genie With the Light Brown Lamp
2:45
17Atlantis
2:50
18Foot Tapper
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1963)
recording of:
Foot Tapper (from the film “Summer Holiday”)
composer:
Hank Marvin (lead guitarist of The Shadows, songwriter) and Bruce Welch (English guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer)
publisher:
Elstree Music Ltd.
2:35
19Don’t Cry for Me Argentina
instrumental cover recording of:
Don’t Cry for Me Argentina (Evita)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Evita Music, Evita Music Ltd., Leeds Music (MCA), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal Music Publishing (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
Evita (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
3:19
20Kon‐Tiki
1:57
21Telstar
cover recording of:
Telstar
composer:
Joe Meek
publisher:
Ivy Music Ltd.
3:07
22The Third Man
3:11
23Geronimo
2:21
24Equinoxe, Part V
5:23
25The Stranger
3:14
26Riders in the Sky
cover recording of:
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend
lyricist and composer:
Stan Jones (US songwriter and actor “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky”) (on 1948-06-05)
publisher:
Prophecies Publishing, Revega Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
version of:
Spookrijder in de nacht
3:25
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