Del Shannon: 20 Hits

~ Release by Del Shannon (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Runaway
solo clavioline [musitron]:
Max Crook
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1962)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 5), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 100) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 466)
recording of:
Runaway (on 1961-01-24)
writer:
Max Crook and Del Shannon
publisher:
Belinda Music, Bug Music (music publishing), Festival Music, Mole Hole Music, Noma Music Inc. and Vicki Music
4.42:22
2Hats Off to Larry
recording of:
Hats Off to Larry
lyricist and composer:
Del Shannon
2.52:03
3Little Town Flirt
recording of:
Little Town Flirt
writer:
Maron McKenzie and Del Shannon
publisher:
Festival Music
42:49
4Keep Searchin’ (We’ll Follow the Sun)
recording of:
Keep Searching (We’ll Follow the Sun)
lyricist and composer:
Del Shannon
2:13
5Stranger in Town
recording of:
Stranger in Town
lyricist and composer:
Del Shannon
2:34
6Two Kinds of Teardrops
recording of:
Two Kinds of Teardrops
writer:
Maron McKenzie and Del Shannon
2:32
7Two Silhouettes
recording of:
Two Silhouettes
writer:
Maron McKenzie and Del Shannon
2:20
8Handy Man
cover recording of:
Handy Man
writer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter) and Jimmy Jones (writer of “Good Timin’” and “Handy Man”)
publisher:
Bess Music Company, EMI Unart Catalog Inc., Metric Music Company (publisher), Shalimar Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and 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)
3.52:14
9Do You Want to Dance
cover recording of:
Do You Want to Dance
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Freeman
publisher:
Bobby Freeman Music, Clockus Music Co., Clockus Music, Inc., Robert Mellin Music Publishing Corp. and Sherwin Music (publisher)
sub-publisher:
ミュージカル・ライツ・東京株式会社 (Musical Lights Tokyo), フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
2:13
10The Swiss Maid
cover recording of:
Swiss Maid (on 1962-05-09)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
32:08
11Cryin’
cover recording of:
Crying
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1961) and Roy Orbison (in 1961)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff Rose Music Ltd. (UK), Acuff Rose Music, Inc. (not for publishing), Barbara Orbison Music Company, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Orbi-Lee Music, R-Key Darkus Music, Rondor Music, Rondor Music (Australia) P/L, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1961-08-16)
part of:
50/50
2:43
12From Me to You
cover recording of:
From Me to You
written in:
England, United Kingdom (on 1963-02-28)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-02-28) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-02-28)
publisher:
Ambassador Music Ltd., Gil Music Corporation, Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
1:56
13I Go to Pieces
cover recording of:
I Go to Pieces
lyricist and composer:
Del Shannon
publisher:
Belinda Music, BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), BUG Music Group, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Mole Hole Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:29
14So Long Baby
recording of:
So Long Baby
lyricist and composer:
Del Shannon
2:01
15Hey! Little Girl
recording of:
Hey Little Girl
lyricist and composer:
Del Shannon
42:32
16Sea of Love
cover recording of:
Sea of Love
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Co and Tek Publishing
2:37
17Drop Down and Get Me
recording of:
Drop Down and Get Me
lyricist and composer:
Del Shannon
publisher:
Shidel Music, Inc. (BMI)
3:25
18Walk Away
recording of:
Walk Away
writer:
Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and Del Shannon
3:41
19Who Left Who
engineer and mixer:
Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer)
producer:
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist) and Jeff Lynne
acoustic guitar:
Jeff Lynne (on 1988-06-05), Del Shannon (on 1988-06-05) and Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist) (from 1989 until 1991)
bass:
Jeff Lynne (on 1988-06-05)
drums (drum set):
Phil Jones (Percussionist) (from 1989 until 1991)
electric guitar:
Del Shannon (on 1988-06-05) and Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist) (from 1989 until 1991)
piano:
Benmont Tench (from 1989 until 1991)
vocals:
Del Shannon (on 1988-06-05)
recorded at:
M.C. Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States, Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, United States, Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Posh Studios in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (on 1988-06-05)
recording of:
Who Left Who (from 1988-06-05 until 1991)
lyricist and composer:
Del Shannon
3:23
20And the Music Plays On
recording of:
And the Music Plays On
writer:
Dan Bourgoise and Del Shannon
publisher:
United Artists Music Ltd. (in 1974)
3:39