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Del Shannon - Greatest Hits
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0081227097721
Label: Rhino / Wea
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
MPN: 70977
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Rhino / Wea
Release Date: May 10, 1990
Studio: Rhino / Wea
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Editorial Review:
These 20 tracks include all the big early-'60s hits by this maverick artist, plus several obscure gems. Shannon was atypical of his era by virtue of age (26 when he had his first hit, "Runaway"), originality (he wrote most of his songs), aggression (unusually among white artists of the early '60s, most of his stuff rocked), and temperament (his songs weave an alarming pattern of misery, paranoia, desperation, vengeance, and despair). Not to mention musical innovation--"Runaway" contains what could be called the first pop synthesizer solo, "Little Town Flirt" casts the mold for the entire British Invasion, "From Me to You" was the first American version of a Beatles song, "Handy Man" transforms the bouncy Jimmy Jones novelty into a rock maelstrom, "Do You Want to Dance" anticipates the Beach Boys' subsequent rockin' reworking, "Keep Searchin'" and "Stranger in Town" could have been the soundtrack to The Fugitive, and "Sister Isabelle" is the ultimate boy-loses-girl song--Del's gal becomes a nun, and he rails at God for beating his time. It's not 100% brilliant--"Sue's Gotta Be Mine" is a blatant Four Seasons ripoff and "The Swiss Maid" is, as the title might warn, far from yodel-free--but this package is a neat summation of the career of a tragically overlooked artist. --Ken Barnes
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - A Song Is Missing
Not a bad Del Shannon cd but a Del Shannon tune is not on it. The tune "I Go To Pieces" is not on it,you know it as a British Invasion hit. And after you hear it, you'll know why he didn't have a hit with it.
Rating:  - must have music from the great Del Shannon
Del Shannon sure could sing out those great songs of his; and this album is guaranteed to bring back fond memories of those days when his tunes were always on the radio! The quality of the sound is excellent and the artwork is very nicely done.
"Runaway" starts the CD strong with Del Shannon showing off his broad vocal range. He jumps from tenor to falsetto effortlessly; and the musical arrangement shines like gold! There's also "Hats Off To Larry;" this was always one of my favorites ... Read More
Rating: - A R&R Hall Of Famer Gets The Rhino Treatment
Anyone who knows anything at all about Del Shannon is aware that, while in Germany with the U.S. Army, he had his own radio show [Get Up And Go], that he wrote hits for others [I Go To Pieces by Peter & Gordon is an example], and that he was inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame in 1999 - nine years after he committed suicide on February 8, 1990.
He also had 17 Billboard Pop Hot 100 hits from 1961 to 1982, some of them compulsory on any serious 1960s retrospective collection. Such as ... Read More
Rating: - One of the Greatest!
Del Shannon had one of the most unique styles and voices of the early 60's. I love just about everything he did and this is a great collection!
Rating: - Dell Shannon songwriter
Del Shannon was one of the best songwriter of his era ,"Runaway" is a classic,"Hats off to Larry","Little town Flirt" and "Two Silhouettes" reflected the teen experience as it was.
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