Greatest Hits is a 1963 compilation album by British instrumental group the Shadows. The album spent 56 weeks on the UK Albums Chart, peaking at number 2.[3]
| Greatest Hits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Greatest hits album by The Shadows | ||||
| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | 1960–1962 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 40:57 | |||
| Label | Columbia (EMI) | |||
| The Shadows chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| New Record Mirror |  [2] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Apache" | Jerry Lordan | 2:57 |
| 2. | "Man of Mystery" | Michael Carr | 2:02 |
| 3. | "The Stranger" | Bill Crompton, Stan Jones | 2:45 |
| 4. | "F.B.I" | Peter Gormley | 2:24 |
| 5. | "Midnight" | Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch | 2:33 |
| 6. | "The Frightened City" | Norrie Paramor | 2:24 |
| 7. | "Kon-Tiki" | Michael Carr | 1:57 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "36 24 36" | Jet Harris, Hank Marvin, Tony Meehan, Bruce Welch | 1:45 |
| 2. | "The Savage" | Norrie Paramor | 2:25 |
| 3. | "Peace Pipe" | Norrie Paramor | 2:13 |
| 4. | "Wonderful Land" | Jerry Lordan | 2:06 |
| 5. | "Stars Fell on Stockton" | Brian Bennett, Jet Harris, Hank Marvin, Tony Meehan, Bruce Welch | 2:18 |
| 6. | "Guitar Tango" | Georges Liferman, Norman Maine | 3:01 |
| 7. | "The Boys" | Brian Bennett, Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch | 2:33 |
| 8. | "Dance On!" | Ray Adams, Elaine Murtagh, Valerie Murtagh | 2:25 |
Charts
edit| Chart (1966) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart[3] | 2 |
Release history
editA remastered version of the album was released on CD by EMI in 2004. The remaster includes mono and stereo versions of every track, as well as a bonus track ("Quatermassters Stores").[4] In 2019, this album was re-released, this time by Hallmark Music & Entertainment.
References
edit- ^ Thompson, Dave. "The Shadows' Greatest Hits". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ Watson, Jimmy (13 July 1963). "The Shadows: The Shadows' Greatest Hits" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 122. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Shadows – full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ Perone, James E. (2009). Mods, Rockers, and the Music of the British Invasion. ABC-CLIO. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-275-99860-8.
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