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Handy Man is the fourth studio album by American rock and roll singer-songwriter Del Shannon. It features the singles "Mary Jane" and "Handy Man", the latter reaching No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1964.[1]
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| Released | October 1964 | |||
| Recorded | August 1963 – June 1964 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 28:41 | |||
| Label | Amy | |||
| Producer | Embee Productions | |||
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| Singles from Handy Man | ||||
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it included several contemporary hits with covers of "Ruby Baby", "A World Without Love", "Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)", "Crying" and two Berlee Singles.[2] It reached No. 76 on the Cashbox albums chart where it stayed for 6 weeks.[3]
The album was released on compact disc for the first time by Beat Goes On on August 25, 1998 as tracks 13 through 24 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 1 through 12 consisting of Shannon's Final Bigtop album from June 1963, Little Town Flirt[4]
Edsel Records included this CD in a box set entitled Stranger in Town: A Del Shannon Compendium, which contains 14th of his studio albums and three compilation and was released on February 24, 2023.[5]
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| New Record Mirror |   [6] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [7] |
Billboard selected the album for a "Pop Special Merit" review, and stated that it does contain "Handy Man and 11 other in special rockin' style."[8]
Cashbox praised Shannon for his "rich, wide-range baritone and distinctive, lyrical delivery carries him in good stead on “That’s The Way Love Is,” “I’ll Be Lonely Tomorrow” and “World Without Love"[9]
Record Mirror described the album as a "excellently recorded, performed, and a great dance beat album."[6]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Memphis" | Chuck Berry | 2:30 |
| 2. | "That's the Way Love Is" | Del Shannon | 2:25 |
| 3. | "Ruby Baby" | Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | 2:16 |
| 4. | "I'll Be Lonely Tomorrow" | Maron MacKenzie | 2:11 |
| 5. | "I Can't Fool Around Anymore" | George Katsakis | 2:22 |
| 6. | "Handy Man" | Otis Blackwell, Jimmy Jones | 2:14 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Crying" | Joe Melson | 2:37 |
| 2. | "Mary Jane" | Maron MacKenzie | 2:28 |
| 3. | "World Without Love" | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 2:42 |
| 4. | "Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)" | Artie Zwirn, Harry Giosasi | 1:47 |
| 5. | "Give Her Lots of Lovin'" | Del Shannon | 2:03 |
| 6. | "Twist and Shout" | Bert Russell, Bill Medley | 2:37 |
Charts
edit| Chart (1964) | Peak
position |
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| US Cash Box[3] | 76 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | "That's the Way Love Is"" | US Billboard Hot 100[10] | 133 |
| US Cash Box | 122 | ||
| "Mary Jane" | UK Singles Chart[11] | 35 | |
| US Cash Box | 124 | ||
| "Handy Man" | US Billboard Hot 100[1] | 22 | |
| US Cash Box[12] | 19 | ||
| UK Singles Chart[11] | 36 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Hot 100". Billboard. August 22, 1964.
- ^ Reynolds, Robert (2019-12-26). The Music of Del Shannon. Lulu.com. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-359-89948-7.
- ^ a b Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 332. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
- ^ "Little Town Flirt / Handy Man". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "Stranger in Town: A Del Shannon Compendium". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ a b Watson, Jimmy (13 February 1965). "Del Shannon: Handy Man" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 111. p. 11. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1250. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Pop Special Merit: Handy Man". Billboard. Vol. 76, no. 41. October 10, 1964. p. 28.
- ^ Cash Box. Cash Box Pub. Co. 1964-10-03. p. 30.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1982). Joel Whitburn's Bubbling under the hot 100, 1959-1981. Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-8982-0047-8.
- ^ a b "DEL SHANNON". Official Charts. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. p. 310. ISBN 1-56308-316-7.
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