Del Shannon Handy Man The Best Of 2 Disc New CD

Del Shannon Handy Man The Best Of 2 Disc New CD

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Del Shannon was, without doubt, one of the most gifted and distinctive of musical talents to emerge in the immediate pre-'British Invasion' era of American Pop. His was a talent that travelled well - indeed, his UK and European fanbase proved far more loyal and his success in those territories of greater longevity than in his native USA. Moreover, he was also much admired by successive generations of musicians, including the likes of George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young. His songs, more often than not, essayed a bleak world of doomed romance, lovelorn disenchantment and existential gloom. Paradoxically, of course, those themes were frequently juxtaposed to surprisingly upbeat and bright-sounding melodies. This 61 track 2CD set contains an overview of the entirety of Del Shannon's career, from his hits in the early 60s, via his mid-60s recordings with Andrew Loog Oldham and Jimmy Page, to his 80s recordings with Tom Petty and Mike Campbell, and Jeff Lynne. This set features all of Del's UK hits, eight of which reached the Top Ten, including the #1 hit "Runaway", "Hey! Little Girl" and "The Swiss Maid" (both #2 hits), and "Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)", which reached #3. Also included are Del's recordings of two Lennon/McCartney songs ("From Me To You" and "A World Without Love"). Del was the first US act to record a Beatles cover version, and later covered the Rolling Stones' "Under My Thumb". Also included is his song "Sister Isabelle", later covered by Frank Black & Teenage Fanclub for a John Peel session. The booklet features photos and extensive annotation by Alan Robinson.

- Disc 1 - 1 Runaway 2 Hats Off to Larry 3 Hey! Little Girl 4 So Long Baby 5 The Answer to Everything 6 He Doesn't Care 7 Wide Wide World 8 His Latest Flame 9 Misery 10 Ginny in the Mirror 11 I Won't Be There 12 Cry Myself to Sleep 13 The Swiss Maid 14 You Never Talked About Me 15 Little Town Flirt 16 Kelly 17 From Me to You 18 World Without Love 19 Two Silhouettes 20 Sue's Gotta Be Mine 21 That's the Way Love Is 22 Two Kinds of Teardrops 23 Memphis 24 Mary Jane 25 Handy Man 26 I'll Be Lonely Tomorrow 27 Do You Wanna Dance 28 Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun) 29 I Go to Pieces 30 Why Don't You Tell Him 31 Needles and Pins 32 Rag Doll 33 Over You 34 Broken Promises - Disc 2 - 1 Stranger in Town 2 Break Up 3 Move It on Over 4 I Can't Believe My Ears 5 I Wish I Wasn't Me Tonight 6 For a Little While 7 She 8 The Big Hurt 9 Under My Thumb 10 The Letter 11 Show Me 12 Led Along 13 Mind Over Matter 14 Cut and Come Again 15 Runaway '67 16 Thinkin' It Over 17 Gemini 18 Raindrops 19 Sister Isabelle 20 What's a Matter Baby 21 And the Music Plays on 22 Sea of Love 23 To Love Someone 24 Cheap Love 25 Life Without You 26 Callin' Out My Name 27 Walk Away