Hats Off to Del Shannon
| Hats Off to Del Shannon | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 1963 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 28:14 | |||
| Label | London | |||
| Del Shannon chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| New Record Mirror | [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
Hats Off to Del Shannon is the second studio album by American rock and roll singer-songwriter Del Shannon. It was released in May 1963 in the UK to coincide with Shannon's tour.[4]
This album was not released in the U.S. or Canada.[4] It contains his last six U.S. A-sides and its six U.S. B-sides. There were no covers of songs recorded specifically for an album release as there were for most of his albums later on.[4][5]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Del Shannon, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Swiss Maid" | Roger Miller | 2:07 |
| 2. | "Cry Myself to Sleep" | 2:22 | |
| 3. | "Ginny in the Mirror" | Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman | 2:11 |
| 4. | "You Never Talked About Me" | Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman | 2:12 |
| 5. | "Don't Gild the Lily, Lily" | Arthur Altman | 2:21 |
| 6. | "I Won't Be There" | 2:02 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hats Off to Larry" | 2:02 | |
| 2. | "The Answer to Everything" | Burt Bacharach, Bob Hilliard | 2:46 |
| 3. | "Hey! Little Girl" | 2:31 | |
| 4. | "I'm Gonna Move On" | 2:49 | |
| 5. | "I Don't Care Anymore" | 2:52 | |
| 6. | "So Long Baby" | 1:59 |
References
[edit]- ^ ""Hats Off to Del Shannon" - Album Ratings". Allmusic. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ Watson, Jimmy (27 April 1963). "Del Shannon: Hats Off to Del Shannon" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 111. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1250. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ a b c RUNAWAY The Del Shannon Story. 2023. ISBN 9798369401477.
- ^ Watson, Jimmy (27 April 1963). "Del Shannon: Hats Off to Del Shannon" (PDF). New Record Mirror. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
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