Sha Na Na (album)
| Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay! | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | March 1, 1971 (side one), May 1971 (side two) | |||
| Venue | Columbia University, New York City, New York (side one) | |||
| Studio | Electric Lady, New York City, New York, US (side two) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 33:42 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Kama Sutra | |||
| Producer | Eddie Kramer | |||
| Sha Na Na chronology | ||||
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Sha Na Na (also known as Shanana) is the second album by American doo-wop and rock & roll group Sha Na Na, issued in 1971.
Reception
[edit]Jim Allen of AllMusic Guide reviewed a compact disc compilation of this album and the debut, calling the music "reverential but energetic updates, making them seem fresh and vital for the new generation and keeping that crucial sense of fun intact".[1]
Track listing
[edit]Side one
- "Yakety Yak" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 1:43
- "Jailhouse Rock (Leiber, Stoller)" – 2:08
- "Duke of Earl" (Gene Chandler, Earl Edwards, Bernice Williams) – 1:50
- "Tell Laura I Love Her" (Jeff Barry, Ben Raleigh) – 3:15
- "Blue Moon" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 2:25
- "I Wonder Why" (Melvin Anderson, Ricardo Weeks) – 2:17
- "Great Balls of Fire" (Otis Blackwell, Jack Hammer) – 1:58
- "Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay" (David White) – 1:50
Side two
- "Only One Song" (Scott Simon) – 3:30
- "Depression" (Simon) – 2:37
- "Canadian Money" (Simon) – 2:21
- "Top Forty" (Simon) – 2:35
- "Ruin Me Blues" (Simon) – 3:15
- "Just a Friend" (John "Jocko" Marcellino) – 1:58
Personnel
[edit]Sha Na Na
- Jon Bauman – piano, vocals
- Lennie Baker – bass guitar, vocals
- Bruce Clarke – bass guitar, vocals
- Elliot Cahn – rhythm guitar, vocals
- Johnny Contando – vocals
- Chris Donald – guitar, vocals
- Frederick "Denny" Greene – vocals
- Richard Joffe – vocals
- John "Jocko" Marcellino – drums, vocals
- Scott Powell – vocals
- Screamin' Scott Simon – bass guitar, piano, vocals
- Donald York – vocals
Technical personnel
Charts
[edit]The initial release of Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay! peaked at 122 on the Billboard 200.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Allen, Jim. "Sha Na Na – Sha Na Na/Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2006). The Billboard Albums: Includes Every Album that Made the Billboard 200 Chart: 50 Year History of the Rock Era. Record Research Incorporated. p. 939. ISBN 9780898201666.
External links
[edit]- Sha Na Na at Discogs (list of releases)
- Sha Na Na at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
