Specs Appeal

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Specs Appeal
Studio album by
The Shadows
ReleasedMarch 1975 (1975-03)
RecordedApril, May, August and November 1974 and early 1975
StudioEMI Studios, Abbey Road and CTS Studios, Wembley
GenreRock
Length36:36
LabelColumbia (EMI)
ProducerThe Shadows
The Shadows chronology
Rockin' with Curly Leads
(1973) 		Specs Appeal
(1975) 		Tasty
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Specs Appeal is the tenth album by British instrumental (and sometimes vocal) group the Shadows, released in 1975 through Columbia (EMI). The album included all six songs that the group had performed in that year's A Song for Europe.

Track listing[edit]

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."God Only Knows"Tony Asher, Brian Wilson02:37
2."Cool Clear Air" (Lead vocal by John Farrar)Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett02:52
3."Rose, Rose"Bruce Welch, John Rostill03:15
4."This House Runs on Sunshine" (Lead vocal by Hank Marvin and John Farrar)Brian Bennett, Mike Redway02:23
5."Colorado Songbird"Brian Bennett03:27
6."No No Nina" (Lead vocal by Hank Marvin)John Farrar, Peter Best02:53
Total length:17:27
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Honourable Puff-Puff"Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Brian Bennett, John Farrar, Dave Richmond04:11
2."Don't Throw It All Away" (Lead vocal by Bruce Welch)Gary Benson, David Mindel03:02
3."Spider Juice"Hank Marvin02:30
4."Let Me Be the One" (Lead vocal by Bruce Welch)Paul Curtis02:45
5."Like Strangers"Bruce Welch, Brian Bennett03:49
6."Stand Up Like a Man" (Lead vocal by John Farrar and Bruce Welch)Ben Findon, Michael Myers02:52
Total length:19:09

[1][2]

Personnel[edit]

  • Hank Marvin - Electric and acoustic guitars and vocals
  • Bruce Welch - Electric and acoustic guitars and vocals
  • John Farrar - Electric and acoustic guitars and vocals and ARP synthesizer on "Like Strangers"
  • Brian Bennett - Drums and percussion and ARP synthesizer on "Like Strangers"

With

  • Dave Richmond - Bass guitar (side one, tracks 1, 3 and 5, side two, tracks 1, 3 and 5)
  • Alan Tarney - Bass guitar (side one, tracks 2, 4 and 6, side two, tracks 2, 4 and 6)
  • John Fiddy - Orchestral accompaniment (side one, track 2, side two, tracks 2, 4 and 6)
  • Graham Todd - Keyboards on "God Only Knows"

Charts[edit]

Chart (1975) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[3] 30

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Thompson, Dave. Specs Appeal at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Shadows, The - Specs Appeal (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs". Discogs. April 1975. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  3. ^ "The Shadows - Specs Appeal". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
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