Specs Appeal

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Specs Appeal is the tenth rock album by British instrumental (and sometimes vocal) group The Shadows, released in 1975 through Columbia (EMI).

Track listing

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)"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, Dave 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

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Personnel

  • Lead vocals - Hank Marvin, John Farrar & Bruce Welch
  • Background vocals - Hank Marvin, John Farrar & Bruce Welch
  • Electric & acoustic guitars - Hank Marvin, John Farrar & Bruce Welch
  • Drums, percussion & piano - Brian Bennett
  • Bass guitar - Alan Tarney, Dave Richmond
  • ARP Synthesizer on "Like Strangers" - Brian Bennett & John Farrar
  • String arrangements - John Fiddy
  • Keyboards on "God Only Knows" - Graham Todd

Charts

Chart Year Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 1975 30[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Thompson, Dave. Specs Appeal at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Shadows, The - Specs Appeal (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  3. ^ "The Shadows - Specs Appeal". Chart Stats. Retrieved 28 June 2011.