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String of Hits is the twelfth rock album by British instrumental (and sometimes vocal) group The Shadows, released in 1979 through EMI. The album was certified Platinum on 25 January 1980.[2]

Track listing

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Riders in the Sky"Stan Jones03:58
2."Parisienne Walkways"Phil Lynott, Gary Moore03:34
3."Classical Gas"Mason Williams03:08
4."Theme From The Deer Hunter"Stanley Myers03:28
5."Bridge Over Troubled Water"Paul Simon04:42
6."You're the One That I Want"John Farrar03:05
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heart of Glass"Debbie Harry, Chris Stein03:39
2."Don't Cry for Me Argentina"Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice03:33
3."Song For Duke"Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Brian Bennett04:02
4."Bright Eyes"Mike Batt03:47
5."Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto De Aranjuez" (Theme from the 2nd movement)Joaquín Rodrigo03:30
6."Baker Street"Gerry Rafferty04:55

[1][3]

Personnel

  • Lead Guitar - Hank Marvin
  • Rhythm Guitar - Bruce Welch
  • Drums & Percussion - Brian Bennett
  • Bass Guitar - Alan Jones
  • Piano - Alan Hawkshaw
  • Synthesizers - Dave Lawson
  • Engineer - Peter Vince
  • Assistant Engineer - Stefan Heller
  • Artwork and Design – Cream
  • Strings arranged by – Steve Gray
  • Recorded at EMI, Abbey Road Studios, London and The Music Centre, Wembley

[1][3]

Charts

Chart (1979) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 1[4]
Dutch Album Chart 7[5]

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[6] gold 39,251[6]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c Thompson, Dave. String of Hits at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Switch "Search By" to title, enter "String of hits" in the search field and hit go". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Shadows, The - String Of Hits at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  4. ^ "The Shadows - String Of Hits". Chart Stats. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  5. ^ Steffen Hung. "The Shadows - String Of Hits". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Shadows" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
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