Handy Man: The Best Of (2CD-Digipak) by Shannon, Del [CD]

Description: Del Shannon was, without doubt, one of the most gifted and distinctive of musical talents to emerge in the immediate pre-British Invasion era of American Pop. His was a talent that travelled well - indeed, his UK and European fanbase proved far more loyal and his success in those territories of greater longevity than in his native USA. Moreover, he was also much admired by successive generations of musicians, including the likes of George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young. His songs, more often than not, essayed a bleak world of doomed romance, lovelorn disenchantment and existential gloom. Paradoxically, of course, those themes were frequently juxtaposed to surprisingly upbeat and bright-sounding melodies. This 61 track 2CD set contains an overview of the entirety of Del Shannons career, from his hits in the early 60s, via his mid-60s recordings with Andrew Loog Oldham and Jimmy Page, to his 80s recordings with Tom Petty and Mike Campbell, and Jeff Lynne. This set features all of Dels UK hits, eight of which reached the Top Ten, including the #1 hit Runaway, Hey! Little Girl and The Swiss Maid (both #2 hits), and Keep Searchin (Well Follow the Sun), which reached #3. Also included are Dels recordings of two Lennon/McCartney songs (From Me To You and A World Without Love). Del was the first US act to record a Beatles cover version, and later covered the Rolling Stones Under My Thumb. Also included is his song Sister Isabelle, later covered by Frank Black & Teenage Fanclub for a John Peel session.

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Track #1: Runaway

Track #2: Hats Off to Larry

Track #3: Hey! Little Girl

Track #4: So Long Baby

Track #5: The Answer to Everything

Track #6: He Doesn't Care

Track #7: Wide Wide World

Track #8: His Latest Flame

Track #9: Misery

Track #10: Ginny in the Mirror

Track #11: I Won't Be There

Track #12: Cry Myself to Sleep

Track #13: The Swiss Maid

Track #14: You Never Talked About Me

Track #15: Little Town Flirt

Track #16: Kelly

Track #17: From Me to You

Track #18: World Without Love

Track #19: Two Silhouettes

Track #20: Sue's Gotta Be Mine

Track #21: That's the Way Love Is

Track #22: Two Kinds of Teardrops

Track #23: Memphis

Track #24: Mary Jane

Track #25: Handy Man

Track #26: I'll Be Lonely Tomorrow

Track #27: Do You Wanna Dance

Track #28: Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)

Track #29: I Got to Pieces

Track #30: Why Don't You Tell Me

Track #31: Needles and Pins

Track #32: Rag Doll

Track #33: Over You

Track #34: Broken Promises