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