1,661 Seconds with Del Shannon

1,661 Seconds with Del Shannon
Studio album by Del Shannon
Released	April 1965
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	27:41
Label	Amy
Producer	Embee Productions
Del Shannon chronology
Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams (1965) 1,661 Seconds with Del Shannon (1965) This Is My Bag (1966)
Singles from 1,661 Seconds with Del Shannon
"Do You Want to Dance" Released: September 19, 1964 "Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)" Released: November 1964 "Stranger in Town" Released: February 27, 1965

1,661 Seconds with Del Shannon is the sixth studio album by American rock and roll singer-songwriter Del Shannon, ^[1] released in April 1965 by Amy Records. ^[1] His final album for the label, it features the singles "Do You Want to Dance", "Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)", and "Stranger in Town". ^[2] It features a mix of originals and covers of songs by Gene Pitney and Roy Orbison. ^[3]

The album was released on compact disc by Taragon Records on January 14, 1997, as tracks 13 through 24 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 1 through 12 consisting of Shannon's 1961 debut studio album Runaway with Del Shannon . ^[4] It was released as one of two albums on one CD by Beat Goes On on September 16, 1998, paired with Shannon's 1965 album, Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams . ^[5]

Bear Family included the album in the 2004 Home and Away box set. ^[6] Edsel Records included the album in the 2023 Stranger in Town: A Del Shannon Compendium box set. ^[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
New Record Mirror	[8]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[9]

Bruce Eder of AllMusic said, "Del Shannon's fifth LP, and his third for the Amy Records label, is an amazingly good effort that holds up very well. The music shows the influence of the British bands of the period without compromising Shannon's own sound -- his originals, mostly hook-laden, achingly beautiful, and bracing." ^[1]

Billboard called the album "all commercially powerful" and proves that "a good sized pop hit for Shannon - will guarantee interest in the LP". ^[10]

Record World said "Del does a dozen delightful vesions of pop tunes that have had their moment recently or in the past of a few years back." ^[11]

Record Mirror called it "a worthwhile LP". ^[8]

Track listing

Side one

All tracks are written by Del Shannon, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Stranger in Town"		2:28
2.	"She Cried"	Ted Daryll, Greg Richards	2:29
3.	"Needles and Pins"	Jack Nitzsche, Sonny Bono	2:04
4.	"Broken Promises"		2:14
5.	"Why Don't You Tell Him"		2:07
6.	"Do You Want to Dance"	Bobby Freeman	2:09

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Go to Pieces"		2:25
2.	"I'm Gonna Be Strong"	Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil	2:00
3.	"Rag Doll"	Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio	2:46
4.	"Over You"		2:34
5.	"Running Scared"	Roy Orbison, Joe Melson	2:15
6.	"Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)"		2:10

Charts

Singles

Year	Title	US Hot 100 [12]	UK Singles [13]	US Cash Box [14]
1964	"Do You Want to Dance"	45	—	45
	"Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)"	9	3	15
1965	"Stranger in Town"	30	40	33

References

1. Eder, Bruce. "Del Shannon - One Thousand Six-Hundred Sixty-One Seconds of Del Shannon: Review". AllMusic . Retrieved October 14, 2023.
2. Reynolds, Robert (December 26, 2019). The Music of Del Shannon. Lulu.com. p. 39. ISBN   978-0-359-89948-7.
3. Young, Brian C. (2023). RUNAWAY - The Del Shannon Story. Xlibris Corporation. p. 271. ISBN   9798369401477.
4. "Runaway / One Thousand Six Hundred Sixty One Seconds". AllMusic. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
5. "Sings Hank Williams / 1661 Seconds". AllMusic. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
6. "Home and Away: The Complete Recordings 1960-1970". AllMusic. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
7. "Stranger in Town: A Del Shannon Compendium". AllMusic. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
8. "16 Brash & Ballady Tracks from LULU :Norman Jopling and Peter Jones new albums reviewed by Norman Jopling and Peter Jones new albums" (PDF). Record Mirror . No. 240. October 14, 1965. p. 8.
9. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1250. ISBN   9781846098567 . Retrieved August 22, 2024.
10. "Pop Spotlight: 1,661 Seconds with Del Shannon". Billboard. Vol. 77, no. 15. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 10, 1965. p. 64.
11. "Album Reviews: Pick Hits" (PDF). Record World . Vol. 19, no. 930. April 3, 1965. p. 10. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
12. "Del Shannon chart history". Billboard . Retrieved April 3, 2023.
13. "DEL SHANNON". Official Charts. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
14. Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. p. 310. ISBN   1-56308-316-7.