Handy Man (Del Shannon album)

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Handy Man
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Studio album by
Del Shannon
ReleasedOctober 1964
Genre Rock and roll
Length28:41
Label Amy
Producer Embee Productions
Del Shannon chronology
Little Town Flirt
(1963)		Handy Man
(1964)		 Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams
(1965)
Singles from Handy Man
  1. "Mary Jane"
    Released: February 1964
  2. "Handy Man"
    Released: June 1964

Handy Man is the fourth studio album by American rock and roll singer-songwriter Del Shannon. It features the singles "Mary Jane" and "Handy Man", the latter reaching No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1964. [1]

Contents

it also features His wide range of several contemporary hits [2] with covers of "Ruby Baby", "A World Without Love", "Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)", "Crying" and two Berlee Singles. [3] It reached No. 76 on the Cashbox albums chart where it stayed for 6 weeks. [4]

The album was released on compact disc by Beat Goes On on August 25, 1998 as tracks 13 through 24 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 1 through 12 consisting of Shannon's Final Bigtop album from June 1963, Little Town Flirt [5]

Bear Family included also 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]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
New Record Mirror Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]

Billboard selected the album for a "Pop Special Merit" review, and stated that it does contain "Handy Man and 11 other in special rockin' style." [10]

Cashbox praised Shannon for his "rich, wide-range baritone and distinctive, lyrical delivery carries him in good stead on “That’s The Way Love Is,” “I’ll Be Lonely Tomorrow” and “World Without Love" [11]

Record Mirror described the album as a "excellently recorded, performed, and a great dance beat album." [8]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Memphis" Chuck Berry 2:30
2."That's the Way Love Is"Del Shannon2:25
3."Ruby Baby" Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller 2:16
4."I'll Be Lonely Tomorrow"Maron MacKenzie2:11
5."I Can't Fool Around Anymore"George Katsakis2:22
6."Handy Man" Otis Blackwell, Jimmy Jones 2:14
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Crying" Joe Melson 2:37
2."Mary Jane"Maron MacKenzie2:28
3."World Without Love" John Lennon, Paul McCartney 2:42
4."Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)"Artie Zwirn, Harry Giosasi1:47
5."Give Her Lots of Lovin'"Del Shannon2:03
6."Twist and Shout" Bert Russell, Bill Medley 2:37

Charts

Chart (1964)Peak
position
US Cash Box [4] 76
Singles
YearSingleChartPeak
1964"That's the Way Love Is""US Billboard Hot 100 [12] 133
US Cash Box122
"Mary Jane"UK Singles Chart [13] 35
US Cash Box124
"Handy Man"US Billboard Hot 100 [1] 22
US Cash Box [14] 19
UK Singles Chart [13] 36

References

  1. 1 2 "Hot 100". Billboard . August 22, 1964.
  2. ↑ Press, Ivy (2004). 606 Heritage Galleries and Auctioneers, Music and Memorabilia Auction Catalog. Heritage Capital Corporation. p. 26. ISBN   1-9328-9925-1.
  3. ↑ Reynolds, Robert (2019-12-26). The Music of Del Shannon. Lulu.com. p. 34. ISBN   978-0-359-89948-7.
  4. 1 2 Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 332. ISBN   0-8108-2005-6.
  5. ↑ "Little Town Flirt / Handy Man". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Home and Away: The Complete Recordings 1960-1970". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "Stranger in Town: A Del Shannon Compendium". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  8. 1 2 Watson, Jimmy (13 February 1965). "albums reviewed by Norman Jopling and Peter Jones new albums reviewed by Norman Jopling and EPs released this month LPs: POWERFUL NEW L.P. FROM CLIFF BENNETT" (PDF). New Record Mirror . No. 205. p. 11. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  9. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1250. ISBN   9781846098567 . Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "Pop Special Merit: Handy Man". Billboard . Vol. 76, no. 41. October 10, 1964. p. 28.
  11. ↑ "Cashbox Album Pop Pick Reviews: Handy Man". Cash Box . Vol. 26, no. 2. October 3, 1964. p. 30.
  12. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1982). Joel Whitburn's Bubbling under the hot 100, 1959-1981. Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research. p. 148. ISBN   978-0-8982-0047-8.
  13. 1 2 "DEL SHANNON". Official Charts. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  14. ↑ Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. p. 310. ISBN   1-56308-316-7.


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