Hats Off to Del Shannon

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Hats Off to Del Shannon
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Studio album by
Del Shannon
ReleasedMay 1963
Genre Rock and roll
Length28:14
Label London
Del Shannon chronology
Runaway with Del Shannon
(1961)		Hats Off to Del Shannon
(1963)		 Little Town Flirt
(1963)

Hats Off to Del Shannon is the second studio album by American rock and roll singer-songwriter Del Shannon. It was released in May 1963 in the UK to coincide with Shannon's tour. [1]

Contents

This album was not released in the U.S. or Canada. [1] It contains his last six U.S. A-sides and its six U.S. B-sides. There were no covers of songs recorded specifically for an album release as there were for most of his albums later on. [1] [2] It entered the UK albums chart on May 11, 1963, reaching number 9 over the course of 17 weeks. [3]

The album was released on compact disc by Beat Goes On on September 27, 1997, as tracks 13 through 24 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 1 through 12 consisting of Shannon's 1962 debut album, Runaway with Del Shannon . [4] Bear Family included the album in the 2004 box set Home and Away. [5] Edsel Records included the album in the 2023 Stranger in Town: A Del Shannon Compendium box set. [6]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
New Record Mirror Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]

New Record Mirror described the album "as entertaining a collection of contemporary pops as you will find". [8]

Track listing

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

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Swiss Maid" Roger Miller 2:07
2."Cry Myself to Sleep" 2:22
3."Ginny in the Mirror" Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman 2:11
4."You Never Talked About Me" Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman 2:12
5."Don't Gild the Lily, Lily"Arthur Altman2:21
6."I Won't Be There" 2:02
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hats Off to Larry" 2:02
2."The Answer to Everything" Burt Bacharach, Bob Hilliard 2:46
3."Hey! Little Girl" 2:31
4."I'm Gonna Move On" 2:49
5."I Don't Care Anymore" 2:52
6."So Long Baby" 1:59

Charts

Chart (1963)Peak
position
UK Albums Chart [3] 9

References

  1. 1 2 3 RUNAWAY The Del Shannon Story. 2023. ISBN   9798369401477.
  2. ↑ Watson, Jimmy (27 April 1963). "Del Shannon: Hats Off to Del Shannon" (PDF). New Record Mirror. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "DEL SHANNON". Official Charts. 1963-05-11. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
  4. ↑ "Runaway With Del Shannon / Hats Off To Del Shannon". AllMusic . Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "Home and Away: The Complete Recordings 1960-1970". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "Stranger in Town: A Del Shannon Compendium". AllMusic . Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  7. ↑ ""Hats Off to Del Shannon" - Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  8. 1 2 Watson, Jimmy (27 April 1963). "Del Shannon: Hats Off to Del Shannon" (PDF). New Record Mirror . No. 111. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  9. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1250. ISBN   9781846098567 . Retrieved 22 August 2024.
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