Life in the Jungle

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Life in the Jungle
Life in the Jungle (The Shadows album cover).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1982
StudioHoneyhill & Nivram Studios
Genre Instrumental rock
Label Polydor
Producer The Shadows
The Shadows chronology
Hits Right Up Your Street
(1981)
Life in the Jungle
(1982)
XXV
(1983)

Life in the Jungle is a studio album by the Shadows released in 1982. It was packaged with the bonus album Live at Abbey Road (also released for the first time in this package). [1] [2] [3] The album package reached number 24 on the UK Album Charts. [4]

Contents

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Life In The Jungle"Welch, Marvin, Bennett 
2."High Noon"Tiomkine, Washington 
3."The Theme From Missing" Vangelis  
4."Treat Me Nice (Lead Vocal by Hank Marvin)" Leiber Stoller  
5."Cat 'N' Mouse"Welch, Marvin, Bennett 
6."Chariots of Fire"Vangelis 
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."No Dancing"Welch, Marvin, Bennett 
8."Riders Of The Range"Martin Jenner 
9."The Old Romantics"Welch, Marvin, Bennett 
10."You Rescue Me (Lead Vocal by Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch)"Welch, Marvin, B. Bennett, W. Bennett 
11."Lili Marlene"Schultze, Leip 
12."Raunchy"Manker, Justis  
Bonus Tracks (CD Only)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Spot The Ball"Marvin, Welch, Bennett 
14."The Shady Lady"Marvin, Welch, Bennett 

Personnel

The Shadows are:

With

Recorded by Dick Plant at Honeyhill Studios & Nivram Studios

All recordings: 1982 Roll Over Records Ltd

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References

  1. Life in the Jungle / Live at Abbey Road at AllMusic
  2. The Shadows (1982). Life in the Jungle (LP). UK: Polydor.
  3. The Shadows (1982). Live at Abbey Road (LP). UK: Polydor.
  4. "The Shadows - UK Chart History". www.officialcharts.com. Official UK Chart Company.