The Shanes (Swedish band)

For another band with this name, see The Shanes (German polka band).

The Shanes
Background information
Origin	Tuolluvaara, [1] Sweden
Genres	Rock and roll garage rock Merseybeat pop rock instrumental rock
Years active	1963–1969

The Shanes were a Swedish rock band active from 1963 to 1969.

The group played in a variety of British- and American-influenced styles, including British R&B, Merseybeat, and instrumental pop. They were successful in their home country, landing a string of top ten hit singles, including "Chris-Craft No. 9", which reached number 2 there in 1967. ^[2] They released one single in the UK on Columbia Records, "I Don't Want Your Love", but it did not chart there.

Members

• Lennart Grahn – vocals
• Tommy Wåhlberg – guitar, vocals
• Staffan Berggren – lead guitar, vocals
• Tor-Erik Rautio – drums
• Kit Sundqvist – keyboards, guitar, vocals
• Rolf Carvenius – saxophone
• Svante Elfgren – bass

Discography

LPs

• Let Us Show You! (1964)
• The Shanegang (1965)
• Shanes Again! (1966)
• Ssss Shanes! (1967)
• VI (1967)

Swedish singles

Year	Song	B-side	Chart position		Album
			Kvällstoppen	Tio I Topp
1963	"Gunfight Saloon"	"The Ripper"	18	10	A: Let Us Show You! B: non-album
	"Pistoleros"	"Oh, Wow!"	—	—	A: non-album B: non-album
1964	"Gun Rider"	"Banzai"	—	—
	"Keep-A-Knockin'"	"Come on Sally"	—	8	A: Let Us Show You! B: Let Us Show You!
	"Let Me Show You Who I Am"	"Say You Want Me"	10	1
1965	"Georgia's Back In Town"	"My Lover Baby"	—	—
	"I Don't Want Your Love"	"Sweet Little Rock'N'Roller"	—	4	A: non-album B: non-album
	"Crazy Country Hop"	"My New Yorker"	—	—
	"Skinny Minnie"	"It's Allright Babe"	—	—
1966	"Blue Feeling"	"Break Down"	6	6	A: The Shanegang B: non-album
	"I Don't Care Babe"	"I Like To Know"	—	15	A: non-album B: non-album
	"Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo"	"Dreamgirl"	2	2	A: Shanes Again! B: Shanes Again!
	"Can I Trust You"	"Like Before"	17	2	A: Ssss Shanes! B: non-album
1967	"Chris-Craft No. 9"	"Time"	4	2
	"Drip-Drop"	"One Way To Love"	12	2	A: non-album B: non-album
	"Cara Mia"	"Without Your Love"	5	5
	"Save The Last Dance For Me"	"Talkin' To Myself"	9	4	A: Ssss Shanes! B: non-album
	"Extra Kick!!!"	"No-Nox"	—	—	A: non-album B: non-album
	"Faces, Faces"	"It's No Use"	—	—	A: non-album B: VI
1968	"Friday Kind Of Monday"	"Bound For Nowhere"	—	—	A: non-album B: non-album

EPs

• Shanes-Moonlighters live! (1965; Columbia SEGS-138)
• Let Me Tell Yah (1966; Columbia SEGS-147)
• Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo (1966; La Voz De Su Amo [Spain] EPL-14.302)

Compilations

• The Best Of Shanes (1969)
• Shanes, 1963-68! (1983)
• Strictly Instrumental (1987)
• Hep Stars! Tages! Shanes! (1991)
• Bästa (1991)
• Hi Lili Hi Lo (1997)
• The Shanes (2000)
• The Shanes Original Album Series (2012)
• Let Them Show You: The Anthology 1964-1967 (2014)

References

1. Keiland, Markus. "MusikSök: The Shanes". Musiksok.se. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
2. Richie Unterberger, The Shanes at Allmusic