This Is My Bag

This Is My Bag
Studio album by Del Shannon
Released	July 1966
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	29:05
Label	Liberty
Producer	Snuff Garrett
Del Shannon chronology
1,661 Seconds with Del Shannon (1965) This Is My Bag (1966) Total Commitment (1966)
Singles from This Is My Bag
"The Big Hurt" Released: March 4, 1966 "For a Little While" Released: May 13, 1966

This Is My Bag is the seventh studio album by American rock and roll singer-songwriter Del Shannon, and his first for Liberty Records, Released in July 1966, it features the singles "The Big Hurt" and "For a Little While".

The single "The Big Hurt", debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue dated May 7, 1966, and peaked at number 94 during an three-weeks stay on the chart. ^[1] It reached number 93 on the Cashbox singles chart and stayed on the chart during its two-weeks stay. ^[2]

The album was released on compact disc by Beat Goes On on March 19, 1996, as tracks 1 through 12 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 13 through 24 consisting of Shannon's 1996 album, Total Commitment ^[3] Bear Family included also the album in the 2004 Home and Away box set. ^[4] Edsel Records included the album in the 2023 Stranger in Town: A Del Shannon Compendium box set. ^[5]

Background

Liberty wanted to get an album out on him, Snuff Garrett would produce again. ^{[6] [ self-published source ]} Snuff had a different idea in mind. This time, Snuff used Nick DeCaro as arranger versus Leon Russell, ^{[7] [ self-published source ]} it just seems odd that Shannon's easy-going "Hey Little Star" was in stark contrast to his growly plug side, ^{[7] [ self-published source ]} As Bourgoise explanined it, "Del was never really encouraged to write. Liberty's solution was to have Del go in and cover all of these songs that were, at the time, climbing the charts. ^{[8] [ self-published source ]} He basically fell into whatever Liberty wanted him to do. ^{[8] [ self-published source ]}

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[9]
Record Mirror	[10]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[11]
Billboard	[12]

Bruce Eder of AllMusic said that "as a single, "The Big Hurt" (which utilized his all-but-trademarked melodion sound) even charted in the U.S. Top 100, and he even managed to work a trio of very satisfying originals in amid the covers of songs such as "Kicks," "Lightning Strikes," and "When You Walk in the Room." ^[13]

Record Mirror notes "He can find better material certainly he has written far better". ^[10]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Big Hurt"	Wayne Shanklin	2:10
2.	"Kicks"	Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil	2:20
3.	"For a Little While"		2:26
4.	"Lightnin' Strikes"	Lou Christie, Twyla Herbert	2:05
5.	"When You Walk in the Room"	Jackie DeShannon	2:11
6.	"The Cheater"	John Krenski	2:35

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Oh, Pretty Woman"	Roy Orbison, Bill Dees	2:38
2.	"Everybody Loves a Clown"	Snuff Garrett, Gary Lewis, Leon Russell	2:21
3.	"Never Thought I Could"		2:23
4.	"It's Too Late"	Bobby Goldsboro	2:19
5.	"Hey! Little Star"		2:34
6.	"Action"	Tommy Boyce, Steve Venet	1:53

Charts

Singles

Year	Title	US Hot 100 [14]
1966	"The Big Hurt"	94

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 502. ISBN   0898201551.
2. Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. pp. 84–85. ISBN   1-56308-316-7.
3. "This Is My Bag/Total Commitment". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
4. "Home and Away: The Complete Recordings 1960-1970". AllMusic. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
5. "Stranger in Town: A Del Shannon Compendium". AllMusic. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
6. RUNAWAY - The Del Shannon Story. 2023. ISBN   9798369401477.
7. RUNAWAY - The Del Shannon Story. 2023. ISBN   9798369401477.
8. RUNAWAY - The Del Shannon Story. 2023. ISBN   9798369401477.
9. ""This is My Bag" - Album Rating". Allmusic. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
10. Jopling, Norman; Jones, Peter (November 5, 1966). "Peter Jones new albums reviewed by Norman Joplinh: This Week's Stupendous LP cast for your entertainment (The CHARTT-TOPPING) Jim Reeves,4 Tops (& Other Attractions Including) Herman's Mermits Beach Boys, The Four Pennis, Searchers, Del Shannon, and a superb new Cher" (PDF). New Record Mirror . No. 295. p. 16. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
11. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1250. ISBN   9781846098567 . Retrieved August 22, 2024.
12. "Pop Spotlight & Special Merit Picks: This Is My Bag". Billboard . Vol. 78, no. 29. July 16, 1966. p. 48.
13. Eder, Bruce. ""This Is My Bag" - Album Review". AllMusic . Retrieved November 10, 2023.
14. "Del Shannon chart history". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2023.