XXV (The Shadows album)

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ReleasedOctober 1983 (October 1983)
RecordedMay, June and August 1983
Genre Pop
Length46:07
Label Polydor
Producer Bruce Welch
The Shadows chronology
Life in the Jungle
(1982)
XXV
(1983)
Guardian Angel
(1984)
Professional ratings
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XXV is the fifteenth album released by British pop group The Shadows. It was released in 1983 on Polydor Records. It includes instrumental cover versions of songs by Toto, Mark Knopfler, Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes, Dusty Springfield, Jet Harris & Tony Meehan, Elaine Paige, Juice Newton and Procol Harum. XXV carries the distinction of being one of very few Shadows albums to feature some vocal tracks, "The Modern Way" and "Liverpool Days" (both sung by Hank Marvin).

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Africa" David Paich, Jeff Porcaro  
2."Going Home" (from Local Hero) Mark Knopfler  
3."Up Where We Belong" (from An Officer and A Gentleman) Will Jennings, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Jack Nitzsche  
4."You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" Pino Donaggio, Vicki Wickham, Simon Napier-Bell  
5."The Modern Way" (Lead vocal by Hank Marvin)Harry Bogdanvos 
6."Diamonds"Jerry Lordan 
7."Time Is Tight" Booker T. Jones  
8."Memory" (from Cats) Andrew Lloyd Webber, T.S. Eliot, Trevor Nunn  
9."Liverpool Days" (Lead vocal by Hank Marvin)Tony Catchpole, Roker, Sela 
10."Queen of Hearts" Hank DeVito  
11."A Whiter Shade of Pale" Keith Reid, Gary Brooker  

Charts

Chart (1984)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [2] 38

Personnel

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References

  1. Thompson, Dave. "XXV". Allmusic . Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 269. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.