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Hats Off to Del Shannon
1963 studio album by Del Shannon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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 nine 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]
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Reception
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.
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References
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