1,661 Seconds with Del Shannon
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| Released | April 1965 | |||
| Recorded | August – October 1964 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 27:41 | |||
| Label | Amy | |||
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| Singles from 1,661 Seconds with Del Shannon | ||||
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1,661 Seconds with Del Shannon is the sixth studio album by American rock and roll singer-songwriter Del Shannon,[1] released in April 1965 by Amy Records.[1] His final album for the label, it features the singles "Do You Want to Dance", "Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)", and "Stranger in Town".
The album was released on compact disc for the first time by Taragon Records on January 14, 1997 as tracks 13 through 24 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 1 through 12 consisting of Shannon's Debut Studio album from June 1961, Runaway with Del Shannon[2] it was also released as one of two albums on one CD by Beat Goes On on September 16, 1998, the other being a Shannon's 5th album from February 1965, Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams.[3]
Edsel Records included this CD in a box set entitled Stranger in Town: A Del Shannon Compendium, which contains 14th of his studio albums and three compilation and was released on February 24, 2023.[4]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| New Record Mirror | [5] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [6] |
Bruce Eder of AllMusic said, "Del Shannon's fifth LP, and his third for the Amy Records label, is an amazingly good effort that holds up very well. The music shows the influence of the British bands of the period without compromising Shannon's own sound -- his originals, mostly hook-laden, achingly beautiful, and bracing."[1]
Billboard called the album "all commercially powerful" and proves that "a good sized pop hit for Shannon - will guarantee interest in the LP".[7]
Cashbox gave the album a postive review, saying that "it features "a grouping of tunes"[8]
Record Mirror called it "a worthwhile LP".[5]
Track listing
[edit]Side one
[edit]All tracks are written by Del Shannon, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Stranger in Town" | 2:28 | |
| 2. | "She Cried" | Ted Daryll, Greg Richards | 2:29 |
| 3. | "Needles and Pins" | Jack Nitzsche, Sonny Bono | 2:04 |
| 4. | "Broken Promises" | 2:14 | |
| 5. | "Why Don't You Tell Him" | 2:07 | |
| 6. | "Do You Want to Dance" | Bobby Freeman | 2:09 |
Side two
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Go to Pieces" | 2:25 | |
| 2. | "I'm Gonna Be Strong" | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil | 2:00 |
| 3. | "Rag Doll" | Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio | 2:46 |
| 4. | "Over You" | 2:34 | |
| 5. | "Running Scared" | Roy Orbison, Joe Melson | 2:15 |
| 6. | "Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)" | 2:10 |
Charts
[edit]Singles
[edit]| Year | Title | US | UK | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | "Do You Want to Dance" | 45 | - | 45 |
| "Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)" | 9 | 3 | 15 | |
| 1965 | "Stranger in Town" | 30 | 40 | 33 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Eder, Bruce. "Del Shannon - One Thousand Six-Hundred Sixty-One Seconds of Del Shannon: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- ^ "Runaway / One Thousand Six Hundred Sixty One Seconds". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "Sings Hank Williams / 1661 Seconds". allmusic.com. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Stranger in Town: A Del Shannon Compendium". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ a b "16 Brash & Ballady Tracks from LULU :Norman Jopling and Peter Jones new albums reviewed by Norman Jopling and Peter Jones new albums" (PDF). Record Mirror. October 14, 1965. p. 8.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1250. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Pop Spotlight". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1965-04-10. p. 64.
- ^ "Cashbox Album Pop Picks Reviews: 1,661 Seconds with Del Shannon". Cash Box. Vol. 26, no. 29. April 10, 1965. p. 31.
- ^ "Del Shannon chart history". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "DEL SHANNON". Official Charts. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. p. 310. ISBN 1-56308-316-7.
