Del Shannon - Discography (1961-1998)

Del Shannon (born Charles Weedon Westover; December 30, 1934 – February 8, 1990) was an American rock and roll singer-songwriter who is best known for his 1961 No. 1 hit "Runaway"
Westover was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and grew up in nearby Coopersville. He learned ukulele and guitar and listened to country and western music, including Hank Williams, Hank Snow, and Lefty Frizzell. He was drafted into the Army in 1954, and while in Germany played guitar in a band called the Cool Flames. When his service ended, he returned to Battle Creek, Michigan, and worked as a carpet salesman and as a truck driver in a furniture factory. He found part-time work as a rhythm guitarist in singer Doug DeMott's group called Moonlight Ramblers, working at the Hi-Lo Club.
Shannon's career slowed greatly in the 1970s, owing in part to his alcoholism.Welsh rock singer Dave Edmunds produced the single "And the Music Plays On" in 1974. In 1978 Shannon stopped drinking and began work on "Sea of Love", released in the early 1980s on his album Drop Down and Get Me, produced by Tom Petty. The album took two years to record and featured Petty's Heartbreakers backing Shannon. However, RSO Records, which was producing Shannon, folded; the LP was further recorded by Network Records and distributed by Elektra Records. Seven songs are Shannon originals with covers of the Everly Brothers, the Rolling Stones, Frankie Ford and "Sea of Love" by Phil Phillips. It was Shannon's first album in eight years.
In February 1982, Shannon appeared at the Bottom Line. He performed pop-rock tunes and old hits. New York Times reviewer Stephen Holden described an "easygoing pop-country" manner. On "Runaway" and "Keep Searchin'", Shannon and his band rediscovered the sound "in which his keen falsetto played off against airy organ obbligatos." In the 1980s, Shannon performed "competent but mundane country-rock". In 1986 he enjoyed a top-ten hit as a songwriter when pop-country singer Juice Newton released a single of her cover of Shannon's "Cheap Love", which reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country chart.
Shannon enjoyed a resurgence after re-recording "Runaway" with new lyrics as the theme for the NBC-TV television program Crime Story. In 1988, Shannon sang "The World We Know" with the Smithereens on their album Green Thoughts. Two years later, he recorded with Jeff Lynne of the Electric Light Orchestra (It is believed that the inspiration Lynn learned at a concert Cases Shannon in 1961. At the insistence of his father attended classes at the piano. Begged his parents plastic guitar for £ 2, and this toy is further played a huge role in his life), and there were rumors he would join the Traveling Wilburys after Roy Orbison's death.Previously, in 1975, Shannon had recorded tracks with Lynne, along with "In My Arms Again", a self-penned country song recorded by Warner Brothers, which had signed Shannon in 1984

Tracklist:

01 Misery
02 Day Dreams
03 His Latest Flame
04 The Prom
05 The Search
06 Runaway
07 I Wake Up Crying
08 Wide Wide World
09 I'll Always Love You
10 Lies
11 He Doesnt Care
12 Jody
13 Runaway (single version)




Tracklist:

01 The Swiss Maid
02 Cry Myself To Sleep
03 Ginny In The Mirror
04 You Never Talked About Me
05 Don't Gild The Lily, Lily
06 I Won't Be There
07 Hats Off To Larry
08 The Answer To Everything
09 Hey! Little Girl
10 I'm Gonna Move On
11 I Don't Care Any More
12 So Long Baby
13 Hats Off To Larry (Stereo version)
14 Hey! Little Girl (Stereo version)




Tracklist:

Little Town
01 Two Kinds of Teardrops
02 Dream Baby
03 Happiness
04 Two Silhouettes
05 She Thinks I Still Care
06 My Wild One
07 Runaround Sue
08 From Me To You
09 Kelly
10 Hey Baby
11 Go Away Little Girl
12 Little Town Flirt

Handy Man
01 Memphis
02 That's The Way Love Is
03 Ruby Baby
04 I'll Be Lonely Tomorrow
05 I Can't Fool Around Anymore
06 Handy Man
07 Crying
08 Mary Jane
09 A World Without Love
10 Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home)
11 Give Her Lots Of Lovin'
12 Twist And Shout




Tracklist:

Sings Hank Williams
01 Your Cheatin' Heart
02 Kaw-Liga
03 I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)
04 Honky Tonk Blues
05 (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
06 You Win Again
07 Ramblin' Man
08 Hey, Good Lookin'
09 Long Gone Lonesome Blues
10 Weary Blues From Waitin'
11 I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
12 Cold, Cold Heart

1661 Seconds With Del Shannon
01 Stranger In Town
02 She Cried
03 Needles And Pins
04 Broken Promises
05 Why Don't You Tell Him
06 Do You Want To Dance
07 I Go To Pieces
08 I'm Gonna Be Strong
09 Rag Doll
10 Over You
11 Running Scared
12 Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow The Sun)




Tracklist:

01 The Big Hurt
02 Kicks
03 For A Little While
04 Lightnin' Strikes
05 When You Walk In The Room
06 The Cheater
07 Oh, Pretty Woman
08 Everybody Loves A Clown
09 Never Thought I Could
10 It's Too Late
11 Hey! Little Star
12 Action




Tracklist:

01 Under My Thumb
02 Red Rubber Ball
03 She Was Mine
04 Where Were You When I Needed You
05 The Joker Went Wild
06 The Pied Piper
07 Sunny
08 Show Me
09 Time Won't Let Me
10 What Makes You Run
11 I Can't Be True
12 Summer In The City




Tracklist:

01 Thinkin' It Over
02 Be My Friend
03 Silver Birch
04 I Think I Love You
05 River Cool
06 Colour Flashing Hair
07 Gemini
08 Runnin' On Back
09 Conque
10 Been So Long
11 Magical Musical Box
12 New Orleans (Mardi Gras)
13 What's A Matter Baby (bonus track)
14 Early In The Morning (bonus track)
15 In My Arms Again (bonus track)
16 She (bonus track)
17 Runaway '67 (bonus track)
18 Stand Up (bonus track)
19 The House Where Nobody Lives (bonus track)
20 You Don't Love Me (bonus track)




Tracklist:

01 Hats Off To Larry
02 Handy Man
03 The Swiss Maid
04 Hey Little Girl
05 Little Town Flirt
06 Kelly
07 Crying
08 Two Kinds Of Teardrops
09 Coopersville Yodel
10 The Answer To Everything
11 Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow The Sun)
12 What's A Matter Baby
13 So Long Baby
14 Runaway




Tracklist:

01 It's My Feeling
02 Mind Over Matter
03 Silently
04 Cut And Come Again
05 My Love Has Gone
06 Led Along
07 Life Is But Nothing
08 And The Music Plays On
09 Easy To Say
10 Friendly With You
11 Raindrops
12 He Cheated
13 Leaving You Behind
14 Runaway '67




Tracklist:

01 Sea Of Love
02 Life Without You
03 Out Of Time
04 Sucker For Your Love
05 To Love Someone
06 Drop Down And Get Me
07 Maybe Tomorrow
08 Liar
09 Never Stop Tryin'
10 Midnight Train
11 Cheap Love
12 Help Me




Tracklist:

01 Walk Away
02 Who Left Who
03 Are You Lovin' Me Too
04 Callin' Out My Name
05 I Go To Pieces
06 Lost In A Memory
07 I Got You
08 What Kind Of A Fool Do You Think I Am
09 When I Had You
10 Let's Dance
11 Hot Love (bonus track)
12 One Woman Man (bonus track)
13 Nobody's Business (bonus track)
14 You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It) (bonus track)
15 Songwriter (Demo) (bonus track)




Tracklist:

01 Runaway
02 Hats Off To Larry
03 So Long Baby
04 Hey Little Girl
05 Cry Myself To Sleep
06 The Swiss Maid
07 Little Town Flirt
08 Two Kinds Of Teardrops
09 Two Silhouettes
10 She's Gotta Be Mind
11 Handy Man
12 Keep Searchin'
13 Stranger In Town
14 Do You Want To Dance
15 Break Up
16 Mary Jane
17 Running Scared
18 Runaround Sue
19 Hey Baby
20 His Latest Flame




Tracklist:

Disc One

01 The Search
02 I'll Always Love You
03 Runaway
04 The Snake
05 Jody
06 Hats Off To Larry
07 Don't Gild The Lily, Lily
08 So Long Baby
09 The Answer To Everything
10 Hey, Little Girl
11 I Don't Care Anymore
12 Ginny In The Mirror
13 I Won't Be There
14 Cry Myself To Sleep
15 I'm Gonna Move On
16 The Swiss Maid
17 You Never Talked About Me
18 Little Town Flirt
19 The Wamboo
20 Two Kinds Of Teardrops
21 Kelly
22 From Me To You
23 Two Silhouettes
24 Sue's Gotta Be Mine
25 Since She's Been Gone
26 My Wild One
27 She Cried
28 I Wake Up Crying
29 That's The Way Love Is
30 Time Of Day

Disc Two

01 Mary Jane
02 Stains On My Letter
03 Handy Man
04 Give Her Lots Of Lovin'
05 Do You Wanna Dance
06 This Is All I Have To Give
07 Keep Searchin'
08 Broken Promises
09 Stranger In Town
10 Rag Doll
11 Over You
12 Break Up
13 Why Don't You Tell Him
14 Move It On Over
15 She Still Remember Tony
16 I Can't Believe My Ears
17 I Wish I Wasn't Me Tonight
18 His Latest Flame
19 Running Scared
20 Runaround Sue
21 Dream Baby
22 Go Away Little Girl
23 Hey, Baby
24 Kaw-Liga
25 Hey, Good Looking
26 I Go To Pieces
27 She Thinks I Still Care
28 I'll Be Lonely Tomorrow
29 I Can't Fool Around Anymore
30 Pepsi Ads




Tracklist:

Disc One 1961-1967)

01 Runaway (rare stereo version)
02 Hats Off To Larry (rare stereo version)
03 So Long Baby
04 Hey Little Girl (rare stereo version)
05 Cry Myself To Sleep
06 You Never Talked About Me
07 Jody (rare stereo version)
08 The Swiss Maid
09 Ginny In The Mirror
10 Little Town Flirt (rare stereo version)
11 Two Kinds Of Teardrops (rare stereo version)
12 From Me To You
13 Two Silhouettes
14 Sue's Gotta Be Mine
15 That's The Way Love Is
16 Handy Man
17 Mary Jane
18 Keep Searchin' (Follow The Sun) (rare stereo version)
19 Stranger In Town (rare stereo version)
20 Break Up
21 Why Don't You Tell Him (rare stereo version)
22 Move It On Over
23 I Go To Pieces (rare stereo version)
24 Under My Thumb
25 Show Me
26 The Letter
27 Runaway '67
28 Cut And Come Again
29 Friendly With You
30 Led Along
31 Mind Over Matter
32 Thinkin' It Over

(Disc Two 1968-1990)

01 Gemini
02 Sister Isabelle
03 Kelly (Live)
04 Distant Ghost
05 Deadly Game
06 Help Me
07 Oh How Happy
08 And The Music Plays On
09 Tell Her No
10 Cry Baby Cry
11 Restless
12 Sea Of Love
13 Drop Down And Get Me
14 To Love Someone
15 Cheap Love
16 Broken Down Angel
17 Something To Believe In
18 Hot Love
19 Walk Away
20 Calling Out My Name
21 Who Left Who
22 Runaway ('Crime Story' version)
23 Crying (Live)
24 Do You Wanna Dance (Live)
25 Pepsi Spot (with the Royaltones,1965)