Runaway / Very Best of Del Shannon

Del Shannon | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 22, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collectables
• ASIN: B00005YKHZ
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,580 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #18 in Music > Indie Music > Rock > Oldies & Retro

Track Listings

1. Runaway

2. From Me To You

3. Little Town Flirt

4. Jody

5. I Go To Pieces

6. Happiness

7. Do You Wanna Dance?

8. (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame

9. Hats Off To Larry

10. Go Away Little Girl

11. Ginny In The Mirror

12. Don't Gild The Lily, Lily

13. Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow The Sun)

14. Kelly

15. Runaround Sue

16. Stranger In Town

17. Running Scared

18. Hey Little Girl

19. The Swiss Maid

20. Handy Man

See all 30 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Collection, November 24, 2004

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colinwoodward (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Runaway / Very Best of Del Shannon (Audio CD)

Sure, the cover is dorky, and many post-modern rock fans weaned on a steady diet of hip hop and death metal may judge Shannon's music as "oldies." Yet, Del Shannon's music sounds as good today as it did in the early-60s. If you buy this album only for "Runaway," you will find many treasures. "Runaway" is simply one of the best rock and roll songs ever recorded, but much of this collection is as good, such as "Searchin'" which has the same minor-key sound as "Runaway." Shannon's version of "From Me to You," complete with its falsetto "I can do" lyric in the song's second line, is better than the Beatles version (which Shannon recorded first). In sum, I was simply amazed at how good this collection is, and also how modern it sounds. Shannon covers all the vocal bases. At times he sounds like Elvis, at other times like Roy Orbison, at other times like the Fifth Beatle. The strange organ instrument that Shannon used on "Runaway," and other songs here, sounds unlike any other I've heard, and pretty much serves as the first synthesizer in rock. The only misfire on the album is "Don't Gild the Lily," which is ripe with the most awful cliches imaginable. Other than that, however, the Best of Del Shannon is a great CD. Sadly, Shannon's success had pretty much ended by the mid-60s. But before then, he recorded some great work. Much of it is here.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you are looking for all the hits......., May 6, 2003

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Angus N. Mccormack - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Runaway / Very Best of Del Shannon (Audio CD)

A great package of Del goodies with the alternate 61 cut in stereo of Runaway. Has the usual gems and a few others and most definately a best buy if you are looking for a comprehensive 'hits' collection.

Time tho for the powers that be to put out more of his non-hit catalogue - many gems exist and its a project crying out to be tackled.

Buy this!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars These 30 tracks really ARE the BEST of Del Shannon., May 7, 2010

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majormusiclover - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Runaway / Very Best of Del Shannon (Audio CD)

These 30 tracks are an exceptional gathering of Shannon's music.
This collection covers from his first hit "Runaway" in 1961,
to his 14th hit "Stranger in town" in 1965.
Of those fourteen charted songs, thirteen are here,
the one missing is "Sue's gotta be mine" from 1963.

All songs in this collection either charted, or are the best album cuts
from the five L.P.'s that had been released in those years.

Shannon went on to add three more songs on the charts,
making it a total of 4 charted singles that are not here.

The first two of the three additional songs charted at numbers 95, and 94.
The third song broke into the top forty.
1. "Break up", 1964.
2. "The big hurt", 1966.
3. "Sea of love", 1981.

Shannon had 17 charted songs from 1961 to 1981,
13 are here, plus 4 b-sides, and some superb album tracks.
19 of these 30 tracks are in stereo, and all of the c.d. sounds excellent.

That distinctive, remarkable voice that took "Runaway" to the top of the charts,
is here in all these sixties recordings.
None of Shannon's later recordings are here.
Included is five pages of liner notes.
Nicely presented c.d. from 'Collectables' records, 2002.
Truely enjoyable form beginning to end!