This Is My Bag/Total Commitment [Original recording remastered, Import]

Del Shannon | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 15, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered, Import
• Label: Bgo - Beat Goes on
• ASIN: B0000011OM
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #323,924 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Big Hurt

2. Kicks

3. For A Little While

4. Lightnin' Strikes

5. When You Walk In The Room

6. The Cheater

7. Oh, Pretty Woman

8. Everybody Loves A Clown

9. Never Thought I Could

10. It's Too Late

11. Hey! Little Star

12. Action

13. Under My Thumb

14. Red Rubber Ball

15. She Was Mine

16. Where Were You When I Needed You

17. The Joker Went Wild

18. The Pied Piper

19. Sunny

20. Show Me

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Both of Shannon's 1966 LPs, This Is My Bag and Total Commitment, are squeezed onto this reissue from the Beat Goes On label; while recorded well after Shannon's commercial peak, enough worthwhile performances are included here to make the set worthwhile for casual fans as well as completists. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This Is Not Del's "Bag", June 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: This Is My Bag/Total Commitment (Audio CD)

In 1966, Shannon moved from Michigan to Los Angeles, ditching his band, The Royaltones, and his producer, Harry Balk, and signed with Liberty Records. This two-fer contains Shannon's first two albums for the label. THIS IS MY BAG was produced by Snuff Garrett, the pop production legend who was making stars out of Gary Lewis and The Playboys at the time. That said, it is no surprise that the album is made up of a couple of originals and a lot of weak covers of contemporary hits (a typical Snuff Garrett album of the time). Unfortunately, the originals do not rank among Shannon's best and many of the covers don't work with Shannon's voice. TOTAL COMMITMENT is better, with Garrett turning production duties over to Shannon and Dallas Smith. The album is still filled out with covers, but at least they're done with more conviction than the ones on the previous album. The originals on this album are also very good, although the album mix of "Show Me" is highly inferior to the Snuff Garrett-produced single version. (Check out Rhino's GREATEST HITS for the mono version or Raven's ANTHOLOGY for the stereo mix). In all, THIS IS MY BAG is okay and TOTAL COMMITMENT is enjoyable, if unoriginal. This CD is beautifully packaged and the sound is clear stereo, with the exception of "The Big Hurt," which is included in a muddy mono mix (see Charly's GREATEST HITS for the superior stereo version). Still, this is not for someone with only a mild interest in Del Shannon.