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Appearances Albums Singles Awards Various Refers
SHANNON Del
(voc,g)

Personal Data:

Born: 30.12.1934 (Coopersville, Michigan, USA, as Charles Weedon Westover)
Died: 08.02.1990 (committed suicide by gunshot)
SHANNON Del (photo)

Appearances:

1960 Charlie Johnson & His Big Little Show Band

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Runaway With Del Shannon11/1961 Big Top
2.Hats Off To Del Shannon5/1963 Big Top9
3.Little Town Flirt6/1963 Big Top15 12
4.Handy Man11/1964 Amy
5.Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams5/1965 Amy
6.1,661 Seconds With Del Shannon9/1965 Amy
7.This Is My Bag11/1966 Liberty
8.Total Commitment2/1967 Liberty
9.The Further Adventures Of Charles Westover7/1968 Liberty
10.Vintage Years1969
11.The 10th Anniversary Album4/1971 Sunset
12.The Best Of Del Shannon6/1973 Contour
13.Shannon6/1973 United Artists
14.Live In England01.06.1973United Artists
15.The Very Best Of Del Shannon8/1975 Contempo-Raries
16.Vintage Years
(2LP)
10/1975 Sire
17.And The Music Plays On24.02.1978Sunset
18.The Del Shannon Hit Parade7/1980 London
19.Drop Down And Get Me
produced by: Tom Petty
12/1981 Network
20.Del Shannon10/1982 Dakota
21.20 Greatest Hits1983 Audio Fidelity
22.Let The Music Play1984
23.Runaway Hits3/1984 Edsel
24.Do You Wanna Get Away1985
25.Runaway Hits of Del Shannon1986
26.I Go To Pieces4/1986 Edsel
27.Rock'n'Roll Greats4/1986 MFP
28.Rock On!
produced by: Jeff Lynne
4/1991 Silvertone
29.Looking Back: His Biggest Hits7/1991 Connoisseur
30.The Liberty Years8/1991 Liberty
31.Greatest Hits11/1993 Charly
32.Runaway7/1994 Success
33.Pearls Of The Past2/1995 B.A.M.
34.20 Greatest Hits4/1995 Muskateer
35.EP Collection09.11.1998
36.Definitive Collection09.11.1998
37.Best Of Del Shannon02.03.1999
38.Absolutely The Best
& Eddie Cochran
06.02.2001Fuel 2000
39.25 All-Time Greatest Hits25.09.2001Varese Vintage
40.Runaway: The Very Best of del Shannon22.01.2002Collectables
41.Classic Masters01.04.2003Capitol
42.Home and Away: The Complete Recordings 1960-197015.02.2005Bear Family
43.His Greatest Hits26.04.2005Falcon Music
44.Hats Off to Larry26.07.2005Unidisc
45.Introduction to Del Shannon21.02.2006Fuel 2000
46.Runaway - The Very Best Of Del Shannon21.01.2010UMTV25
47.The Complete UK Singles (& More) 1961-196622.02.2013Ace
48.Runaway & Other Great Hits 1961-196230.07.2013Jasmine
49.Del Shannon: Songwriter, Vol. 122.10.2013Rock Beat
50.The Dublin Sessions07.07.2016Rock Beat
51.Move It On Over11.11.2016Norton

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Runaway / Jody2/1961 Big Top1 1
2.Hats Off To Larry / Don't Gild The Lily, Lily5/1961 Big Top6 5
3.So Long Baby / The Answer To Everything9/1961 Big Top10 28
4.Hey! Little Girl / I Don't Care Anymore11/1961 Big Top 38
5.Del Shannon EP1/1962 Big Top
6.Hey! Little Girl / You Never Talked About Me3/1962 London2
7.Ginny In The Mirror / I Won't Be There3/1962 Big Top 113
8.Cry Myself To Sleep / I'm Gonna Move On6/1962 Big Top29 99
9.The Swiss Maid / You Never Talked About Me8/1962 Big Top 64
10.The Swiss Maid / Ginny In The Mirror10/1962 London2
11.Little Town Flirt / The Wamboo12/1962 Big Top4 12
12.Del Shannon No. 2 EP2/1963 Big Top
13.Two Kinds Of Raindrops / Kelly3/1963 Big Top5 50
14.From Me To You / Two Silhouettes6/1963 Big Top 77
15.Two Silhouettes / My Wild One8/1963 London23
16.Sue's Gonna Be Mine / Since She's Gone10/1963 Berlee21 71
17.Del's Own Favourites EP10/1963 Big Top
18.From Del To You EP11/1963 Big Top
19.That's The Way Love Is / Time Of The Day3/1964 Berlee 133
20.Mary Jane / Stains On My Letter3/1964 Amy35
21.Handy Man / Give Her Lots Of Lovin'6/1964 Amy36 22
22.Do You Want To Dance? / This Is All I Have To Give9/1964 Amy 20
23.Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow The Sun) / Broken Promises11/1964 Amy3 9
24.Stranger In Town / Over You2/1965 Amy40 30
25.Break Up / Why Don't You Tell Him5/1965 Amy 95
26.Del Shannon Hits EP5/1965 Amy
27.Move It On Over / She Still Remembers Tony8/1965 Amy 128
28.I Can't Believe My Ears / I Wish It Wasn't Me Tonight04.03.1966Stateside
29.The Big Hurt / I Got It Bad15.04.1966Liberty 94
30.For A Little While / Hey Little Star17.06.1966Liberty
31.Show Me / Never Thought I Could9/1966 Liberty
32.Under My Thumb / She Was Mine9/1966 Liberty 128
33.She / What Makes You Run1/1967 Liberty 131
34.The New Del Shannon EP3/1967 Liberty
35.Mind Over Matter / Led Along
(v GB)
6/1967 Liberty
36.Led Along / I Can't Be True
(v USA)
6/1967 Liberty
37.Runaway (live '67) / He Cheated8/1967 Liberty 112
38.Runaway '67 / Show Me
(v GB)
10/1967 Liberty
39.Thinkin' It Over / Running On Back3/1968 Liberty
40.Gemini / Magical Musical Box5/1968 Liberty
41.Raindrops / You Don't Love Me2/1969 Liberty
42.Comin' Back To Me / Sweet Mary Lou6/1969 Dunhill 127
43.Sister Isabelle / Colorado Rain3/1970 Dunhill
44.What's A Matter, Baby / Early In The Morning10/1972 United Artists
45.Kelly / Coopersville Yodel5/1973 United Artists
46.And The Music Plays On / In My Arms Again10/1974 United Artists
47.The Swiss Maid / Hey! Little Girl11/1974 Cooltempo
48.Tell Her No / Restless1975 Island
49.Cry Baby Cry / In My Arms Again1975 Island
50.Runaway / Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow The Sun)1/1975 Cooltempo
51.Kelly / The Answer To Everything3/1975 Contempo
52.Oh How Happy / The Ghost
(v Austrálii)
1976
53.Runaway EP8/1976 DJM
54.Runaway (new version) / Hats Off To Larry (new version)6/1979 Creole
55.Runaway / Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow The Sun)6/1980 J.B.
56.Hats Off To Larry / Little Town Flirt6/1980 J.B.
57.Sea Of Love / Midnight Train12/1981 Network 33
58.To Love Someone / Liar4/1982 Network
59.Runaway / Jody4/1983 Old Gold
60.Hats Off To Larry / Hey Little Girl4/1983 Old Gold
61.The Swiss Maid / So Long Baby4/1983 Old Gold
62.Little Town Flirt / Two Kinds Of Teardrops4/1983 Old Gold
63.Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow The Sun) / Kelly4/1983 Old Gold
64.Cheap Love / Distant Ghost5/1983 Demon
65.Sea Of Love / Help Me11/1983 Demon
66.In My Arms Again / You Can't Forgive Me1985 Warner Bros
67.Stranger On The Run / What You Gonna Do With That Beautiful Mody Of Yours1985 Warner Bros
68.Walk Away
(v Austrálii)
1987
69.Runaway / Hats Off To Larry / Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow The Sun)2/1989 Old Gold
70.Walk Away / Nobody's Business
CD + Let's Dance
3/1991 Silvertone
71.Are You Lovin' Me Too / One Woman Man
CD + Who Left Who
6/1991 Silvertone

Awards:

2002 Grammy Hall Of Fame (SP "Runaway")

Various:

† 8.2.1990

Press References:

Melodie
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
198311 331Ze světa
Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19733425.08.197343Caught In The Actgig review
19753316.08.197541Albumsalbum review
19761220.03.197627Caught In The Actgig review
19782020.05.197856Albums - Short Takesalbum review
New Musical Express
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1966022.04.19664Singlessingle review
1974002.11.197449On The Towngig review
Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19951926.09.19956Galerie