''Runaway with Del Shannon'' is the 1961 debut album by American rock and roll singer-songwriter
Del Shannon
Charles Weedon Westover (December 30, 1934 – February 8, 1990), better known by his stage name Del Shannon, was an American musician, singer and songwriter, best known for his 1961 number-one ''Billboard'' hit " Runaway", which was covered la ...
. It contains Shannon's best-known hit, "
Runaway
Runaway, Runaways or Run Away may refer to:
Engineering
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". which debuted on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart on March 6, 1961, eventually spending four weeks at number one during its 17-weeks stay.
on the
Cashbox singles weeks it spent three weeks at number one during its 16-weeks stay.
and number one in The U.K for three weeks during its 18-weeks stay.
It is regarded by critics as having helped bridge the period between early rock and the
British Invasion
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.
Runaway with Del Shannon also features the early recording of "
(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame
"(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" is a song recorded in a hit version by Elvis Presley and published by Elvis Presley Music in 1961. It was written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman and first recorded by Del Shannon on the album '' Runaway with ...
" (which would later be a huge hit for
Elvis Presley
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later that same year) and a cover of
Chuck Jackson
Charles Benjamin Jackson (July 22, 1937 – February 16, 2023) was an American R&B singer who was one of the first artists to record material by Burt Bacharach and Hal David successfully. He performed with moderate success starting in 1961. Hi ...
"I Wake Up Crying."
The album was released on compact disc by Taragon Records on January 14, 1997, as tracks 1 through 12 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 13 through 24 consisting of Shannon's 1965 album, ''
1,661 Seconds with Del Shannon''. It was released as one of two albums on one CD by
Beat Goes On on September 27, 1997, paired with Shannon's 1963 album, ''
Hats Off to Del Shannon''.
Bear Family
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History
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included the album in the 2004 ''Home and Away'' box set.
Edsel Records
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included the album in the 2023 ''Stranger in Town: A Del Shannon Compendium'' box set.
Reception
Bruce Eder of AllMusic stated that "Some of the rest is a good deal less appealing, especially when Shannon tries straight romantic crooning, as on "The Search" or "I'll Always Love You." "I Wake up Crying" and especially "Wide Wide World" are successful album tracks, and the latter, at a somewhat quicker tempo."
''
Billboard
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'' in its Spotlight of the Week album reviews stated that the selections "show off his vocal style and his heartfelt approach to a song.
''
Cashbox'' notes the set includes "strong teen-angled" tunes.
Nigel Hunter of
''Disc'' described the album as "appalling".
Track listing
Charts
Singles
References
External links
*http://www.discogs.com/Del-Shannon-Runaway/release/4667936
*http://www.delshannon.com/albums.htm
*http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/del_shannon/runaway_with_del_shannon/
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1961 debut albums
Del Shannon albums