Hits Right Up Your Street
| Hits Right Up Your Street | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 1981 | |||
| Recorded | Early 1981 and May and June 1981 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 54:44 | |||
| Label | Polydor, Pickwick | |||
| Producer | The Shadows | |||
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Hits Right Up Your Street is the fourteenth rock album by British instrumental (and sometimes vocal) group The Shadows, released in September 1981 through Polydor Records and Pickwick Records. The majority of the album is in the form of covers by popular artists at the time. Cover versions of songs by The Tornados, Ennio Morricone, Cliff Richard, John Lennon, Randy Crawford, Ray Stevens, Shakin' Stevens, ABBA, Rod Stewart, Leo Sayer, Anton Karas & B. Bumble and the Stingers
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Telstar" | Joe Meek | 03:05 |
| 2. | "Chi Mai" | Ennio Morricone | 03:37 |
| 3. | "We Don't Talk Anymore" | Alan Tarney | 04:23 |
| 4. | "Imagine/Woman" | John Lennon | 03:34 |
| 5. | "Hats Off To Wally" | Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Brian Bennett | 03:00 |
| 6. | "One Day I'll Fly Away" | Will Jennings, Joe Sample | 04:13 |
| 7. | "Summer Love '59" | Marvin, Welch, Bennett | 03:10 |
| 8. | "Misty" | Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke | 02:57 |
| Total length: | 27:59 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "This Ole House" | Stuart Hamblen | 03:26 |
| 2. | "The Winner Takes It All" | Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus | 03:52 |
| 3. | "Sailing" | Gavin Sutherland | 04:49 |
| 4. | "Thing-Me-Jig" | Marvin, Welch, Bennett | 02:55 |
| 5. | "More Than I Can Say" | Sonny Curtis, Jerry Allison | 03:28 |
| 6. | "Cowboy Café" | Marvin, Welch, Bennett | 02:48 |
| 7. | "The Third Man" | Anton Karas | 03:12 |
| 8. | "Nut Rocker" | Tchaikovsky, arranged by Kim Fowley | 02:15 |
| Total length: | 26:45 | ||
Personnel
[edit]- Hank Marvin - lead guitar
- Bruce Welch - rhythm guitar
- Brian Bennett - drums, percussion
With
- Alan Jones - bass
- Cliff Hall - keyboards
Arranged and produced by the Shadows
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart[1] | 15 |
References
[edit]- ^ "The Shadows - Hits Right Up Your Street". Official Charts Company. 19 September 1981. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
External links
[edit]- "Shadows, The - Hits Right Up Your Street at Discogs". Discogs. 1981.
