XXV (The Shadows album)

XXV
XXV
Studio album by The Shadows
Released	October 1983
Recorded	May, June and August 1983
Genre	Pop
Length	46:07
Label	Polydor
Producer	Bruce Welch
The Shadows chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

XXV is the fifteenth album released by British pop group The Shadows. It was released in 1983 on Polydor Records. It includes instrumental cover versions of songs by Toto, Mark Knopfler, Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes, Dusty Springfield, Jet Harris & Tony Meehan, Elaine Paige, Juice Newton and Procol Harum. XXV carries the distinction of being one of very few Shadows albums to feature some vocal tracks, "The Modern Way" and "Liverpool Days" (both sung by Hank Marvin).

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)
1.	"Africa"	David Paich, Jeff Porcaro
2.	"Going Home" (from Local Hero)	Mark Knopfler
3.	"Up Where We Belong" (from An Officer and A Gentleman)	Will Jennings, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Jack Nitzsche
4.	"You Don't Have to Say You Love Me"	Pino Donaggio, Vicki Wickham, Simon Napier-Bell
5.	"The Modern Way" (Lead vocal by Hank Marvin)	Harry Bogdanvos
6.	"Diamonds"	Jerry Lordan
7.	"Time Is Tight"	Booker T. Jones
8.	"Memory" (from Cats)	Andrew Lloyd Webber, T.S. Eliot, Trevor Nunn
9.	"Liverpool Days" (Lead vocal by Hank Marvin)	Tony Catchpole, Roker, Sela
10.	"Queen of Hearts"	Hank DeVito
11.	"A Whiter Shade of Pale"	Keith Reid, Gary Brooker

Charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[2]	38

Personnel

Hank Marvin — Guitar & Lead Vocals
Bruce Welch — Guitar & Backing Vocals
Brian Bennett — Drums & Percussion
Alan Jones — Bass Guitar
Cliff Hall — Keyboards (except tracks 5, 9 and 11)

Additional musicians

Harry Bogdanovs (track 5)
Tony Catchpole (track 9)
Alan Hawkshaw (track 11)
Tony Rivers — Backing vocals (track 9)

Recorded at

Honeyhill Studios
Nivram Studios
Herts by Dick Plant

References

^ Thompson, Dave. "XXV". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 269. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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[Thompson-1] Thompson, Dave. "XXV". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 November 2011.

[aus-2] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 269. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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