Del Shannon – Handy Man: The Best Of

Vinyl LP pressing. Del Shannon was, without doubt, one of the most gifted and distinctive of musical talents to emerge in the immediate pre-'British Invasion' era of American Pop. His was a talent that travelled well - indeed, his UK and European fanbase proved far more loyal and his success in those territories of greater longevity than in his native USA. His songs, more often than not, essayed a bleak world of doomed romance, lovelorn disenchantment and existential gloom. Paradoxically, of course, those themes were frequently juxtaposed to surprisingly upbeat and bright-sounding melodies. This sixteen-track LP features all of Del's UK hits, eight of which reached the Top Ten, including the #1 hit Runaway", "Hey! Little Girl" and "The Swiss Maid" (both #2 hits), and "Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)", which reached #3. Also included are Del's recordings of two Lennon/McCartney songs ("From Me To You" and "A World Without Love"). Del was the first US act to record a Beatles cover version. The inner sleeve features extensive annotation by Alan Robinson."

1. Runaway
2. Hats Off To Larry
3. So Long Baby
4. Hey! Little Girl
5. Cry Myself To Sleep
6. The Swiss Maid
7. Little Town Flirt
8. From Me To You
9. Two Kinds Of Teardrops
10. Two Silhouettes
11. Sue's Gotta Be Mine
12. Mary Jane
13. Handy Man
14. Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)
15. Stranger In Town
16. A World Without Love

Label: Demon Records

Catalog: 9790780

Genre: Rock