Hats Off to Del Shannon

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Hats Off to Del Shannon
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1963
RecordedMay 1961, September 1961, November 1961, May 1962
GenreRock and Roll
Length28:14
LabelLondon
Del Shannon chronology
Runaway with Del Shannon
(1961)
Hats Off to Del Shannon
(1963)
Little Town Flirt
(1963)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
New Record Mirror[2]

Hats Off to Del Shannon is the second studio album by American rock and roll singer-songwriter Del Shannon, it was released in May 1963 in the UK to coincide with Shannon's tour.[3]

This album was not released in the U.S. or Canada.[3] It contains his last six U.S. A-sides and its six U.S. B-sides. There were no covers of songs recorded specifically for an album release as there would be for most of his albums later on.[3][4]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Del Shannon, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Swiss Maid"Roger Miller2:07
2."Cry Myself to Sleep" 2:22
3."Ginny in the Mirror"Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman2:11
4."You Never Talked About Me"Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman2:12
5."Don't Gild the Lily, Lily"Arthur Altman2:21
6."I Won't Be There" 2:02
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hats Off to Larry" 2:02
2."The Answer to Everything"Burt Bacharach, Bob Hilliard2:46
3."Hey! Little Girl" 2:31
4."I'm Gonna Move On" 2:49
5."I Don't Care Anymore" 2:52
6."So Long Baby" 1:59

References[edit]

  1. ^ ""Hats Off to Del Shannon" - Album Ratings". Allmusic. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  2. ^ Watson, Jimmy (27 April 1963). "Del Shannon: Hats Off to Del Shannon" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 111. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b c RUNAWAY The Del Shannon Story. 2023. ISBN 9798369401477.
  4. ^ Watson, Jimmy (27 April 1963). "Del Shannon: Hats Off to Del Shannon" (PDF). New Record Mirror. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2023.