| String of Hits | ||||
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| Studio album by The Shadows | ||||
| Released | August 1, 1979 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 45:21 | |||
| Label | Columbia (EMI) | |||
| Producer | The Shadows | |||
| The Shadows chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic | [1] |
String of Hits is the twelfth rock album by British instrumental (and sometimes vocal) group The Shadows, released in 1979 through Columbia (EMI). The album was certified Platinum on the 25th of January, 1980.[2]
Contents |
| Disc one | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Riders in the Sky" | Stan Jones | 03:58 | ||||||
| 2. | "Parisienne Walkways" | Phil Lynott, Gary Moore | 03:34 | ||||||
| 3. | "Classical Gas" | Mason Williams | 03:08 | ||||||
| 4. | "Theme from The Deer Hunter" | Stanley Myers | 03:28 | ||||||
| 5. | "Bridge Over Troubled Water" | Paul Simon | 04:42 | ||||||
| 6. | "You're the One That I Want" (Performed by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John) | John Farrar | 03:05 | ||||||
| Disc two | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Heart of Glass" | Debbie Harry, Chris Stein | 03:39 | ||||||
| 2. | "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" | Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice | 03:33 | ||||||
| 3. | "Song for Duke" | Brian Bennett, Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch | 04:02 | ||||||
| 4. | "Bright Eyes" | Mike Batt | 03:47 | ||||||
| 5. | "Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto deAranjuez" (Theme from the 2nd movement) | Joaquín Rodrigo | 03:30 | ||||||
| 6. | "Baker Street" | Gerry Rafferty | 04:55 | ||||||
| Chart | Year | Peak position |
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| UK Albums Chart | 1979 | 1[4] |
| Dutch Album Chart | 1979 | 7[5] |
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