The Shadows discography

The Shadows (w/o + w/Cliff Richard) discography
Releases
↙Studio albums 40 (23+17)
↙Live albums 13 (9+4)
↙EPs 57 (26+31)
↙Singles 89 (59+30)

This article presents the discography (including sheet music) of British pop group The Shadows. For releases with Cliff Richard see the Cliff Richard discography.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales & certifications
UK
 AUS
 AUT
 BEL
 CAN
 DEN
 GER
 FRA
 NLD
 NZ
 NOR
 SWE
 SWI
1961 The Shadows 1 - - - - - - 3 - - - - - Fr: Gold
1962 Out of the Shadows 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
1964 Dance with The Shadows 2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
1965 The Sound of The Shadows 4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
1966 Shadow Music 5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
1967 Jigsaw 8 7 - - - - - - - - - - -
1967 From Hank, Bruce, Brian and John - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1970 Shades of Rock 30 - - - - - - - - - - - -
1973 Rockin' with Curly Leads 45 - - - - - - - - - - - -
1975 Specs Appeal 30 - - - - - - - - - - - -
1977 Tasty - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1979 String of Hits 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - UK: Gold
1980 Change of Address 17 - - - - - - - - - - - -
1981 Hits Right Up Your Street 15 - - - - - - - - - - - -
1982 Life in the Jungle 24 - - - - - - - - - - - -
1983 XXV 34 - - - - - - - - - - - -
1984 Guardian Angel 98 - - - - - - - - 6 - - -
1986 Moonlight Shadows 6 - - - - - - - - 3 - - - UK: Platinum
1987 Simply Shadows 7 - - - - - - - - 31 - - - UK: Platinum
1989 Steppin' to the Shadows 8 - - - - - - - - 31 - - - UK: Gold
1989 At Their Very Best 12 - - - - - - 37 - - - - -
1990 Reflection 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - UK: Platinum

Live albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales & certifications
UK
 AUS
 AUT
 BEL
 CAN
 DEN
 GER
 FRA
 NLD
 NZ
 NOR
 SWE
 SWI
1969 Live in Japan 1969
  • Released: ??? 1970
  • Label: Toshiba-EMI
  • Formats: LP, CD
 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1975 Live at the Paris Olympia - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1982 Live at Abbey Road
  • Released: September 1982
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: LP, Cassette, CD
 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2002 Live at the A.B.C. Kingston, 1962
  • Released: April 2002
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD
 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2005 The Final Tour
  • Released: October 2004
  • Label: Eagle
  • Formats: CD
 - - - - - 5 - - - - - - -

Remastered live albums

Compilations

Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales & certifications
UK
 AUS
 AUT
 BEL
 CAN
 DEN
 GER
 FRA
 NLD
 NZ
 NOR
 SWE
 SWI
1963 Greatest Hits
  • Released: June 1963
  • Label: Columbia (mono)
  • Formats: LP, Reel2reel, CD
 2 - - - - - - 9 - - - - -
1965 More Hits... - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1973 Greatest Hits 2 - - - - - - 9 - - - - -
1977 20 Golden Greats 1 - - - - - - - - 26 - - - UK: Gold
1980 Another String of Hot Hits 16 - - - - - - - - - - - -
1985 Compact Shadows
  • Released: Sept 1985
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD
 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1990 50 Golden Greats
  • Released: Summer 1990
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD
 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2002 Complete Singles A's and B's 1959-1980
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD
 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2004 Life Story
  • Released: April 2004
  • Label: Universal
  • Formats: CD
 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - UK: Gold
2005 Platinum Collection
  • Released: August 2005
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD
 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Budget compilations:

See For Miles compilations

Boxed Sets:

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
UK
 AUS
 FRA
 IR
 NLD
 NZ
 NOR
 ITA
 SA
 SP
1959 "Feelin' Fine"
(Released as The Drifters)		 - - - - - - - - - -
"Jet Black"
(Released as The Drifters)		 - - - - - - - - - -
"Saturday Dance" - - - - - - - - - -
1960 "Apache" 1 1 1 1 - 1 - 2 1 1
"Man of Mystery /
The Stranger"		 5 - - - - - - - - -
1961 "FBI" 6 - 7 - - 8 - 18 - -
"The Frightened City" 3 - 11 - - 4 - - - -
"Kon-Tiki" 1 - 14 - - 5 7 - - -
"The Savage" 9 - - - - - - - - -
1962 "Wonderful Land" 1 4 - 1 - 3 2 12 - -
"Guitar Tango" 4 - - - - - 10 13 - -
"Dance On!" 1 - - 1 - - 2 8 - -
1963 "Foot Tapper" 1 - - 2 - 5 - - - -
"Atlantis" 2 - 27 3 - 9 4 - - -
"Shindig" 6 - - 7 - - 5 - - -
"Geronimo" 10 - - - - - 10 1 - -
1964 "Theme for Young Lovers" 12 - - - - - - - - -
"The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt" 5 5 - - - 7 - - - -
"Rhythm and Greens" 22 - - - - - - - - -
"Genie with the Light Brown Lamp" 17 - - - - 19 - - - -
1965 "Mary Anne" 17 - - - - - - - - -
"Stingray" 19 - - - - - - - - -
"Don't Make My Baby Blue" 10 - - - - 20 - - - -
"The War Lord" 18 - - - - - - - - -
1966 "I Met a Girl" 22 - - - - - - - - -
"A Place in the Sun" 24 - - - - - - - - -
"The Dreams I Dream" 42 - - - - - - - - -
1967 "Maroc 7" 24 - - - - - - - - -
"Tomorrow's Cancelled" - - - - - - - - - -
"Running Out Of World [Shadows B-side of Hank Marvin A-side "London's Not Too Far"]" - - - - - - - - - -
1968 "Dear Old Mrs Bell" - - - - - - - - - -
1969 "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" - - - - - - - - - -
1973 "Turn Around and Touch Me" - - - - - - - - - -
1975 "Let Me Be the One" 12 - - 10 - - 2 - - -
"Run Billy Run" - - - - - - - - - -
1976 "It'll Be Me, Babe" - - - - - - - - - -
1977 "Another Night" - - - - - - - - - -
1978 "Love de Luxe" - - - - - - - - - -
"Don't Cry for Me Argentina" (p/s) 5 - - 7 - - - - - -
1979 "Theme from The Deer Hunter" (p/s) 9 - - 8 1 - - - - -
"Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto" (p/s) - - - - - - - - -
1980 "Riders in the Sky" (p/s) 12 - - 6 - - - - - -
"Heart of Glass" (p/s) - - - - - - - - - -
"Equinoxe Part V" 50 - - - - - - - - -
"Mozart 40" - - - - - - - - - -
1981 "The Third Man" 44 - - - - - - - - -
"Telstar" - - - - - - - - - -
"Imagine/Woman" (medley) - - - - - - - - - -
1982 "Theme from 'Missing'" (p/s) - - - - - - - - - -
"Treat Me Nice" (p/s) - - - - - - - - - -
1983 "Diamonds" (p/s) - - - - - - - - - -
"Goin' Home' (Theme from 'Local Hero') (p/s) - - - - - - - - - -
1984 "On a Night Like This" (p/s) - - - - - - - - - -
1986 "Moonlight Shadow" (p/s) - - - - - - - - - -
"Dancing in the Dark" 12/7(p/s) - - - - - - - - - -
"The Themes from 'Eastenders' & 'Howard's Way' " (medley) (p/s) - - - - - - - - - -
1987 "Pulaski" (Theme from the BBC TV series) (p/s) - - - - - - - - - -
"Walking in the Air" (Theme from 'The Snowman') (p/s) - - - - - - - - - -
1989 "Mountains of the Moon" CDs/7(p/s) - - - - - - - - - -
"Shadow Mix" (Live medley: 'Apache/Wonderful Land/The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt/Kon-Tiki/FBI/Man of Mystery/Apache (reprise)') CDs - - - - - - - - - -

Extended Plays

Concert videos

Albums/EPs/Singles with Cliff Richard

Main article: Cliff Richard discography

Sheet music (musical notation)

All the hit (& misses) singles eg Apache (et al.) were published as individual (2xA4 page) sheet music during the release of the single until the late 1970s when publishers switched to books featuring multiple hits.

Sheet Music(sold as individual song/tune sheets)

Resources

External links

The Shadows

Hank Marvin · Bruce Welch · Brian Bennett
Mark Griffiths · Jet Harris · Tony Meehan · Brian 'Licorice' Locking · Warren Bennett · John Rostill · John Farrar · Alan Tarney · Alan Jones · Alan Hawkshaw
The Drifters: Ian Samwell · Terry Smart  · Ken Pavey  · Norman Mitcham
Studio albums

The Shadows · Out of the Shadows · Dance With The Shadows · The Sound of The Shadows · Shadow Music · Jigsaw · From Hank, Bruce, Brian and John · Shades of Rock · Rockin' with Curly Leads · Specs Appeal · Tasty · String of Hits · Change of Address · Hits Right Up Your Street · Life in the Jungle · XXV · Guardian Angel' · Moonlight Shadows' · Simply Shadows · Steppin' to the Shadows' · At Their Very Best · Reflection
Singles

The Drifters: Feelin Fine · Jet Black · The Shadows: Saturday Dance · Apache · Man of Mystery / The Stranger · FBI · The Frightened City · Kon-Tiki · The Savage · Wonderful Land · Guitar Tango · Dance On! · Foot Tapper · Atlantis · Shindig · Geronimo · Theme for Young Lovers · The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt · Rhythm and Greens · Genie With the Light Brown Lamp · Mary Anne · Stingray · Don't Make My Baby Blue · The War Lord · I Met a Girl · A Place in the Sun · The Dreams I Dream · Maroc 7 · Tomorrow's Cancelled · Bombay Duck · Somewhere · Running out of World · Dear Old Mrs. Bell · Slaughter on Tenth Avenue · Turn Around and Touch Me · Let Me Be the One · Run Billy Run · It'll Be Me Babe · Another Night · Love Deluxe · Don't Cry for Me Argentina · Theme from the Deer Hunter (Cavatina) · Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto · Riders in the Sky · Heart of Glass · Equinoxe (Part V)" · "Mozart Forte · The Third Man · Telstar · Imagine/Woman · Treat Me Nice
Production
Norrie Paramor · Malcolm Addey · Peter Vince · Abbey Road Studios
Related articles
Discography  · Discography with Cliff Richard  · Concert tours  · Cliff Richard
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