String of Hits
| String of Hits | ||||
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| Studio album by The Shadows | ||||
| Released | 1 August 1979 | |||
| Recorded | October 1978 and March/June/July 1979 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 45:21 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | The Shadows | |||
| The Shadows chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
String of Hits is the twelfth rock album by British instrumental (and sometimes vocal) group The Shadows, released in 1979 through EMI. The album was certified Platinum on 25 January 1980.[2]
Track listing
| 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" | 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" | Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Brian Bennett | 04:02 | |||||||
| 4. | "Bright Eyes" | Mike Batt | 03:47 | |||||||
| 5. | "Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto De Aranjuez" (Theme from the 2nd movement) | Joaquín Rodrigo | 03:30 | |||||||
| 6. | "Baker Street" | Gerry Rafferty | 04:55 | |||||||
Personnel
- Lead Guitar - Hank Marvin
- Rhythm Guitar - Bruce Welch
- Drums & Percussion - Brian Bennett
- Bass Guitar - Alan Jones
- Piano - Alan Hawkshaw
- Synthesizers - Dave Lawson
- Engineer - Peter Vince
- Assistant Engineer - Stefan Heller
- Artwork and Design – Cream
- Strings arranged by – Steve Gray
- Recorded at EMI, Abbey Road Studios, London and The Music Centre, Wembley
Charts
| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart | 1[4] |
| Dutch Album Chart | 7[5] |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
|---|---|---|
| Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[6] | gold | 39,251[6] |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Thompson, Dave. String of Hits at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ↑ "Switch "Search By" to title, enter "String of hits" in the search field and hit go". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Shadows, The - String Of Hits at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ↑ "The Shadows - String Of Hits". Chart Stats. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "The Shadows - String Of Hits". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The first web page presents the sales figures, the second presents the certification limits:
- "Shadows" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
- "Kultalevyjen myöntämisrajat" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
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