Hits Right Up Your Street
| Hits Right Up Your Street | ||||
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| Studio album by The Shadows | ||||
| Released | 1 September 1981 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 54:44 | |||
| Label | Polydor, Pickwick | |||
| Producer | The Shadows | |||
| The Shadows chronology | ||||
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Hits Right Up Your Street is the fourteenth rock album by British instrumental (and sometimes vocal) group The Shadows, released in September 1981 through Polydor Records and Pickwick Records. The majority of the album is in the form of covers by popular artists at the time. Cover versions of songs by The Tornados, Ennio Morricone, Cliff Richard, John Lennon, Randy Crawford, Ray Stevens, Shakin' Stevens, Abba, Rod Stewart, Leo Sayer, Anton Karas & B. Bumble and the Stingers
Track listing
| Side one | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Telstar" | Joe Meek | 03:05 |
| 2. | "Chi Mai" | Ennio Morricone | 03:37 |
| 3. | "We Don't Talk Anymore" | Alan Tarney | 04:23 |
| 4. | "Imagine/Woman" | John Lennon | 03:34 |
| 5. | "Hats Off To Wally" | Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Brian Bennett | 03:00 |
| 6. | "One Day I'll Fly Away" | Will Jennings, Joe Sample | 04:13 |
| 7. | "Summer Love '59" | Marvin, Welch, Bennett | 03:10 |
| 8. | "Misty" | Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke | 02:57 |
Total length: |
27:59 | ||
| Side two | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "This Ole House" | Stuart Hamblen | 03:26 |
| 2. | "The Winner Takes It All" | Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus | 03:52 |
| 3. | "Sailing" | Gavin Sutherland | 04:49 |
| 4. | "Thing-Me-Jig" | Marvin, Welch, Bennett | 02:55 |
| 5. | "More Than I Can Say" | Sonny Curtis, Jerry Allison | 03:28 |
| 6. | "Cowboy Café" | Marvin, Welch, Bennett | 02:48 |
| 7. | "The Third Man" | Anton Karas | 03:12 |
| 8. | "Nut Rocker" | Tchaikovsky, arranged by Kim Fowley | 02:15 |
Total length: |
26:45 | ||
Personnel
Guitars: Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch
Drums & Percussion: Brian Bennett
Bass Guitar: Alan Jones
Keyboards: Cliff Hall
Arranged and Produced By The Shadows
Charts
| Chart | Year | Peak position |
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| UK Albums Chart | 1981 | 15[2] |
References
- ↑ "Shadows, The - Hits Right Up Your Street at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ↑ "The Shadows - Hits Right Up Your Street". Chart Stats. 19 September 1981. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
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