Specs Appeal

Studio album by The Shadows

Released

24 March 1975

Recorded

April/May/August 1974

Genre

Rock

Length

36:36

Label

Columbia (EMI)

The Shadows chronology

Rockin' with Curly Leads
(1973)

Specs Appeal
(1975)

Tasty
(1977)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Specs Appeal is the tenth rock album by British instrumental (and sometimes vocal) group The Shadows, released in 1975 through Columbia (EMI).

Track listing

Disc one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"God Only Knows"	Tony Asher, Brian Wilson	02:37
2.	"Cool Clear Air (Lead Vocal by John Farrar)"	Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett	02:52
3.	"Rose, Rose"	Bruce Welch, John Rostill	03:15
4.	"This House Runs on Sunshine (Lead vocal by Hank Marvin)"	Brian Bennett, Mike Redway	02:23
5.	"Colorado Songbird"	Brian Bennett	03:27
6.	"No No Nina (Lead vocal by Hank Marvin)"	John Farrar, Peter Best	02:53
Total length:			17:27

Disc two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Honourable Puff-Puff"	Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Brian Bennett, John Farrar, Dave Richmond	04:11
2.	"Don't Throw It All Away (Lead Vocal by Bruce Welch)"	Gary Benson, Dave Mindel	03:02
3.	"Spider Juice"	Hank Marvin	02:30
4.	"Let Me Be the One (Lead Vocal by Bruce Welch)"	Paul Curtis	02:45
5.	"Like Strangers"	Bruce Welch, Brian Bennett	03:49
6.	"Stand Up Like a Man (Lead Vocal by John Farrar and Bruce Welch)"	Ben Findon, Michael Myers	02:52
Total length:			19:09

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Personnel

Lead vocals - Hank Marvin, John Farrar & Bruce Welch
Background vocals - Hank Marvin, John Farrar & Bruce Welch
Electric & acoustic guitars - Hank Marvin, John Farrar & Bruce Welch
Drums, percussion & piano - Brian Bennett
Bass guitar - Alan Tarney, Dave Richmond
ARP Synthesizer on "Like Strangers" - Brian Bennett & John Farrar
String arrangements - John Fiddy
Keyboards on "God Only Knows" - Graham Todd

Charts

Chart	Year	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	1975	30^[3]

References

1 2 Thompson, Dave. Specs Appeal at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
↑ "Shadows, The - Specs Appeal (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
↑ "The Shadows - Specs Appeal". Chart Stats. Retrieved 28 June 2011.

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 Cliff Hall Alan Hawkshaw The Drifters Ian Samwell Terry Smart Ken Pavey Norman Mitham

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 Flingle 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

Compilations	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 More Hits! Something Else Mustang Rarities 20 Golden Greats The Best of The Shadows String of Hits Another String of Hits Life in the Jungle Dance With the Shadows The EP Collection, Vol 1. Shadow Music In The Night 20 Years of The Shadows Final Collection

Extended plays	The Shadows The Shadows to the Fore Spotlight on The Shadows The Boys

Production	Norrie Paramor Malcolm Addey Peter Vince Abbey Road Studios

Related articles	Discography Discography with Cliff Richard Concert tours Cliff Richard

Book:The Shadows

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