Greatest Hits (The Shadows album)

1963 greatest hits album by The Shadows

Greatest Hits

Greatest hits album by The Shadows

Released

1963

Recorded

1960–1962

Genre

Rock

Length

40:57

Label

Columbia (EMI)

The Shadows chronology

Out of the Shadows
(1962)

Greatest Hits
(1963)

Dance with The Shadows
(1964)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
New Record Mirror

Greatest Hits is a 1963 compilation album by British instrumental group the Shadows. The album spent 56 weeks on the UK Albums Chart, peaking at number 2.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Apache"	Jerry Lordan	2:57
2.	"Man of Mystery"	Michael Carr	2:02
3.	"The Stranger"	Bill Crompton, Stan Jones	2:45
4.	"F.B.I"	Peter Gormley	2:24
5.	"Midnight"	Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch	2:33
6.	"The Frightened City"	Norrie Paramor	2:24
7.	"Kon-Tiki"	Michael Carr	1:57

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"36 24 36"	Jet Harris, Hank Marvin, Tony Meehan, Bruce Welch	1:45
2.	"The Savage"	Norrie Paramor	2:25
3.	"Peace Pipe"	Norrie Paramor	2:13
4.	"Wonderful Land"	Jerry Lordan	2:06
5.	"Stars Fell on Stockton"	Brian Bennett, Jet Harris, Hank Marvin, Tony Meehan, Bruce Welch	2:18
6.	"Guitar Tango"	Georges Liferman, Norman Maine	3:01
7.	"The Boys"	Brian Bennett, Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch	2:33
8.	"Dance On!"	Ray Adams, Elaine Murtagh, Valerie Murtagh	2:25

Charts

Chart (1966)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	2

Release history

A remastered version of the album was released on CD by EMI in 2004. The remaster includes mono and stereo versions of every track, as well as a bonus track ("Quatermassters Stores"). In 2019, this album was re-released, this time by Hallmark Music & Entertainment.

References

Thompson, Dave. "The Shadows' Greatest Hits". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
Watson, Jimmy (13 July 1963). "The Shadows: The Shadows' Greatest Hits" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 122. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
^ "Shadows – full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
Perone, James E. (2009). Mods, Rockers, and the Music of the British Invasion. ABC-CLIO. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-275-99860-8.

v t e The Shadows
Hank Marvin Bruce Welch Brian Bennett Ian Samwell Mark Griffiths Jet Harris Tony Meehan Brian 'Licorice' Locking Warren Bennett John Rostill John Farrar Alan Tarney Alan Hawkshaw
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	"Apache" "Man of Mystery" "F.B.I." "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" "Don't Make My Baby Blue" "The War Lord" "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" "Let Me Be the One" "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)" "The Third Man" "Telstar" "Imagine"/Woman" "Treat Me Nice"
Compilations	Greatest Hits 20 Golden Greats
Extended plays	The Shadows The Shadows to the Fore The Shadows No. 2 The Shadows No. 3 Spotlight on The Shadows The Boys Hits from the Young Ones Los Shadows Rhythm & Greens
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