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Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams

1965 studio album by Del Shannon

Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams is the fifth studio album by American rock and roll singer-songwriter Del Shannon. It is a tribute album to the songs of Country Music Hall of Fame honky tonk singer Hank Williams, whom Shannon listed among his influences.

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At some point in late 1964, Shannon had decided to record a tribute album to Hank Williams.[3][4] As Harry Balk recalled, "I didn't really have much faith in the country stuff, but Del really wanted to do it."[3] Les Cooley was the engineer there that we used. Bill Ramal wasn't used to arrange, Del worked up the arrangements himself with The Royaltones."[3]

Critical reception

Cub Koda of AllMusic gave the album a strong review and said, "While tribute albums nowadays are commonplace, it was usually a tip of the hat to some long-standing show-business icon like Al Jolson. Certainly departed country music stars like Hank Williams were considered outside the pale of such honors."[1]

Billboard selected the album for a "Country Spotlight" review, and stated that "This is a complete change of pace for del, effectively translating the great tunes made famous"[5]

Record Mirror called it "Strict Country Fashion". and stated that "Best tracks are the atmospherie "Kaw-Liga" and the light-hearted "Hey Good Lookin".[6]

Track listing

Side one

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All tracks are written by Hank Williams, except where noted.

Side two

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References

  1. [1]
    "Del Shannon - Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams Album Reviews". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  2. [2]
    Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman. "Del Shannon: Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 121. p. 10. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  3. [3]
    RUNAWAY - The Del Shannon Story. 2023. ISBN 9798369401477.
  4. [4]
    "Del Shannon "Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams: Your Cheatin' Heart" (1964)". Los Angeles Times. 24 June 1993. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  5. [5]
    "Country Spotlight: Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams". Billboard. February 13, 1965. p. 36.
  6. [6]
    Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams Review (PDF). Record Mirror. 1965-06-05. p. 11.
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