The Sound of The Shadows

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The Sound of The Shadows
The Sound of The Shadows UK.jpg
Studio album by
The Shadows
Released12 July 1965 (1965-07-12) [1]
Recorded1965
GenreRock
Length39:14
LabelEMI
The Shadows chronology
Dance with The Shadows
(1964) 		The Sound of The Shadows
(1965) 		Shadow Music
(1966)
Alternate cover.
Stereo re-release cover
Stereo re-release cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars [2]

The Sound of The Shadows is the fourth rock album by British instrumental (and sometimes vocal) group The Shadows, released in July 1965 through EMI Records.[2] The album was re-released by Capitol Records of Canada in stereo (as opposed to the original mono) on 4 October 1965.[3]

The photograph for the alternative cover was taken outside EMI House in London in 1964, by staff photographer Tony Leigh. It was originally used as the inside cover of the Cliff Richard album Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp.

Track listing[]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Brazil"Ary Barroso, Bob Russell2:23
2."The Lost City"Russ Ballard2:54
3."A Little Bitty Tear" (Lead vocal by Hank Marvin)Hank Cochran2:29
4."Blue Sky, Blue Sea, Blue Me"John Rostill, Bruce Welch5:27
5."Bossa Roo"John Rostill, Bruce Welch3:07
6."Five Hundred Miles" (Lead vocal by Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin & John Rostill)Sonny West2:40
7."Cotton Pickin'"Perry Ford, Tony Hiller2:17
Total length:21:17
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Deep Purple"Peter DeRose, Mitchell Parish2:21
2."Santa Ana"Jerry Lordan, 2:30
3."The Windjammer"John Rostill2:45
4."Dean's Theme"Hank Marvin, John Rostill2:57
5."Breakthru'"2:03
6."Let It Be Me" (Lead vocal by Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch & John Rostill)Gilbert Bécaud, Manny Curtis, Pierre Delanoë2:58
7."National Provincial Samba"John Rostill, Bruce Welch2:23
Total length:17:57

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Personnel[]

  • Hank Marvin - Lead guitar and vocals
  • Bruce Welch - Rhythm guitar and vocals
  • John Rostill - Bass guitar and vocals
  • Brian Bennett - Drums and percussion
  • Norrie Paramor - Producer and orchestral accompaniment on "Blue Sky, Blue Sea, Blue Me" and "The Windjammer"

Charts[]

Chart Year Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 1965 4[1]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Shadows, The - The Sound Of The Shadows (Uk,1965,33Sx 1736,ALBUM)". Discoogle.com. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Eder, Bruce. The Sound of The Shadows at AllMusic. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  3. ^ "The Capitol 6000 website - The 6000 Series of 33 1/3 rpm Vinyl Discs". Capitol6000.com. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Shadows, The - The Sound of the Shadows (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
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