Del Shannon - Two Silhouettes: The Drugstore's Rockin' - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

A handful of bravura vocalists defined early 1960s rock and roll, standing staunch and true against the steady softening of the once-tough genre. They included Roy Orbison, Gene Pitney, Gary (U.S.) Bonds, and Del Shannon, whose muscular lung power, laced with thrilling falsetto that seemed to soar to the heavens, receives full-fledged tribute on Bear Family's 33-song 'Del Shannon The Drugstore's Rockin.' Naturally, Runaway, Del's indelible 1961 debut smash, is here (in stereo), as are his monster followups for Big Top Records, Hats Off To Larry, Hey Little Girl, and Little Town Flirt. Also on board is Shannon's haunting Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow The Sun), a 1964 smash on the Amy tag. But there are plenty of surprises, including his pre-Elvis original recording of (Marie's The Name Of) His Latest Flame, the swaggering Mary Jane, and a snarling Move It On Over featuring Dennis Coffey's bone-crunching guitar Album Tracks 1. Runaway (Stereo) 2. (Marie's the Name of) His Latest Flame 3. Little Town Flirt 4. That's the Way Love Is 5. My Wild One 6. Wide Wide World 7. Torture (Version 1) (Instrumental) 8. Hats Off to Larry 9. The Wamboo 10. Don't Gild the Lily, Lily 11. From Me to You 12. Two Silhouettes 13. Froggy 14. Sue's Gotta Be Mine 15. Hey Little Girl 16. Misery 17. Hey Baby 18. Now She's Gone 19. Nothin' (Instrumental) 20. Lies 21. So Long Baby 22. The Swiss Maid 23. Dream Baby 24. Ginny in the Mirror 25. The Search (Stereo) 26. Mary Jane 27. Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun) 28. I Don't Care Anymore 29. You Never Talked About Me 30. Runaround Sue 31. I Won't Be There 32. Cry Myself to Sleep 33. Move It on Over