The Shadows' Greatest Hits

by The Shadows

The Shadows' Greatest Hits cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: June 1963
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 35:32
  • Community rating: 3.91/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Summarizing the immense early success of the UK's premier instrumental rock group, this collection features the immaculate, heavily echoed guitar work of Hank Marvin. The album gathers their pristine, highly melodic hit singles, demonstrating the clean, sophisticated electric guitar sound that profoundly influenced the entire first generation of British rock musicians prior to the complete dominance of the Beatles.

Genres

Descriptors: Instrumental, instrumental, melodic, virtuosic, subtle

Tracklist

  1. Apache (2:54)
  2. Man of Mystery (2:01)
  3. The Stranger (2:43)
  4. F.B.I. (2:20)
  5. Midnight (2:31)
  6. The Frightened City (2:22)
  7. Kon-Tiki (1:55)
  8. 36-24-36 (1:44)
  9. The Savage (2:24)
  10. Peace Pipe (2:12)
  11. Wonderful Land (2:03)
  12. Stars Fell on Stockton (2:18)
  13. Guitar Tango (2:59)
  14. The Boys (2:37)
  15. Dance On (2:23)

Credits

  • The Shadows - primary artist
  • Jerry Lordan - written-by
  • Michael Carr - written-by
  • Bill Crompton - written-by
  • Morgan Jones - written-by
  • Peter Gormley - written-by
  • Bruce Welch - written-by
  • Hank Marvin - written-by

More from The Shadows: full discography