Del Shannon discography

Del Shannon discography
Studio albums15
Live albums2
Compilation albums5
Singles39

Charles Weedon Westover (December 30, 1934 – February 8, 1990), known professionally as Del Shannon, was an American singer-songwriter. His discography comprises 15 original studio albums, one original live album, various compilation and archival projects, and 39 singles.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album Peak positions
US
[1] 		US Cashbox

[2]

1961 Runaway with Del Shannon — —
1963 Hats Off to Del Shannon — —
Little Town Flirt 12 19
1964 Handy Man — 76
1965 Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams — —
1,661 Seconds with Del Shannon — —
1966 This Is My Bag — —
Total Commitment — —
1968 The Further Adventures of Charles Westover — —
1978 ...And The Music Plays On — —
1981 Drop Down and Get Me 123 136
1991 Rock On! — —
2006 Home and Away — —
2017 The Dublin Sessions — —

Live albums

Year Album
1973 Live in England
  • Recorded in "The Princess Club", Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester21, Lancashire, England. (December 1972).
  • the sole live album issued during Shannon's lifetime
1990 The Final Concert
  • Recorded live in Australia March 1989.
  • Shannon's second live album

Singles

Year Song title (A-side, B-side)

Both sides from same album except where indicated

Chart position Album
US[3] UK[4] AUS[5] NZ[6]
1961 "Runaway"

b/w "Jody"

1 1 1 1 Runaway with Del Shannon
"Hats Off to Larry"

b/w "Don't Gild the Lily, Lily" (non-LP track)

5 6 2 2 Little Town Flirt
"So Long, Baby"

b/w "The Answer to Everything"

28 10 16 8 Non-LP tracks
"Hey! Little Girl"

b/w "I Don't Care Anymore" (non-LP track)

38 2 12 — Little Town Flirt
1962 "I Won't Be There" 113 — — — Non-LP tracks
"Ginny in the Mirror" 117 — 57 —
"Cry Myself to Sleep"

b/w "I'm Gonna Move On"

99 29 — —
"You Never Talked About Me" — — 96 —
"The Swiss Maid" 64 2 1 4
"Little Town Flirt"

b/w "The Wamboo" (non-LP track)

12 4 1 7 Little Town Flirt
1963 "Two Kinds of Teardrops"

b/w "Kelly"

50 5 17 —
"From Me to You" / 77 — 21 — Non-LP tracks
"Two Silhouettes" — 23 21 —
"Sue's Gotta Be Mine"

b/w "Now She's Gone"

71 21 31 —
1964 "That's the Way Love Is"

b/w "Time of the Day"

133 — — —
"Mary Jane"

b/w "Stains on My Letter" (non-LP track)

— 35 99 — Handy Man
"Handy Man"

b/w "Give Her Lots of Lovin'"

22 36 17 —
"Do You Wanna Dance?"

b/w "This Is All I Have to Give" (non-LP track)

43 — 27 — 1,661 Seconds with Del Shannon
"Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)"

b/w "Broken Promises"

9 3 9 —
1965 "Stranger in Town"

b/w "Over You"

30 40 83 —
"Break Up"

b/w "Why Don't You Tell Him" (from 1,661 Seconds with Del Shannon)

95 — 99 — Non-LP tracks
"Move It on Over"

b/w "She Still Remembers Tony"

128 — — —
1966 "I Can't Believe My Ears"

b/w "I Wish I Wasn't Me Tonight"

— — — —
"The Big Hurt"

b/w "I Got It Bad"

94 — 44 — This Is My Bag
"For a Little While"

b/w "Hey! Little Star"

— — — —
"Show Me"

b/w "Never Though I Could" (from This Is My Bag)

— — — — Total Commitment
"Under My Thumb"

b/w "She Was Mine"

128 — 75 —
1967 "She"

b/w "What Makes You Run" (from Total Commitment)

131 — — — Non-LP tracks
"Led Along"

b/w "I Can't Be True" (from Total Commitment)

— — — —
"Runaway '67"

b/w "He Cheated"

131 — 14 —
1968 "Thinkin' It Over"

b/w "Runnin' on Back"

— — — — The Further Adventures of Charles Westover
"Gemini"

b/w "Magical Music Box"

— — — —
"Raindrops"

b/w "You Don't Love Me"

— — — — Non-LP tracks
1969 "Comin' Back to Me"

b/w "Sweet Mary Lou"

127 — — —
1970 "Sister Isabelle"

b/w "Colorado Rain"

— — — —
1975 "Tell Her No"

b/w "Restless"

— — 90 90
"Cry Baby Cry"

b/w "In My Arms Again"

— — — —
1981 "Sea of Love"

b/w "Midnight Train"

33 — — — Drop Down and Get Me
1982 "To Love Someone"

b/w "Liar"

— — — —
1985 "In My Arms Again"A

b/w "You Can't Forgive Me"

— — — — Non-LP tracks
"Stranger on the Run"

b/w "What You Gonna Do with That Beautiful Body of Yours"

— — — —
1989 "Walk Away"

b/w "Let's Dance"

— — 99 — Rock On!
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

  1. ^ "Del Shannon Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  2. ^ Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 332. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
  3. ^ "Del Shannon - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on September 28, 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  4. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records. p. 494. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 270. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ "flavour of new zealand – search lever". Flavourofnz.co.nz.