String of Hits

String of Hits
Studio album by
The Shadows
Released1 August 1979 (1979-08-01)
RecordedOctober 1978 and March, June and July 1979
GenreRock
Length45:21
LabelEMI
ProducerThe Shadows
The Shadows chronology
Tasty
(1977) 		String of Hits
(1979) 		Change of Address
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

String of Hits is the twelfth studio album by British instrumental (and sometimes vocal) rock group The Shadows, released in 1979 through EMI.

Background

The album was an attempt to cover recent hit singles in the Shadows' trademark instrumental style, along with rounding up some of their recent hit singles onto an LP, including the top 5 cover of "Don't Cry for Me Argentina". The arrangements were selected by Hank Marvin.[2]

Reception

The album reached No. 1 in the British albums chart and staying on top for a total of six weeks.[2] It was certified Platinum on 25 January 1980.[3]

Track listing

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Riders in the Sky"Stan Jones03:58
2."Parisienne Walkways"Gary Moore, Phil Lynott03:34
3."Classical Gas"Mason Williams03:08
4."Theme from The Deer Hunter"Stanley Myers03:28
5."Bridge over Troubled Water"Paul Simon04:42
6."You're the One That I Want"John Farrar03:05
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heart of Glass"Debbie Harry, Chris Stein03:39
2."Don't Cry for Me Argentina"Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice03:33
3."Song for Duke"Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Brian Bennett04:02
4."Bright Eyes"Mike Batt03:47
5."Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto de Aranjuez (Theme from 2nd Movement)"Joaquín Rodrigo03:30
6."Baker Street"Gerry Rafferty04:55

[1][4]

Personnel

With

  • Alan Jones - Bass guitar
  • Dave Lawson - Synthesizers
  • Alan Hawkshaw - Piano on "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and "You're The One That I Want"
  • Peter Vince - Engineer
  • Stefan Heller - Assistant Engineer
  • Artwork and Design – Cream
  • Steve Gray - Orchestral accompaniment on "Classical Gas", "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and "Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto De Aranjuez"
  • Recorded at EMI, Abbey Road Studios, London and The Music Centre, Wembley

[1][4]

Charts

Chart (1979) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[5] 1
Dutch Album Chart[6] 7

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[7] Gold 39,251[7]
Netherlands (NVPI)[8] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c Thompson, Dave. String of Hits at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  2. ^ a b "String of Hits". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Switch "Search By" to title, enter "String of hits" in the search field and hit go". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Shadows, The - String of Hits at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  5. ^ "The Shadows - String of Hits". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  6. ^ Steffen Hung. "The Shadows - String of Hits". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  7. ^ a b "Shadows" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  8. ^ "Dutch album certifications – The Shadows – String of Hits" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 16 July 2022. Enter String of Hits in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1979 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".