Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams

Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams
Studio album by
Del Shannon
ReleasedFebruary 1965
RecordedNovember 1964
StudioUnited Sound Systems, Detroit, Michigan
GenreRock and roll, country
Length33:52
LabelAmy
ProducerEmbee Productions
Del Shannon chronology
Handy Man
(1964) 		Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams
(1965) 		1,661 Seconds with Del Shannon
(1965)
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AllMusic[1]
New Record Mirror[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams is the fifth studio album by American rock and roll singer-songwriter Del Shannon. released in February 1965 by Amy Records. It is a tribute album to the songs of Country Music Hall of Fame honky tonk singer Hank Williams, whom Shannon listed among his influences.

At some point in late 1964, Shannon had decided to record a tribute album to Hank Williams.[4][5] As Harry Balk recalled, "I didn't really have much faith in the country stuff, but Del really wanted to do it."[4] Les Cooley was the engineer there that we used. Bill Ramal wasn't used to arrange, Del worked up the arrangements himself with The Royaltones."[4]

The album was released on compact disc for the first time by Beat Goes On on September 16, 1998, as tracks 1 through 12 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 13 through 24 consisting of Shannon's Final Amy album from april 1965, 1,661 Seconds with Del Shannon[6] Edsel Records included the album in the 2023 Stranger in Town: A Del Shannon Compendium box set.[7]

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  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1250. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Young, Brian C. (2023). RUNAWAY - The Del Shannon Story. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 9798369401477.
  5. ^ "Del Shannon "Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams: Your Cheatin' Heart" (1964)". Los Angeles Times. 24 June 1993. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  6. ^ "Sings Hank Williams / 1661 Seconds". allmusic.com. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Stranger in Town: A Del Shannon Compendium". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 September 2024.