Runaway with Del Shannon

Runaway with Del Shannon
Studio album by
Del Shannon
ReleasedJune 1961
GenreRock and roll
Length28:55
LabelBigtop
ProducerEmbee Productions
Del Shannon chronology
Runaway with Del Shannon
(1961) 		Hats Off to Del Shannon
(1963)
Singles from Runaway with Del Shannon
  1. "Runaway"
    Released: February 1961
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AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

Runaway with Del Shannon is the 1961 debut album by American rock and roll singer-songwriter Del Shannon. It contains Shannon's best-known hit, "Runaway". It is regarded by critics as having helped bridge the period between early rock and the British Invasion.[3]

Runaway with Del Shannon also features the early recording of "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" (which would later be a huge hit for Elvis Presley later that same year) and a cover of Chuck Jackson "I Wake Up Crying"[4]

The album was released on compact disc for the first time by Taragon Records on January 14, 1997 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's Studio album from April 1965, 1,661 Seconds with Del Shannon[5] it was also released as one of two albums on one CD by Beat Goes On on September 27, 1997, the other being a Shannon's 2nd London album from May 1963, Hats Off to Del Shannon.[6] Edsel Records included the album in the 2023 Stranger in Town: A Del Shannon Compendium box set.[7]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference AllMusic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1250. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  3. ^ Segretto, Mike (2022). "Rock and Roll: The First Eight Years". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. p. 20. ISBN 9781493064601.
  4. ^ Reynolds, Robert (2019-12-26). The Music of Del Shannon. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-0-359-89948-7.
  5. ^ "Runaway / One Thousand Six Hundred Sixty One Seconds". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Runaway With Del Shannon / Hats Off To Del Shannon". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Stranger in Town: A Del Shannon Compendium". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 September 2024.