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{{Use British English|date=December 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Greatest Hits
| name = Greatest Hits
| type = greatest
| type = greatest
| artist = The Shadows
| artist = The Shadows
| cover = The Shadows - Greatest Hits.jpg
| cover = The Shadows - Greatest Hits.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| released = 1963
| released = 1963
| recorded =
| recorded = 1960–1962
| venue =
| venue =
| studio =
| studio =
| genre = Rock
| genre = Rock
| length = {{Duration|m=40|s=57}}
| length = {{Duration|m=40|s=57}}
| label = [[Columbia (EMI)]]
| label = [[Columbia (EMI)]]
| producer =
| producer =
| prev_title = [[Out of the Shadows (The Shadows album)|Out of the Shadows]]
| prev_title = [[Out of the Shadows (The Shadows album)|Out of the Shadows]]
| prev_year = 1962
| prev_year = 1962
| next_title = [[Dance with The Shadows]]
| next_title = [[Dance with The Shadows]]
| next_year = 1964
| next_year = 1964
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=AllMusic>{{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Dave|website=[[AllMusic]]|title=The Shadows' Greatest Hits|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-shadows-greatest-hits-mw0000552476|access-date=26 December 2019}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=AllMusic>{{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Dave|website=[[AllMusic]]|title=The Shadows' Greatest Hits|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-shadows-greatest-hits-mw0000552476|access-date=26 December 2019}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[New Record Mirror]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |last= Watson|first= Jimmy |date=13 July 1963 |title=The Shadows: ''The Shadows' Greatest Hits'' |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/60s/63/Record-Mirror-1963-07-13-S-OCR.pdf |magazine=[[New Record Mirror]] |issue=122 |page=10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401224824/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/60s/63/Record-Mirror-1963-07-13-S-OCR.pdf|archive-date=1 April 2022|access-date=6 August 2022}}</ref>
}}
}}


'''''Greatest Hits''''' is a 1963 compilation album by [[United Kingdom|British]] instrumental group [[The Shadows]]. The album spent 56 weeks on the [[UK Albums Chart]], peaking at number 2.<ref name="OfficialCharts"/>
'''''Greatest Hits''''' is a 1963 compilation album by British instrumental group [[the Shadows]]. The album spent 56 weeks on the [[UK Albums Chart]], peaking at number 2.<ref name="OfficialCharts"/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| headline = Side one
| title1 = [[Apache (instrumental)|Apache]]
| title1 = [[Apache (instrumental)|Apache]]
| writer1 = Jerry Lordan
| writer1 = Jerry Lordan
| length1 = 3:49
| length1 = 2:57
| title2 = Man of Mystery
| title2 = Man of Mystery
| writer2 = [[Michael Carr (composer)|Michael Carr]]
| writer2 = [[Michael Carr (composer)|Michael Carr]]
| length2 = 2:02
| length2 = 2:02
| title3 = The Stranger
| title3 = The Stranger
| writer3 = Bill Crompton, Stan Jones
| writer3 = Bill Crompton, Stan Jones
| length3 = 2:41
| length3 = 2:45
| title4 = [[F.B.I. (instrumental)|F.B.I]]
| title4 = [[F.B.I. (instrumental)|F.B.I]]
| writer4 = Peter Gormley
| writer4 = Peter Gormley
| length4 = 3:29
| length4 = 2:24
| title5 = Midnight
| title5 = Midnight
| writer5 = Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch
| writer5 = Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch
| length5 = 2:31
| length5 = 2:33
| title6 = The Frightened City
| title6 = The Frightened City
| writer6 = Norrie Paramor
| writer6 = Norrie Paramor
| length6 = 2:22
| length6 = 2:24
| title7 = [[Kon-Tiki (song)|Kon-Tiki]]
| title7 = [[Kon-Tiki (song)|Kon-Tiki]]
| writer7 = Michael Carr
| writer7 = Michael Carr
| length7 = 3:14
| length7 = 1:57
}}
}}
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| headline = Side two
| title1 = 36 24 36
| title1 = 36 24 36
| writer1 = Jet Harris, Hank Marvin, Tony Meehan, Bruce Welch
| writer1 = Jet Harris, Hank Marvin, Tony Meehan, Bruce Welch
| length1 = 1:42
| length1 = 1:45
| title2 = The Savage
| title2 = The Savage
| writer2 = Norrie Paramor
| writer2 = Norrie Paramor
| length2 = 2:23
| length2 = 2:25
| title3 = Peace Pipe
| title3 = Peace Pipe
| writer3 = Norrie Paramor
| writer3 = Norrie Paramor
| length3 = 2:13
| length3 = 2:13
| title4 = [[Wonderful Land]]
| title4 = [[Wonderful Land]]
| writer4 = Jerry Lordan
| writer4 = Jerry Lordan
| length4 = 2:51
| length4 = 2:06
| title5 = Stars Fell on Stockton
| title5 = Stars Fell on Stockton
| writer5 = Brian Bennett, Jet Harris, Hank Marvin, Tony Meehan, Bruce Welch
| writer5 = Brian Bennett, Jet Harris, Hank Marvin, Tony Meehan, Bruce Welch
| length5 = 2:18
| length5 = 2:18
| title6 = Guitar Tango
| title6 = Guitar Tango
| writer6 = Georges Liferman, Norman Maine
| writer6 = Georges Liferman, Norman Maine
| length6 = 2:55
| length6 = 3:01
| title7 = The Boys
| title7 = The Boys
| writer7 = Brian Bennett, Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch
| writer7 = Brian Bennett, Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch
| length7 = 2:33
| length7 = 2:33
| title8 = [[Dance On!]]
| title8 = [[Dance On!]]
| writer8 = Ray Adams, Elaine Murtagh, Valerie Murtagh
| writer8 = Ray Adams, Elaine Murtagh, Valerie Murtagh
| length8 = 3:54
| length8 = 2:25
}}
}}


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!Chart (1966)
!Chart (1966)
!Peak<br>position
!Peak<br />position
|-
|-
| [[UK Albums Chart]]<ref name="OfficialCharts">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/8804/shadows/ |title=Shadows – full Official Chart History |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |accessdate=26 December 2019}}</ref>
| [[UK Albums Chart]]<ref name="OfficialCharts">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/8804/shadows/ |title=Shadows – full Official Chart History |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |accessdate=26 December 2019}}</ref>
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==Release history==
==Release history==
A [[remaster]]ed version of the album was released on [[compact disc|CD]] by [[EMI]] in 2004. The remaster includes mono and stereo versions of every track, as well as a bonus track ("Quatermassters Stores").<ref name="Perone2009">{{cite book|last=Perone|first=James E.|title=Mods, Rockers, and the Music of the British Invasion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S5UbIgKdAS4C&pg=PA198|year=2009|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0-275-99860-8|pages=198}}</ref>
A [[remaster]]ed version of the album was released on [[compact disc|CD]] by [[EMI]] in 2004. The remaster includes mono and stereo versions of every track, as well as a bonus track ("Quatermassters Stores").<ref name="Perone2009">{{cite book|last=Perone|first=James E.|title=Mods, Rockers, and the Music of the British Invasion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S5UbIgKdAS4C&pg=PA198|year=2009|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0-275-99860-8|pages=198}}</ref> In 2019, this album was re-released, this time by Hallmark Music & Entertainment.


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 22:15, 18 September 2022

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
The Shadows
Released1963
Recorded1960–1962
GenreRock
Length40:57
LabelColumbia (EMI)
The Shadows chronology
Out of the Shadows
(1962) 		Greatest Hits
(1963) 		Dance with The Shadows
(1964)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
New Record Mirror[2]

Greatest Hits is a 1963 compilation album by British instrumental group the Shadows. The album spent 56 weeks on the UK Albums Chart, peaking at number 2.[3]

Track listing[edit]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Apache"Jerry Lordan2:57
2."Man of Mystery"Michael Carr2:02
3."The Stranger"Bill Crompton, Stan Jones2:45
4."F.B.I"Peter Gormley2:24
5."Midnight"Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch2:33
6."The Frightened City"Norrie Paramor2:24
7."Kon-Tiki"Michael Carr1:57
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."36 24 36"Jet Harris, Hank Marvin, Tony Meehan, Bruce Welch1:45
2."The Savage"Norrie Paramor2:25
3."Peace Pipe"Norrie Paramor2:13
4."Wonderful Land"Jerry Lordan2:06
5."Stars Fell on Stockton"Brian Bennett, Jet Harris, Hank Marvin, Tony Meehan, Bruce Welch2:18
6."Guitar Tango"Georges Liferman, Norman Maine3:01
7."The Boys"Brian Bennett, Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch2:33
8."Dance On!"Ray Adams, Elaine Murtagh, Valerie Murtagh2:25

Charts[edit]

Chart (1966) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[3] 2

Release history[edit]

A remastered version of the album was released on CD by EMI in 2004. The remaster includes mono and stereo versions of every track, as well as a bonus track ("Quatermassters Stores").[4] In 2019, this album was re-released, this time by Hallmark Music & Entertainment.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Thompson, Dave. "The Shadows' Greatest Hits". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  2. ^ Watson, Jimmy (13 July 1963). "The Shadows: The Shadows' Greatest Hits" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 122. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Shadows – full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  4. ^ Perone, James E. (2009). Mods, Rockers, and the Music of the British Invasion. ABC-CLIO. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-275-99860-8.


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