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]
UK
[3]
1961 Runaway with Del Shannon — — —
1963 Hats Off to Del Shannon — — 9
Little Town Flirt 12 19 15
1964 Handy Man — 79 —
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
[4][5]
US Country

[6]

US Cashbox
[7]
US
AC
[8]
CAN
CHUM/
RPM

[9][10]
UK
[11]
AUS
[12]
NZ
[13]
1961 "Runaway"

b/w "Jody"

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

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

5 — 2 — 1 6 2 2 Little Town Flirt
"So Long, Baby"

b/w "The Answer to Everything"

28 — 38 — — 10 16 8 Non-LP tracks
"Hey! Little Girl"

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

38 — 47 — 9 2 12 — Little Town Flirt
1962 "I Won't Be There" 113 — — — — — — — Non-LP tracks
"Ginny in the Mirror" 117 — 123 — — — 57 —
"Cry Myself to Sleep"

b/w "I'm Gonna Move On"

99 — — — — 29 — —
"You Never Talked About Me" — — — — — — 96 —
"The Swiss Maid" 64 — 76 19 17 2 1 4
"Little Town Flirt"

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

12 — 11 — 9 4 1 7 Little Town Flirt
1963 "Two Kinds of Teardrops"

b/w "Kelly"

50 — 55 — — 5 17 —
"From Me to You" / 77 — 67 — 13 — 21 — Non-LP tracks
"Two Silhouettes" — — — — — 23 21 —
"Sue's Gotta Be Mine"

b/w "Now She's Gone"

71 — 68 — 11[14] 21 31 —
1964 "That's the Way Love Is"

b/w "Time of the Day"

133 — 122 — — — — —
"Mary Jane"

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

— — 124 — — 35 99 — Handy Man
"Handy Man"

b/w "Give Her Lots of Lovin'"

22 — 19 — 10 36 17 —
"Do You Wanna Dance"

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

43 — 45 — 23 — 27 — 1,661 Seconds with Del Shannon
"Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)"

b/w "Broken Promises"

9 — 8 — 14 3 9 —
1965 "Stranger in Town"

b/w "Over You"

30 — 33 — 4 40 83 —
"Break Up"

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

95 — 83 — — — 99 — Non-LP tracks
"Move It on Over"

b/w "She Still Remembers Tony"

128 — 121 — — — — —
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 — 93 — 29 — 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 — 99 — — — 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 — 105 — 12 — 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 Isabelle"

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 — 33 36 28 (AC) — — — Drop Down and Get Me
1982 "To Love Someone"

b/w "Liar"

— — — — — — — —
1985 "In My Arms Again"

b/w "You Can't Forgive Me"

— 56 — — — — — — 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!
1991 "Callin' Out My Name"

b/w "Hot Love"[15][16]

— — — — — — — —
"Are You Lovin' Me Too"

b/w "One Woman Man" (non-album B-side)
[17]

— — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

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