...And The Music Plays On
| ...And The Music Plays On | ||||
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| 📅 Released | March 1978 | |||
| 🎙️ Recorded | 1967-1974 | |||
| ⏳ Length | 38:27 | |||
| 🏷️ Label | Sunset | |||
| 🤑 Producer | Andrew Oldham, Dave Edmunds, Del Shannon & Dan Bourgoise | |||
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...And The Music Plays On is the 10th studio album by American singer-songwriter Del Shannon, released in March 1978 by Sunset Records. The album was produced by Shannon himself, Dave Edmunds, Andrew Oldham, & Dan Bourgoise. It was released in The UK & Australia only.[2]
It featured songs that were previously recorded and released here for the first time. Other songs ("Led Along", "Mind Over Matter", "Runaway '67", "He Cheated", "Silently", "It's My Feeling", "Cut and Come Again", "My Love Has Gone", "Life Is But Nothing", "Easy to Say", "Friendly with You") would later be released on a lost 1967 Album Home and Away in 2006.
The album was released on compact disc for the first time by Beat Goes On in February 1996, as tracks 15 through 28 on a pairing of two albums on one CD, with tracks 15 through 28 consisting of Shannon's Live Album from November 1973, Live in England.[3]
Background and composition
The original 11 tracks from Andrew Loog Oldham sessions, along with "Raindrops" and "Leaving You Behind", from Shannon's final recording sessions for Liberty Records, were produced by Del and Dan.[4] and the title track, "And The Music Plays On", was the one song that Dave Edmunds had produced.[4] The tracks were remixed and not the mix that Andrew had wanted. This left some bad feelings. Oldham wasn't happy about it, Shannon himself wasn't really happy about it, Bourgoise wasn't really happy about it either, but there was a bright and positive side to And The Music Plays On.[4]
Critical reception
The Album gained critical praise in some circles.[5] Bruce Eder of AllMusic said that "These are full-blown Phil Spector-style wall-of-sound productions, with very dense and elaborate arrangements of orchestra and chorus, with Shannon's voice at the center[6]
Manchester Evening News stated that "it dates only 10 years back, not beyond that, when the best work was done"[7]
Track listing
Side one
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It's My Feeling" | Andrew Rose, David Skinner | 2:15 |
| 2. | "Mind Over Matter" | Jeremy Paul Solomons | 2:47 |
| 3. | "Silently" | Dan Bourgoise | 2:53 |
| 4. | "Cut And Come Again" | Billy Nicholls | 2:49 |
| 5. | "My Love Has Gone" | Ross Watson | 2:38 |
| 6. | "Led Along" | Billy Nicholls | 2:22 |
| 7. | "Life Is But Nothing" | Andrew Rose, David Skinner | 3:20 |
Side two
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "And The Music Plays On" | Dan Bourgoise | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Easy to Say" | Andrew Rose, David Skinner | 2:43 |
| 3. | "Friendly With You" | Billy Nichols | 1:50 |
| 4. | "Raindrops" | Dee Clark | 3:07 |
| 5. | "He Cheated" | 2:05 | |
| 6. | "Leaving You Behind" | Brian Hyland | 2:30 |
| 7. | "Runaway '67" | Del Shannon, Max Crook | 3:25 |
References
- ↑ ""And the Music Plays On" - Album Ratings". Allmusic. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- ↑ "Del Shannon's 'Lost' 1967 Album". Zero to 180 - Three Minute Magic. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ↑ Del Shannon - Live in England/...And the Music Plays On Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2024-01-23
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Young, Brian C. (30 June 2023). RUNAWAY - The Del Shannon Story. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 9798369401477. Search this book on
- ↑ Reynolds, Robert (2019-12-26). The Music of Del Shannon. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-0-359-89948-7. Search this book on
- ↑ Eder, Bruce. ""And the Music Plays On" - Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ↑ "Don't Rush". Manchester Evening News. March 25, 1978. p. 12. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
External links
- Del Shannon – And The Music Plays On, Discogs.com
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