Handy Man (Del Shannon album)

Handy Man
Studio album by
Del Shannon
ReleasedOctober 1964
GenreRock and roll
Length28:41
LabelAmy
ProducerEmbee Productions
Del Shannon chronology
Little Town Flirt
(1963) 		Handy Man
(1964) 		Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams
(1965)
Singles from Handy Man
  1. "Mary Jane"
    Released: February 1964
  2. "Handy Man"
    Released: June 1964

Handy Man is the fourth studio album by American rock and roll singer-songwriter Del Shannon. It features the singles "Mary Jane" and "Handy Man", the latter reaching No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1964.[1]

it also features His wide range of several contemporary hits[2] with covers of "Ruby Baby", "A World Without Love", "Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)", "Crying" and two Berlee Singles.[3] It reached No. 76 on the Cashbox albums chart where it stayed for 6 weeks.[4]

The album was released on compact disc by Beat Goes On on August 25, 1998 as tracks 13 through 24 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 1 through 12 consisting of Shannon's Final Bigtop album from June 1963, Little Town Flirt[5]

Bear Family included also the album in the 2004 Home and Away box set.[6] Edsel Records included the album in the 2023 Stranger in Town: A Del Shannon Compendium box set.[7]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
New Record Mirror[8]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[9]

Billboard selected the album for a "Pop Special Merit" review, and stated that it does contain "Handy Man and 11 other in special rockin' style."[10]

Cashbox praised Shannon for his "rich, wide-range baritone and distinctive, lyrical delivery carries him in good stead on “That’s The Way Love Is,” “I’ll Be Lonely Tomorrow” and “World Without Love"[11]

Record Mirror described the album as a "excellently recorded, performed, and a great dance beat album."[8]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Memphis"Chuck Berry2:30
2."That's the Way Love Is"Del Shannon2:25
3."Ruby Baby"Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller2:16
4."I'll Be Lonely Tomorrow"Maron MacKenzie2:11
5."I Can't Fool Around Anymore"George Katsakis2:22
6."Handy Man"Otis Blackwell, Jimmy Jones2:14
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Crying"Joe Melson2:37
2."Mary Jane"Maron MacKenzie2:28
3."World Without Love"John Lennon, Paul McCartney2:42
4."Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)"Artie Zwirn, Harry Giosasi1:47
5."Give Her Lots of Lovin'"Del Shannon2:03
6."Twist and Shout"Bert Russell, Bill Medley2:37

Charts

Chart (1964) Peak

position

US Cash Box[4] 76
Singles
Year Single Chart Peak
1964 "That's the Way Love Is"" US Billboard Hot 100[12] 133
US Cash Box 122
"Mary Jane" UK Singles Chart[13] 35
US Cash Box 124
"Handy Man" US Billboard Hot 100[1] 22
US Cash Box[14] 19
UK Singles Chart[13] 36

References

  1. ^ a b "Hot 100". Billboard. August 22, 1964.
  2. ^ Press, Ivy (2004). 606 Heritage Galleries and Auctioneers, Music and Memorabilia Auction Catalog. Heritage Capital Corporation. p. 26. ISBN 1-9328-9925-1.
  3. ^ Reynolds, Robert (2019-12-26). The Music of Del Shannon. Lulu.com. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-359-89948-7.
  4. ^ a b Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 332. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
  5. ^ "Little Town Flirt / Handy Man". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Home and Away: The Complete Recordings 1960-1970". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Stranger in Town: A Del Shannon Compendium". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  8. ^ a b Watson, Jimmy (13 February 1965). "albums reviewed by Norman Jopling and Peter Jones new albums reviewed by Norman Jopling and EPs released this month LPs: POWERFUL NEW L.P. FROM CLIFF BENNETT" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 205. p. 11. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  9. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1250. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Pop Special Merit: Handy Man". Billboard. Vol. 76, no. 41. October 10, 1964. p. 28.
  11. ^ "Cashbox Album Pop Pick Reviews: Handy Man". Cash Box. Vol. 26, no. 2. October 3, 1964. p. 30.
  12. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1982). Joel Whitburn's Bubbling under the hot 100, 1959-1981. Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-8982-0047-8.
  13. ^ a b "DEL SHANNON". Official Charts. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  14. ^ Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. p. 310. ISBN 1-56308-316-7.


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