Singled Out (Shakin' Stevens album)

Singled Out
Compilation album by Shakin' Stevens
Released	27 November 2020 (2020-11-27)
Recorded	1977–2020
Genre	Rock and roll pop rock
Length	168:53 (CD) 81:57 (LP)
Label	BMG
Producer	Various
Shakin' Stevens chronology
Echoes of Our Times (2016) Singled Out (2020) Fire in the Blood (2020)

Singled Out: The Definitive Singles Collection is a compilation album by Welsh singer Shakin' Stevens, released in November 2020. It peaked at number 10 on the UK Albums Chart.^[1]

It was released as a 3-CD and a 2-LP set. The 3-CD release contains 54 tracks, featuring every single released by Stevens throughout his solo career after splitting from the Sunsets in 1977. The 2-LP release contains 26 tracks personally selected by Stevens and came with a card to download all 54 tracks.^[2]

Track listing

CD

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Never"	Terry Fell	2:50
2.	"Somebody Touched Me"	Ahmet Ertegun	2:40
3.	"Justine"	Dewey Terry Don "Sugarcane" Harris	3:04
4.	"Treat Her Right"	Roy Head Gene Kurtz	3:34
5.	"Endless Sleep"	Jody Reynolds Dolores Nance	3:32
6.	"Spooky"	Harry Middlebrooks Mike Shapiro Buddy Buie James Cobb	3:34
7.	"Hot Dog"	Buck Owens Denny Dedmon	2:36
8.	"Hey Mae"	Rusty Kershaw Doug Kershaw	2:35
9.	"Marie, Marie"	Dave Alvin	2:47
10.	"Shooting Gallery"	Tom Colton Brian Hodgson	3:14
11.	"This Ole House"	Stuart Hamblen	3:07
12.	"You Drive Me Crazy"	Ronnie Harwood	2:51
13.	"Green Door"	Bob Davie Marvin Moore	3:13
14.	"It's Raining"	Allen Toussaint	3:19
15.	"Oh Julie"	Shakin' Stevens	2:35
16.	"Shirley"	John Fred Tommy Bryan	2:51
17.	"Give Me Your Heart Tonight"	Billy Livsey	3:08
18.	"I'll Be Satisfied"	Berry Gordy Tyran Carlo	3:12
Total length:			54:42

Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"It's Late"	Dorsey Burnette	2:04
2.	"Cry Just a Little Bit"	Bob Heatlie	3:14
3.	"Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night"	Stephen Schlaks Tom Glazer	3:26
4.	"A Rockin' Good Way" (with Bonnie Tyler)	Clyde Otis Luchi DeJesus Brook Benton	2:58
5.	"A Love Worth Waiting For"	Gary Sulsh Stuart Leathwood	3:23
6.	"A Letter to You"	Dennis Linde	3:14
7.	"Teardrops"	Stevens	3:58
8.	"Breaking Up My Heart"	Heatlie	3:59
9.	"Lipstick Powder & Paint"	Jesse Stone	2:46
10.	"Turning Away"	Tim Krekel	3:24
11.	"Because I Love You"	Gordon Campbell	3:20
12.	"A Little Boogie Woogie (In the Back of My Mind)"	Gary Glitter Mike Leander Eddie Seago	2:51
13.	"Come See About Me"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	3:25
14.	"What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For"	Joseph McCarthy Howard Johnson James V. Monaco	2:52
15.	"Feel the Need in Me"	Abrim Tilmon	3:03
16.	"How Many Tears Can You Hide"	Frankie Miller Graham Lyle	3:40
17.	"True Love"	Cole Porter	2:43
Total length:			54:20

Disc three

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Jezebel" (re-mix)	Wayne Shanklin	2:58
2.	"Love Attack"	Stephen Taylor Heather Taylor	3:12
3.	"I Might"	Barry Guard Sulsh Leathwood	3:05
4.	"Yes I Do"	Barry Guard Sulsh Leathwood	3:06
5.	"Pink Champagne"	S. Taylor H. Taylor	3:22
6.	"My Cutie Cutie"	Stevens Harwood	2:35
7.	"Radio"	Heatlie Campbell	3:30
8.	"I Can Help"	Billy Swan	2:45
9.	"Trouble"	Alecia Moore Tim Armstrong	3:01
10.	"Now Listen"	Stevens Cliff Masterson Tim Woodcock	3:25
11.	"Last Man Alive" (radio mix)	Richard Hymas Ben Waters	3:29
12.	"Down into Muddy Water" (radio mix)	Linde	3:20
13.	"Down in the Hole" (radio mix)	Stevens Sue Davies John David	3:15
14.	"Wild at Heart" (Neros single version)	Bo Walton David	3:12
15.	"Blue Christmas"	Billy Hayes Jay W. Johnson	2:43
16.	"Merry Christmas Everyone"	Heatlie	3:40
17.	"The Best Christmas of Them All"	Stevens Ron Anderson	3:25
18.	"I’ll Be Home This Christmas"	Stevens Harwood	2:48
19.	"Echoes of Merry Christmas Everyone"	Heatlie	3:00
Total length:			59:51

LP

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Never"	Fell	2:50
2.	"Somebody Touched Me"	Ertegun	2:40
3.	"Treat Her Right"	Head Kurtz	3:34
4.	"Hot Dog"	Owens Denny Dedmon	2:36
5.	"Marie, Marie"	Alvin	2:47
6.	"This Ole House"	Hamblen	3:07
7.	"You Drive Me Crazy"	Harwood	2:51

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Green Door"	Davie Moore	3:13
2.	"It's Raining"	Toussaint	3:19
3.	"Oh Julie"	Stevens	2:35
4.	"Give Me Your Heart Tonight"	Livsey	3:08
5.	"It's Late"	Burnette	2:04
6.	"Cry Just a Little Bit"	Heatlie	3:14
7.	"A Love Worth Waiting For"	Sulsh Leathwood	3:23

Side three

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"A Letter to You"	Linde	3:14
2.	"Teardrops"	Stevens	3:58
3.	"Turning Away"	Krekel	3:24
4.	"Come See About Me"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	3:25
5.	"Feel the Need in Me"	Tilmon	3:03
6.	"Love Attack"	S. Taylor H. Taylor	3:12

Side four

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Radio"	Heatlie Campbell	3:30
2.	"Trouble"	Moore Armstrong	3:01
3.	"Now Listen"	Stevens Masterson Tim Woodcock	3:25
4.	"Last Man Alive" (radio mix)	Hymas Waters	3:29
5.	"Down in the Hole" (radio mix)	Stevens Davies David	3:15
6.	"Merry Christmas Everyone"	Heatlie	3:40
Total length:			81:57

Charts

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3]	68
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4]	88
Irish Albums (IRMA)[5]	86
Scottish Albums (OCC)[6]	8
UK Albums (OCC)[1]	10

Certifications

Certifications and sales for Singled Out

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7]	Silver	60,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Shakin' Stevens | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
2. "Shakin' Stevens - Fire In The Blood". Shakin' Stevens. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
3. "Austriancharts.at – Shakin' Stevens – Singles Out - The Definitive Collection" (in German). Hung Medien.
4. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
5. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Shakin' Stevens". Hung Medien.
6. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
7. "British album certifications – Shakin' Stevens – Singled Out". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 14 May 2023.