Specs Appeal
Specs Appeal is the tenth rock album by British instrumental (and sometimes vocal) group The Shadows, released in 1975 through Columbia (EMI).
Specs Appeal | ||||
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Released | 24 March 1975 | |||
Recorded | April, May, August 1974 | |||
Studio | EMI Studios, Abbey Road and CTS Studios, Wembley | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 36:36 | |||
Label | Columbia (EMI) | |||
Producer | The Shadows | |||
The Shadows chronology | ||||
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Allmusic |
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "God Only Knows" | Tony Asher, Brian Wilson | 02:37 |
2. | "Cool Clear Air" (Lead vocal by John Farrar) | Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett | 02:52 |
3. | "Rose, Rose" | Bruce Welch, John Rostill | 03:15 |
4. | "This House Runs on Sunshine" (Lead vocal by Hank Marvin and John Farrar) | Brian Bennett, Mike Redway | 02:23 |
5. | "Colorado Songbird" | Brian Bennett | 03:27 |
6. | "No No Nina" (Lead vocal by Hank Marvin) | John Farrar, Peter Best | 02:53 |
Total length: | 17:27 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Honourable Puff-Puff" | Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Brian Bennett, John Farrar, Dave Richmond | 04:11 |
2. | "Don't Throw It All Away" (Lead vocal by Bruce Welch) | Gary Benson, David Mindel | 03:02 |
3. | "Spider Juice" | Hank Marvin | 02:30 |
4. | "Let Me Be the One" (Lead vocal by Bruce Welch) | Paul Curtis | 02:45 |
5. | "Like Strangers" | Bruce Welch, Brian Bennett | 03:49 |
6. | "Stand Up Like a Man" (Lead vocal by John Farrar and Bruce Welch) | Ben Findon, Michael Myers | 02:52 |
Total length: | 19:09 |
Personnel
- Hank Marvin - Electric and acoustic guitars and vocals
- Bruce Welch - Electric and acoustic guitars and vocals
- John Farrar - Electric and acoustic guitars and vocals and ARP synthesizer on "Like Strangers"
- Brian Bennett - Drums and percussion and ARP synthesizer on "Like Strangers"
- Dave Richmond - Bass guitar
- Alan Tarney - Bass guitar
- John Fiddy - Orchestral accompaniment
- Graham Todd - Keyboards on "God Only Knows"
Charts
Chart | Year | Peak position |
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UK Albums Chart | 1975 | 30[3] |
References
- Thompson, Dave. Specs Appeal at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- "Shadows, The - Specs Appeal (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- "The Shadows - Specs Appeal". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
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