1961-1990: A Complete Career Anthology (1998)

About this title: To most casual listeners, Del Shannon was a one-hit (or, at best, two-hit) wonder. This two-CD anthology goes a long way toward correcting that inaccurate perception, covering virtually every high point in a career that, admittedly with some ups and downs, yielded some great and popular music across nearly 30 years. Every phase of the late singer/composer/guitarist's career is represented, and though "Runaway is usually the only song associated with Shannon, this collection reveals many other sides to his work and sound, from the romantic Shannon original "Jody" to the defiant Pomus-Shuman ... read more

Tracks:

1. Runaway [Shannon/Crook]
2. Hats Off to Larry [Shannon]
3. So Long Baby [Shannon]
4. Hey Little Girl [Shannon]
5. Cry Myself to Sleep [Shannon]
6. You Never Talked About Me [Pomus/Shuman]
7. Jody [Crook/Shannon]
8. The Swiss Maid [Miller]
9. Ginny in the Mirror [Pomus/Shuman]
10. Little Town Flirt [McKenzie/Shannon]
11. Two Kinds of Teardrops [Shannon/McKenzie]
12. From Me to You [Lennon/McCartney]
13. Two Silhouettes [Shannon/McKenzie]
14. She's Gotta Be Mine [Shannon]
15. That's the Way Love Is [Shannon]
16. Handy Man [Blackwell/Jones]
17. Mary Jane [McKenzie/Shannon]
18. Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun) [Shannon]
19. Stranger in Town [Shannon]
20. Break Up [Shannon]
21. Why Don't You Tell Him [Shannon]
22. Move It on Over [Williams]
23. I Go to Pieces [Shannon]
24. Under My Thumb [Jagger/Richards]
25. Show Me [Shannon]
26. The Letter [Thompson]
27. Runaway '67 [Crook/Shannon]
28. Cut and Come Again [Nicholls]
29. Friendly With You [Nicholls]
30. Led Along [Nicholls]
31. Mind over Matter [Paul]
32. Thinkin' It Over [Shannon/James]
33. Gemini [Shannon]
34. Sister Isabelle [Hyland/Shannon]
35. Kelly [Live] [McKenzie/Shannon]
36. Distant Ghost [Shannon]
37. Deadly Game [Lynne/Shannon]
38. Help Me [Esler-Smith/Shannon]
39. Oh How Happy [Starr]
40. And the Music Plays On [Bourgoise/Shannon]
41. Tell Her No [Argent]
42. Cry Baby Cry [Lynne/Shannon]
43. Restless [Bourgoise/Shannon]
44. Sea of Love [Baptiste/Khoury]
45. Drop Down and Get Me [Shannon]
46. To Love Someone [Shannon]
47. Cheap Love [Shannon]
48. Broken Down Angel [Nazareth]
49. Something to Believe In [Shannon]
50. Hot Love [Shannon]
51. Walk Away [Lynne/Petty/Shannon]
52. Callin' Out My Name [Shannon]
53. Who Left Who? [Shannon]
54. Runaway [Crook/Shannon]
55. Crying [Live] [Orbison/Melson]
56. Do You Want to Dance? [Live] [Freeman]
57. Pepsi Spot

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.