Specs Appeal

1975 studio album by The Shadows

Specs Appeal

Studio album by

The Shadows

Released| March 1975 (1975-03)
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
| Rockin' with Curly Leads
(1973)  | Specs Appeal
(1975)  | Tasty
(1977)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic|  [1]

Specs Appeal is the tenth album by British instrumental (and sometimes vocal) group the Shadows, released in 1975 through Columbia (EMI). The album included all six songs that the group had performed in that year's A Song for Europe.

## Track listing[edit]

Disc oneNo.| 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

Disc twoNo.| 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

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## Personnel[edit]

* 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"

With

* Dave Richmond \- Bass guitar
* Alan Tarney \- Bass guitar
* John Fiddy \- Orchestral accompaniment
* Graham Todd \- Keyboards on "God Only Knows"

## Charts[edit]

Chart (1975)  | Peak
position

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UK Albums Chart[3] | 30

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Thompson, Dave. Specs Appeal at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
2. ^ "Shadows, The - Specs Appeal (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs". Discogs. April 1975. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
3. ^ "The Shadows - Specs Appeal". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2011.

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The Shadows

* Hank Marvin
* Bruce Welch
* Brian Bennett
* Ian Samwell
* Mark Griffiths
* Jet Harris
* Tony Meehan
* Brian 'Licorice' Locking
* Warren Bennett
* John Rostill
* John Farrar
* Alan Tarney
* Alan Hawkshaw

Studio albums|

* The Shadows
* Out of the Shadows
* Dance with The Shadows
* The Sound of The Shadows
* Shadow Music
* Jigsaw
* From Hank, Bruce, Brian and John
* Shades of Rock
* Rockin' with Curly Leads
* Specs Appeal
* Tasty
* String of Hits
* Change of Address
* Hits Right Up Your Street
* Life in the Jungle
* XXV
* Guardian Angel
* Moonlight Shadows
* Simply Shadows
* Steppin' to the Shadows
* At Their Very Best
* Reflection

Singles|

* "Apache"
* "Man of Mystery"
* "F.B.I."
* "The Frightened City"
* "Kon-Tiki"
* "The Savage"
* "Wonderful Land"
* "Guitar Tango"
* "Dance On!"
* "Foot Tapper"
* "Atlantis"
* "Shindig"
* "Geronimo"
* "Theme for Young Lovers"
* "The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt"
* "Don't Make My Baby Blue"
* "The War Lord"
* "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
* "Let Me Be the One"
* "Don't Cry for Me Argentina"
* "Theme from the Deer Hunter (Cavatina)"
* "Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto"
* "Riders in the Sky"
* "Heart of Glass"
* "Equinoxe (Part V)"
* "The Third Man"
* "Telstar"
* "Imagine"/Woman"
* "Treat Me Nice"

Compilations|

* Greatest Hits
* 20 Golden Greats

Extended plays|

* The Shadows
* The Shadows to the Fore
* The Shadows No. 2
* The Shadows No. 3
* Spotlight on The Shadows
* The Boys
* Hits from the Young Ones
* Los Shadows
* Rhythm & Greens

Related articles|

* Discography
* Discography with Cliff Richard
* Cliff Richard
* Thank You Very Much (1979, live album)
* The Final Reunion (2009 DVD)

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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