String of Hits

Studio album by The Shadows

Released

1 August 1979

Recorded

October 1978 and March/June/July 1979

Genre

Rock

Length

45:21

Label

EMI

Producer

The Shadows

The Shadows chronology

Tasty
(1977)

String of Hits
(1979)

Change of Address
(1980)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

String of Hits is the twelfth rock album by British instrumental (and sometimes vocal) group The Shadows, released in 1979 through EMI. The album was certified Platinum on 25 January 1980.^[2]

Track listing

Disc one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Riders in the Sky"	Stan Jones	03:58
2.	"Parisienne Walkways"	Phil Lynott, Gary Moore	03:34
3.	"Classical Gas"	Mason Williams	03:08
4.	"Theme From The Deer Hunter"	Stanley Myers	03:28
5.	"Bridge Over Troubled Water"	Paul Simon	04:42
6.	"You're the One That I Want"	John Farrar	03:05

Disc two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Heart of Glass"	Debbie Harry, Chris Stein	03:39
2.	"Don't Cry for Me Argentina"	Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice	03:33
3.	"Song For Duke"	Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Brian Bennett	04:02
4.	"Bright Eyes"	Mike Batt	03:47
5.	"Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto De Aranjuez" (Theme from the 2nd movement)	Joaquín Rodrigo	03:30
6.	"Baker Street"	Gerry Rafferty	04:55

^[1]^[3]

Personnel

Lead Guitar - Hank Marvin
Rhythm Guitar - Bruce Welch
Drums & Percussion - Brian Bennett
Bass Guitar - Alan Jones
Piano - Alan Hawkshaw
Synthesizers - Dave Lawson
Engineer - Peter Vince
Assistant Engineer - Stefan Heller
Artwork and Design – Cream
Strings arranged by – Steve Gray
Recorded at EMI, Abbey Road Studios, London and The Music Centre, Wembley

^[1]^[3]

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	1^[4]
Dutch Album Chart	7^[5]

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)^[6]	gold	39,251^[6]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1 2 3 Thompson, Dave. String of Hits at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
↑ "Switch "Search By" to title, enter "String of hits" in the search field and hit go". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
1 2 "Shadows, The - String Of Hits at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
↑ "The Shadows - String Of Hits". Chart Stats. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
↑ Steffen Hung. "The Shadows - String Of Hits". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
1 2 "Shadows" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2013-08-28.

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" "FBI" "Kon-Tiki" "The Savage" "Wonderful Land" "Dance On!" "Foot Tapper" "Atlantis" "Geronimo" "Theme for Young Lovers" "The Rise and Fall of Flingle Bunt" "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	20 Golden Greats

Extended plays	The Shadows The Shadows to the Fore Spotlight on The Shadows The Boys

Related articles	Discography Discography with Cliff Richard Cliff Richard Thank You Very Much (1979, live album)

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