Rock On! | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1991 | |||
Recorded | 1989-1990 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Label |
Silvertone Gone Gator/ MCA [1] | |||
Producer | Mike Campbell, Jeff Lynne | |||
Del Shannon chronology | ||||
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Rock On! is an album by the American musician Del Shannon, released posthumously in 1991. [2] [3]
The album was produced by Mike Campbell and Jeff Lynne. [4] It was mostly completed when Shannon committed suicide, in February 1990. [5] Tom Petty and some of the Heartbreakers played on Rock On! [6] Richard Greene played fiddle on "Let's Dance". [7] " What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am?" is a cover of the Tams song. [8] George Harrison played guitar on "I Got You"; he also contributed backing vocals to "Hot Love", a B-side to "Callin' Out My Name". [9] [10]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [11] |
Calgary Herald | C [12] |
Chicago Tribune | [5] |
Goldmine | [9] |
Los Angeles Daily News | [7] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [13] |
The Calgary Herald lamented that "you'll hear a tired-sounding old rocker making one more half-hearted stab at a comeback." [12] The Edmonton Journal noted that "Shannon was always a first-class writer of merry melodies and ringing country guitar licks that poured upbeat empathy on our saddest moments." [14] The Indianapolis Star panned the production, writing that "the 10 songs are Electric Light Orchestra layered over '60s-style rock." [15]
All tracks are written by Del Shannon, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Walk Away" | Del Shannon, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne | 3:37 |
2. | "Who Left Who?" | 3:20 | |
3. | "Are You Lovin' Me Too" | 3:14 | |
4. | "Callin' Out My Name" | 3:44 | |
5. | " I Go to Pieces" | 3:59 | |
6. | "Lost in a Memory" | 3:35 | |
7. | "I Got You (The Birds' Song)" | 3:41 | |
8. | " What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am?" | Ray Whitley | 3:15 |
9. | "When I Had You" | 4:17 | |
10. | "Let's Dance" | 3:31 |
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