Draft:...And The Music Plays On

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...And The Music Plays On
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1978
Recorded1967-1974
StudioOlympic Sound Studio, 117 Church Road, Barnes, London SW13, Rockfield Studios, Amberley Court, Rockfield Rd, Monmouth, Gwent, UK
GenreRock and Roll
Length38:27
LabelSunset
ProducerAndrew Oldham, Dave Edmunds, Del Shannon & Dan Bourgoise
Del Shannon chronology
Live in England
(1973)
...And The Music Plays On
(1978)
Drop Down and Get Me
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

...And The Music Play On is the 10th studio album by American singer-songwriter Del Shannon, released in March 1978 by Sunset Records. The album was produced by Shannon Himself, Dave Edmunds, Andrew Oldham, & Dan Bougoise. it was released in The UK & Australia Only.[2]

It featured songs that were previously recorded but were released here for the first time, other songs ("Led Along", "Mind Over Matter", "Runaway '67", "He Cheated", "Silently", "It's My Feeling", "Cut and Come Again", "My Love Has Gone", "Life Is But Nothing", "Easy to Say", "Friendly with You") would later released on a lost 1967 Album Home and Away in 2006.

The album was released on compact disc for the first time by Beat Goes On in February, 1996, as tracks 15 through 28 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 15 through 28 consisting of Shannon's Live Album from November 1973, Live in England.[3] Edsel Records included this CD in a box set entitled Stranger in Town: A Del Shannon Compendium, which contains 14th of his studio albums and three compilation and was released on February 24, 2023.[4]

Background and composition

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11 or the 14 original tracks from Andrew Looh Oldham sessions, (where he recorded in 1967 at Olympic Sound Studios)"[5] along with "Raindrops" and "Leaving You Behind", from Shannon's final recording sessions for Liberty Records that was produced by Del and Dan.[6] and the title track, "And The Music Plays On", the one song that Dace Edmunds had produced.[6] (where he recorded in 1974 in England)"[7]. The tracks were remixed and not the mix that Andrew had wanted to be. and it left some bad feelings there. Oldham wasn't happy about it, Shannon himself wasn't really happy about, Bourgoise wasn't really happy about it either, the bright and positive side about And The Music Plays On.[6]

Critical reception

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The album gained critical praise in some circles.[8] Bruce Eder of AllMusic said that "These are full-blown Phil Spector-style wall-of-sound productions, with very dense and elaborate arrangements of orchestra and chorus, with Shannon's voice at the center".[9]

Manchester Evening News stated that "it dates only 10 years back, not beyond that, when the best work was done".[10]

Track listing

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Side one

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It's My Feeling"Andrew Rose, David Skinner2:15
2."Mind Over Matter"Jeremy Paul Solomons2:47
3."Silently"Dan Bourgoise2:53
4."Cut And Come Again"Billy Nicholls2:49
5."My Love Has Gone"Ross Watson2:38
6."Led Along"Billy Nicholls2:22
7."Life Is But Nothing"Andrew Rose, David Skinner3:20

Side two

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."And The Music Plays On"Dan Bourgoise3:38
2."Easy to Say"Andrew Rose, David Skinner2:43
3."Friendly With You"Billy Nichols1:50
4."Raindrops"Dee Clark3:07
5."He Cheated" 2:05
6."Leaving You Behind"Brian Hyland2:30
7."Runaway '67"Del Shannon, Max Crook3:25

References

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  1. ^ ""And the Music Plays On" - Album Ratings". Allmusic. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  2. ^ "Del Shannon's 'Lost' 1967 Album". Zero to 180 - Three Minute Magic. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  3. ^ Del Shannon - Live in England/...And the Music Plays On Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2024-01-23
  4. ^ "Stranger in Town: A Del Shannon Compendium". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Home and Away Studio Session Photos". 2016-03-03. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  6. ^ a b c Young, Brian C. (30 June 2023). RUNAWAY - The Del Shannon Story. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 9798369401477.
  7. ^ Helander, Brock (2001-01-01). The Rockin' 60s: The People Who Made the Music. Schirmer Trade Books. ISBN 978-0-85712-811-9.
  8. ^ Reynolds, Robert (2019-12-26). The Music of Del Shannon. Lulu.com. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-359-89948-7.
  9. ^ And the Music Plays On - Del Shannon | Album | AllMusic, retrieved 2024-03-31
  10. ^ "Don't Rush". Manchester Evening News. March 25, 1978. p. 12. Retrieved March 24, 2024.