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The solo discography of British rock group the Shadows consists of 21 studio albums, five live albums, 25 EPs and 67 singles. They are known for having been the backing group for Cliff Richard in the 1950s and 1960s; however, they were also extremely successful without Richard, and had several number-one hits, notably their first "Apache" in 1960.
| The Shadows discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 21 |
| EPs | 25 |
| Live albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 35 |
| Singles | 67 |
| Video albums | 4 |
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
FIN [3] |
GER [4] |
NL [5] |
NZ [6] | |||
| The Shadows |
|
1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Out of the Shadows |
|
1 | — | — | 18 | — | — | |
| Dance with the Shadows |
|
2 | — | — | 11 | — | — | |
| The Sound of the Shadows |
|
4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Shadow Music |
|
5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Jigsaw |
|
8 | 7 | 13 | — | — | — | |
| From Hank, Bruce, Brian and John |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Shades of Rock | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Rockin' with Curly Leads |
|
45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Specs Appeal |
|
30 | — | 29 | — | — | — | |
| Tasty |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| String of Hits |
|
1 | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | |
| Change of Address |
|
17 | — | 16 | — | 33 | — |
|
| Hits Right Up Your Street |
|
15 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| Life in the Jungle |
|
24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| XXV |
|
34 | 38 | — | — | — | 33 | |
| Guardian Angel |
|
98 | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
| Moonlight Shadows |
|
6 | — | — | — | 65 | 3 |
|
| Simply Shadows |
|
11 | — | — | — | — | 31 |
|
| Steppin' to the Shadows |
|
11 | — | — | — | — | 31 |
|
| Reflection |
|
5 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
DEN [12] | ||
| "Live" in Japan |
|
— | — |
| Live at the Paris Olympia |
|
— | — |
| Live at Abbey Road |
|
— | — |
| The Final Tour |
|
37[A] | 5 |
| Live at the BBC |
|
— | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||
Compilation albums
Main compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
FIN [3] |
NL [5] |
NZ [6] | |||
| The Shadows Greatest Hits |
|
2 | — | — | — | — | |
| 20 Golden Greats |
|
1 | 6 | — | 2[B] | 26[C] | |
| Another String of Hot Hits |
|
16 | — | 7 | 39 | — |
|
| At Their Very Best |
|
12 | — | 28 | — | — |
|
| Themes and Dreams |
|
21 | — | — | — | — |
|
| Shadows in the Night |
|
22 | — | — | — | — | |
| 50 Golden Greats |
|
35 | — | — | — | — |
|
| Complete Singles As & Bs 1959–1980 |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| Life Story – The Very Best of the Shadows |
|
7 | — | — | — | — |
|
| Platinum Collection |
|
30 | — | — | 8[D] | — | |
| The First 60 Years |
|
22 | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||
Budget compilation albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Somethin' Else!! |
|
| Mustang |
|
| The Shadows at the Movies |
|
| Rock on with the Shadows |
|
| The Shadows Live |
|
| Silver Album |
|
| The EP Collection |
|
| The EP Collection Volume Two |
|
| The EP Collection Volume Three |
|
| The Best of the Shadows |
|
| The Very Best of the Shadows |
|
| Essential Collection |
|
| The Collection |
|
Foreign compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN [13] |
GER [4] |
NL [5] |
NOR [14] |
NZ [6] | ||
| The Shadows' Bestsellers |
|
— | 11 | — | — | — |
| The Great Shadows |
|
— | 19 | — | — | — |
| Brilliant Shadows – Brilliant Songs |
|
— | 20 | — | — | — |
| Space Hits |
|
— | — | 22 | — | — |
| 20 Golden Greats Volume 2 |
|
— | — | — | — | 7 |
| The Shadows Collection |
|
— | — | — | — | 14 |
| Guitars in Love |
|
— | — | 41 | — | — |
| The Definitive Guitar Album |
|
— | — | 66 | — | — |
| Wonderful Shadows |
|
5 | — | — | — | — |
| Kon Tiki: De Beste 1960–1980 |
|
— | — | — | 3 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||
Box sets
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Shadows Collection |
|
| The Shadows Collection |
|
| The Early Years |
|
| The Shadows Complete |
|
| Original Album Series |
|
| Boxing the Shadows 1980–1990 |
|
Video albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Shadows Live |
|
| At Their Very Best Live |
|
| The Final Tour |
|
| Live in Liverpool |
|
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK [15] | ||
| The Shadows |
|
1 |
| The Shadows to the Fore |
|
1 |
| Spotlight on the Shadows |
|
1 |
| The Shadows No. 2 |
|
12 |
| The Shadows No. 3 |
|
13 |
| Wonderful Land of the Shadows |
|
6 |
| The Boys |
|
1 |
| Out of the Shadows |
|
3 |
| Dance On with the Shadows |
|
16 |
| Out of the Shadows No. 2 |
|
20 |
| Foot Tapping with the Shadows |
|
7 |
| Los Shadows |
|
4 |
| Shindig with the Shadows |
|
8 |
| Those Brilliant Shadows |
|
6 |
| Rhythm & Greens |
|
8 |
| Dance with the Shadows |
|
— |
| Dance with the Shadows No. 2 |
|
— |
| Themes from Aladdin |
|
14 |
| Dance with the Shadows No. 3 |
|
16 |
| Alice in Sunderland |
|
— |
| The Sound of the Shadows |
|
— |
| The Sound of the Shadows No. 2 |
|
— |
| The Sound of the Shadows No. 3 |
|
— |
| Those Talented Shadows |
|
9 |
| On Stage and Screen |
|
— |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||
1950s–1960s
| Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications [E] | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
BEL (FLA) [17] |
GER [4] |
IRE [18] |
NL [5] |
NZ [19][20] |
NOR [21] |
SPA [22] |
SWE [23] | ||||
| "Feelin' Fine" b/w "Don't Be a Fool (With Love)" As the Drifters |
1959 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Jet Black" b/w "Driftin'" As the Drifters |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Lonesome Fella" b/w "Saturday Dance" |
31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Apache" b/w "Quatermasster's Stores" |
1960 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 8 | — |
| |
| "Man of Mystery" b/w "The Stranger" |
5 | — 88 |
— | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — |
| ||
| "F.B.I." b/w "Midnight" |
1961 | 6 | 60 | 18 | — | — | 18 | 3 | — | — | — |
| |
| "The Frightened City" b/w "Back Home" |
3 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | — |
| ||
| "Kon-Tiki" b/w "36-24-36" |
1 | 4 | — | 29 | — | 12 | 5 | 7 | — | — | |||
| "Shadoogie" [F] b/w "Blue Star" / "Quatermasster's Stores" (non-album track) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Shadows | ||
| "The Savage" b/w "Peace Pipe" |
10 | 8 | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | The Young Ones | ||
| "Wonderful Land" b/w "Stars Fell on Stockton" |
1962 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
|
Non-album singles |
| "Guitar Tango" b/w "What a Lovely Tune" |
4 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 7 |
| ||
| "The Boys" [G] b/w "The Girls" |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |||
| "Dance On!" b/w "All Day" |
1 | 9 | 14 | 45 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 3 |
| ||
| "Foot Tapper" b/w "The Breeze and I" (from Somethin' Else!!) |
1963 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | — | 3 |
|
Summer Holiday |
| "Atlantis" b/w "I Want You to Want Me" |
2 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4 |
|
Non-album singles | |
| "Shindig" b/w "It's Been a Blue Day" |
6 | 10 | — | — | 7 | 24 | — | 5 | — | 14 | |||
| "Geronimo" b/w "Shazam" |
11 | 8 | — | — | 10 | 29 | — | 10 | 18 | — | |||
| "Theme for Young Lovers" b/w "This Hammer" (non-album track) |
1964 | 12 | 19 | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | 15 | Wonderful Life | |
| "The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt" b/w "It's a Man's World" |
5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 13 | Non-album singles | ||
| "Rhythm & Greens" b/w "The Miracle" |
22 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Genie with the Light Brown Lamp" b/w "Little Princess" |
17 | 22 | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Mary Anne" b/w "Chu-Chi" |
1965 | 17 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Stingray" b/w "Alice in Sunderland" |
19 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Don't Make My Baby Blue" b/w "My Grandfather's Clock" |
10 | 39 | — | — | — | 34 | 12 | — | — | — | |||
| "The War Lord" b/w "I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Arthur" |
18 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Met a Girl" b/w "Late Night Set" |
1966 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "A Place in the Sun" b/w "Will You Be There" |
24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Dream I Dream" b/w "Scotch on the Socks" |
42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Maroc 7" b/w "Bombay Duck" |
1967 | 24 | — 49 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Tomorrow's Cancelled" b/w "Somewhere" |
57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Dear Old Mrs Bell" b/w "Trying to Forget the One You Love" |
1968 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" b/w "Midnight Cowboy" (Hank Marvin solo track) |
1969 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
1970s
| Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
BEL (FLA) [17] |
FIN [3] |
GER [4] |
IRE [18] |
NL [5] |
NOR [21] |
SPA [22] | ||||
| "River Deep Mountain High" [H] b/w "Lucille" |
1970 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Shades of Rock | |
| "Turn Around and Touch Me" b/w "Jungle Jam" |
1973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rockin' with Curly Leads | |
| "Let Me Be the One" b/w "Stand Up Like a Man" |
1975 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 47 | 10 | — | 2 | 14 | Specs Appeal | |
| "Run Billy Run" b/w "Honorable Puff-Puff" (from Specs Appeal) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "It'll Be Me Babe" b/w "Like Strangers" (from Specs Appeal) |
1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Another Night" b/w "Cricket Bat Boogie" |
1977 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tasty | |
| "Love Deluxe" b/w "Sweet Saturday Night" |
1978 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" b/w "Montezuma's Revenge" (from Tasty) |
5 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — |
|
String of Hits | |
| "Theme from 'The Deer Hunter' (Cavatina)" b/w "Bermuda Triangle" (from Tasty) |
1979 | 9 | 1 | 10 | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | ||
| "Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto de Aranjuez" b/w "Song for Duke" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
1980s
| Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
FIN [3] |
IRE [18] |
NZ [6] | |||
| "Riders in the Sky" b/w "Rusk" (non-album track) |
1980 | 12 | 21 | 6 | — | String of Hits |
| "Heart of Glass" b/w "Return to the Alamo" (from Tasty) |
— | — | — | — | ||
| "Equinoxe (Part V)" b/w "Fender Bender" (non-album track) |
50 | — | — | — | Change of Address | |
| "Mozart Forte" b/w "Fender Bender" |
— | — | — | — | ||
| "Black Is Black" [I] b/w "Return to the Alamo" (from Tasty) |
— | 29 | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "The Third Man" b/w "The Fourth Man" |
1981 | 44 | — | — | — | Hits Right Up Your Street |
| "Telstar" b/w "Summer Love '59" |
— | — | — | — | ||
| "Imagine/Woman" b/w "Hats Off to Wally" |
— | — | — | — | ||
| "Chi Mai" [J] b/w "Summer Love '59" |
— | — | — | — | ||
| "Theme from Missing" b/w "The Shady Lady" (non-album track) |
1982 | — | — | — | — | Life in the Jungle |
| "Treat Me Nice" b/w "Spot the Ball" (non-album track) |
— | — | — | — | ||
| "Chariots of Fire" [K] b/w "Life in the Jungle" |
— | — | — | — | ||
| "Diamonds" b/w "Elevenis" (non-album track) |
1983 | 132[24] | — | — | — | XXV |
| "Going Home (Theme from Local Hero)" b/w "Cat 'n' Mouse" |
112[24] | — | — | — | ||
| "On a Night Like This" b/w "Thing-Me-Jig" (from Hits Right Up Your Street) |
1984 | 107[25] | — | — | — | Guardian Angel |
| "How Do I Love Thee" [L] b/w "Johnny Staccato" |
— | — | — | 34 | ||
| "Hammerhead" [M] b/w "Can't Play Your Game" |
1985 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Moonlight Shadow" b/w "Johnny Staccato" (from Guardian Angel) |
1986 | 108[26] | — | — | — | Moonlight Shadows |
| "Dancing in the Dark" b/w "Turning Point" (from Guardian Angel) |
175[26] | — | — | — | ||
| "Themes from EastEnders and Howards' Way" b/w "No Dancing" (from Life in the Jungle) |
86 | — | — | — | Simply Shadows | |
| "Pulaski" (Theme from the BBC TV series) b/w "Change of Address" (from Change of Address) |
1987 | 108[27] | — | — | — | |
| "Walking in the Air" b/w "Outdigo" (from Change of Address) |
116[27] | — | — | — | ||
| "Mountains of the Moon" b/w "Stack-It" |
1989 | 108 | — | — | — | Steppin' to the Shadows |
| "Shadowmix" (medley) b/w "Arty's Party" (from Change of Address) |
81 | — | — | — | Reflection | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||
All the hit (& misses) singles e.g. Apache (et al.) were published as individual (2xA4 page) sheet music during the release of the single until the late 1970s when publishers switched to books featuring multiple hits.
- A1. The Album of Guitar Favourites, 1961, The Shadows Music Ltd/Belinda Ltd. No ISBN
- A2. The 2nd Album of Guitar Favourities, 1961, The Shadows Music Ltd/Belinda Ltd. No ISBN
- A3. The 3rd Album of Guitar Favourities, 1962, The Shadows Music Ltd/Belinda Ltd. No ISBN
- A4. The 4th Album of Guitar Favourities, 1964, The Shadows Music Ltd/Belinda Ltd. No ISBN
- A5. The 5th Album of Guitar Favourities, 1964, The Shadows Music Ltd/Belinda Ltd. No ISBN
- A6. The 6th Album of Guitar Favourities, 1965, The Shadows Music Ltd/Belinda Ltd. No ISBN
- A7. The 7th Album of Guitar Favourities, 1966, The Shadows Music Ltd/Belinda Ltd. No ISBN
- A8. The 8th Album of Guitar Favourities, 1966, The Shadows Music Ltd/Belinda Ltd. No ISBN
- A9. The 9th Album of Guitar Favourities, 1967, The Shadows Music Ltd/Carlin Music Ltd. No ISBN
- A10. The Shadows Album of Rhythm & Greens, 1964, The Shadows Music Ltd/Belinda Music Ltd. No ISBN
- A11. The Shadows Modern Electric Guitar Tutor, 196?, The Shadows Music Ltd/Belinda Ltd. No ISBN
- A12. The Shadows Guitar Book, 1964, Francis, Day & Hunter. No ISBN
- A13. The Shadows Then and Now, 1981, EMI Music Publishing. ISBN ?
- A14. The Big Hits of The Shadows, 19??, Wise Publications, ISBN 0-7119-0815-X
- A15. The Shadows, Guitar Legends Tab, 19??, Faber Music, ISBN 978-0-571-52585-0
- A16. Hits of The Shadows. Off the record., 1992, IMP, ISBN ?
- A17. Frank Ifield Album, 196?, Shadows Music/Belinda, no ISBN
- A18. The Mersey Beat, 196?, Shadows music/Belinda, no ISBN
- A19. Marvin Welch and Farrar, 1970, Music Sales Ltd. ISBN
- B1. Cliff and the Shadows Album, 196?, B.Feldman & co ltd, no ISBN
- B2. The Young Ones & Summer Holiday 1963, Elstree Music ltd, no ISBN
- B3. Finders Keepers, 1966, Carlin Music, no ISBN
- B4. Aladdin—Guitar album, 1964, Shadows Music/Belinda, no ISBN
- B5. Aladdin—Vocal album, 1964, Shadows Music/Belinda, no ISBN
- B6. Established 1958, 1968, Shadows Music/Carlin Music, no ISBN
- C1. Play Guitar with Hank Marvin, 200?, Wise Publications, ISBN 978-0-7119-8092-1
- C2. Lick Library: Learn to play Hank Marvin, 200?, Roadrock Intl, ISBN "RDR0061"
- C3. Jam with Hank Marvin, 200?, Faber Music, ISBN 978-0-571-52732-8
- C4. Hank Marvin's Guitar Instruction Book, 200?, Hudson Music, ISBN 0-7119-9369-6
- C5. Lick Library: Learn to play Hank Marvin (Vol.2), 200?, Roadrock Intl, ISBN "RDR0061"
- C6. Hank Marvin's Guitar Tutor, 200?, IMP, ISBN 978-0-86359-749-7
- D1. Diamonds—piano solo with guitar chords, 1963, Francis day and Hunter, ISBN ?
- D2. The Jet Harris Guitar book, Francis Day & Hunter Ltd. [ISBN unspecified] (16 pages)
- E1. Brian Bennett's Drum Tutor, 196?, ?, ISBN ?
- E2. Guide to Teen-Beat Drumming, 1964, the Shadows Music Ltd & Belinda London Ltd.
- Sheet Music (sold as individual song/tune sheets)
- Apache (2 designs)
- Quartermasters Stores
- Man of Mystery (2 designs)
- The Stranger
- F.B.I.
- The Frightened City
- Kon Tiki (2 designs)
- The Savage
- Wonderful Land (2 designs)
- Stars fell on stockton
- Guitar Tango
- Dance On
- The Boys
- The Girls
- Foot Tapper
- Atlantis
- Shindig
- Geronimo
- Shazam!
- The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt
- Rhythm & Greens
- The Miracle
- Alice in Sunderland
- Stingray
- Mary Anne
- Chu-Chi
- Don't Make My Baby Blue
- The War Lord
- I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Arthur
- I Met a Girl
- Scotch on the Socks
- The Dreams I Dream
- A Place in the Sun
- Maroc 7
- Bombay Duck
- Thunderbirds theme
- Let Me Be the One
- Run Billy Run
- Riders in the Sky
- For the Shadows' recordings with Cliff Richard, see Cliff Richard albums discography and Cliff Richard singles discography
- For the solo discography of Shadows' member Hank Marvin, see Hank Marvin discography
- The British Disc music paper awarded silver discs (for UK sales of 250,000) from 1959 until 1973. Awards were based on sales figures submitted by record companies. In 1973, it was superseded by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) setting up an 'official' certification award system.[16]
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