Runaway with Del Shannon

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Runaway with Del Shannon
File:Runaway (Del Shannon song) single cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1961
GenreRock and roll
Length28:55
LabelBigtop
ProducerEmbee Productions
Del Shannon chronology
Runaway with Del Shannon
(1961)
Hats Off to Del Shannon
(1962)
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Runaway with Del Shannon is the 1961 debut album by American rock 'n' roll singer-songwriter Del Shannon. It was released shortly after and contains Shannon's best-known hit, "Runaway". It is regarded by critics as having helped bridge the period between early rock and the British Invasion.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Del Shannon, except where noted.

Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Misery"Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman1:57
2."Day Dreams" 2:12
3."His Latest Flame"Pomus, Shuman2:20
4."The Prom" 2:20
5."The Search" 2:25
6."Runaway"Max Crook, Shannon2:20
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Wake Up Crying"Burt Bacharach, Hal David2:00
2."Wide Wide World"Pomus, Shuman2:01
3."I'll Always Love You" 2:13
4."Lies" 2:35
5."He Doesn't Care" 2:09
6."Jody"Crook, Shannon2:23

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