String of Hits

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

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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

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