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String of Hits is the twelfth studio album by British instrumental (and sometimes vocal) rock group The Shadows, released in 1979 through EMI.

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]

Background

The album was an attempt to cover recent hit singles in the Shadows' trademark instrumental style, along with rounding up some of their recent hit singles onto an LP, including the top 5 cover of "Don't Cry for Me Argentina". The arrangements were selected by Hank Marvin.[2]

Reception

The album reached No. 1 in the British albums chart and staying on top for a total of six weeks.[2] It was certified Platinum on 25 January 1980.[3]

Track listing

Disc one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Riders in the Sky"	Stan Jones	03:58
2.	"Parisienne Walkways"	Gary Moore, Phil Lynott	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 2nd Movement)"	Joaquín Rodrigo	03:30
6.	"Baker Street"	Gerry Rafferty	04:55

[1][4]

Personnel

Hank Marvin - Lead guitar
Bruce Welch - Rhythm guitar
Brian Bennett - Drums and percussion

With

Alan Jones - Bass guitar
Dave Lawson- Synthesizers
Alan Hawkshaw - Piano on "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and "You're The One That I Want"

Peter Vince - Engineer
Stefan Heller - Assistant Engineer
Artwork and Design – Cream
Steve Gray - Orchestral accompaniment on "Classical Gas", "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and "Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto De Aranjuez"
Recorded at EMI, Abbey Road Studios, London and The Music Centre, Wembley

[1][4]

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart[5]	1
Dutch Album Chart[6]	7

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[7]	Gold	39,251[7]
Netherlands (NVPI)[8]	Gold	50,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

Thompson, Dave. String of Hits at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
"String of Hits". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
"Switch "Search By" to title, enter "String of hits" in the search field and hit go". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
"Shadows, The - String of Hits at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
"The Shadows - String of Hits". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
Steffen Hung. "The Shadows - String of Hits". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
"Shadows" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
"Dutch album certifications – The Shadows – String of Hits" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 16 July 2022. Enter String of Hits in the "Artiest of titel" box.

v t e The Shadows
Hank Marvin Bruce Welch Brian Bennett Ian Samwell Mark Griffiths Jet Harris Tony Meehan Brian 'Licorice' Locking Warren Bennett John Rostill John Farrar Alan Tarney Alan Hawkshaw
Studio albums	The Shadows Out of the Shadows Dance with The Shadows The Sound of The Shadows Shadow Music Jigsaw From Hank, Bruce, Brian and John Shades of Rock Rockin' with Curly Leads Specs Appeal Tasty String of Hits Change of Address Hits Right Up Your Street Life in the Jungle XXV Guardian Angel Moonlight Shadows Simply Shadows Steppin' to the Shadows At Their Very Best Reflection
Singles	"Apache" "Man of Mystery" "F.B.I." "The Frightened City" "Kon-Tiki" "The Savage" "Wonderful Land" "Guitar Tango" "Dance On!" "Foot Tapper" "Atlantis" "Shindig" "Geronimo" "Theme for Young Lovers" "The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt" "Don't Make My Baby Blue" "The War Lord" "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue "Let Me Be the One" "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" "Theme from the Deer Hunter (Cavatina)" "Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto" "Riders in the Sky" "Heart of Glass" "Equinoxe (Part V)" "The Third Man" "Telstar" "Imagine"/Woman" "Treat Me Nice"
Compilations	Greatest Hits 20 Golden Greats
Extended plays	The Shadows The Shadows to the Fore The Shadows No. 2 The Shadows No. 3 Spotlight on The Shadows The Boys Hits from the Young Ones Los Shadows Rhythm & Greens
Related articles	Discography Discography with Cliff Richard Cliff Richard Thank You Very Much (1979, live album)

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