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Handy Man
Studio album by Del Shannon
Released	October 1964
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	28:41
Label	Amy
Producer	Embee Productions
Del Shannon chronology
Little Town Flirt (1963) Handy Man (1964) Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams (1965)
Singles from Handy Man
"Mary Jane" Released: February 1964 "Handy Man" Released: June 1964

Handy Man is the fourth studio album by American rock and roll singer-songwriter Del Shannon. It features the singles "Mary Jane" and "Handy Man", the latter reaching No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1964.

it also features His wide range of several contemporary hits with covers of "Ruby Baby", "A World Without Love", "Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)", "Crying" and two Berlee Singles. It reached No. 76 on the Cashbox albums chart where it stayed for 6 weeks.

The album was released on compact disc by Beat Goes On on August 25, 1998 as tracks 13 through 24 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 1 through 12 consisting of Shannon's Final Bigtop album from June 1963, Little Town Flirt

Bear Family included also the album in the 2004 Home and Away box set. Edsel Records included the album in the 2023 Stranger in Town: A Del Shannon Compendium box set.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
New Record Mirror
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

Billboard selected the album for a "Pop Special Merit" review, and stated that it does contain "Handy Man and 11 other in special rockin' style."

Cashbox praised Shannon for his "rich, wide-range baritone and distinctive, lyrical delivery carries him in good stead on “That’s The Way Love Is,” “I’ll Be Lonely Tomorrow” and “World Without Love"

Record Mirror described the album as a "excellently recorded, performed, and a great dance beat album."

Track listing

Charts

Singles

References

1. ^ "Hot 100". Billboard. August 22, 1964.
2. Press, Ivy (2004). 606 Heritage Galleries and Auctioneers, Music and Memorabilia Auction Catalog. Heritage Capital Corporation. p. 26. ISBN 1-9328-9925-1.
3. Reynolds, Robert (2019-12-26). The Music of Del Shannon. Lulu.com. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-359-89948-7.
4. ^ Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 332. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
5. "Little Town Flirt / Handy Man". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
6. "Home and Away: The Complete Recordings 1960-1970". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
7. "Stranger in Town: A Del Shannon Compendium". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
8. ^ Watson, Jimmy (13 February 1965). "albums reviewed by Norman Jopling and Peter Jones new albums reviewed by Norman Jopling and EPs released this month LPs: POWERFUL NEW L.P. FROM CLIFF BENNETT" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 205. p. 11. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
9. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1250. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
10. "Pop Special Merit: Handy Man". Billboard. Vol. 76, no. 41. October 10, 1964. p. 28.
11. "Cashbox Album Pop Pick Reviews: Handy Man". Cash Box. Vol. 26, no. 2. October 3, 1964. p. 30.
12. Whitburn, Joel (1982). Joel Whitburn's Bubbling under the hot 100, 1959-1981. Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-8982-0047-8.
13. ^ "DEL SHANNON". Official Charts. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
14. Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. p. 310. ISBN 1-56308-316-7.

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