| The Shanes | |
|---|---|
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Tuolluvaara, Sweden |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1963–1969 |
The Shanes were a Swedish rock band active from 1963 to 1969.
The group played in a variety of British- and American-influenced styles, including British R&B, Merseybeat, and instrumental pop. They were successful in their home country, landing a string of top ten hit singles, including "Chris-Craft No. 9", which reached number 2 there in 1967. They released one single in the UK on Columbia Records, "I Don't Want Your Love", but it did not chart there.
Members
- Lennart Grahn – vocals
- Tommy Wåhlberg – guitar, vocals
- Staffan Berggren – lead guitar, vocals
- Tor-Erik Rautio – drums
- Kit Sundqvist – keyboards, guitar, vocals
- Rolf Carvenius – saxophone
- Svante Elfgren – bass
Discography
LPs
- Let Us Show You! (1964)
- The Shanegang (1965)
- Shanes Again! (1966)
- Ssss Shanes! (1967)
- VI (1967)
Swedish singles
| Year | Song | B-side | Chart position | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kvällstoppen | Tio I Topp | ||||
| 1963 | "Gunfight Saloon" | "The Ripper" | 18 | 10 | A: Let Us Show You!
B: non-album |
| "Pistoleros" | "Oh, Wow!" | — | — | A: non-album
B: non-album | |
| 1964 | "Gun Rider" | "Banzai" | — | — | |
| "Keep-A-Knockin'" | "Come on Sally" | — | 8 | A: Let Us Show You!
B: Let Us Show You! | |
| "Let Me Show You Who I Am" | "Say You Want Me" | 10 | 1 | ||
| 1965 | "Georgia's Back In Town" | "My Lover Baby" | — | — | |
| "I Don't Want Your Love" | "Sweet Little Rock'N'Roller" | — | 4 | A: non-album
B: non-album | |
| "Crazy Country Hop" | "My New Yorker" | — | — | ||
| "Skinny Minnie" | "It's Allright Babe" | — | — | ||
| 1966 | "Blue Feeling" | "Break Down" | 6 | 6 | A: The Shanegang
B: non-album |
| "I Don't Care Babe" | "I Like To Know" | — | 15 | A: non-album
B: non-album | |
| "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" | "Dreamgirl" | 2 | 2 | A: Shanes Again!
B: Shanes Again! | |
| "Can I Trust You" | "Like Before" | 17 | 2 | A: Ssss Shanes!
B: non-album | |
| 1967 | "Chris-Craft No. 9" | "Time" | 4 | 2 | |
| "Drip-Drop" | "One Way To Love" | 12 | 2 | A: non-album
B: non-album | |
| "Cara Mia" | "Without Your Love" | 5 | 5 | ||
| "Save The Last Dance For Me" | "Talkin' To Myself" | 9 | 4 | A: Ssss Shanes!
B: non-album | |
| "Extra Kick!!!" | "No-Nox" | — | — | A: non-album
B: non-album | |
| "Faces, Faces" | "It's No Use" | — | — | A: non-album
B: VI | |
| 1968 | "Friday Kind Of Monday" | "Bound For Nowhere" | — | — | A: non-album
B: non-album |
EPs
- Shanes-Moonlighters live! (1965; Columbia SEGS-138)
- Let Me Tell Yah (1966; Columbia SEGS-147)
- Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo (1966; La Voz De Su Amo EPL-14.302)
Compilations
- The Best Of Shanes (1969)
- Shanes, 1963-68! (1983)
- Strictly Instrumental (1987)
- Hep Stars! Tages! Shanes! (1991)
- Bästa (1991)
- Hi Lili Hi Lo (1997)
- The Shanes (2000)
- The Shanes Original Album Series (2012)
- Let Them Show You: The Anthology 1964-1967 (2014)
References
- Keiland, Markus. "MusikSök: The Shanes". Musiksok.se. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- Richie Unterberger, The Shanes at Allmusic