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It was the first single from Del Shannon since returning to the music scene after his battle against alcoholism. “Sea of Love” was recorded and released with the album “Drop Down and Get Me.” Originally written, recorded, and released by one-hit-wonder Phil Phillips in 1959 was first covered by Marty Wilde, also in 1959, and then by Del Shannon in ...

Stemming from Del Shannon’s 1963 album “Little Town Flirt” is the single “Two Kinds of Teardrops,” which was released in 1963.On the UK Singles Chart, it peaks in fifth place. Australia’s Kent Report charts the song at number seventeen and on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number fifty. On an international level, this song charted much better than in ...

“Handy Man” has been a cover song for many artists since it was originally co-written by Jimmy Jones and Otis Blackwell in 1959, then first released in 1960. It performed extremely well for Jones as a hit throughout the US Billboard charts with rankings of second with the US Billboard Hot 100 and third with the US Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop chart. For D...

Recorded and released in 1961, Del Shannon’s single “Hey! Little Girl!” earns itself its highest chart rank in the UK, placing in second with their Singles Chart. With Australia’s Kent Report at #12, and with the US Billboard Hot 100 at #38. What makes this single stand out compared to his previous hits of the same year is its optimism, serving as ...

In 1961, Del Shannon releases “So Long, Baby” and the song once again perform better within the nations outside the US as with the New Zealand Listener chart it scores in eighth place, on the UK Singles Chart in tenth place, and with Australia’s Kent Report at 16th place. With the US Billboard Hot 100, it charted at number twenty eight.

The yodeling within the single “The Swiss Maid” seems to have contributed towards the song peaking at number one with Australia’s Kent Report in 1962 after Del Shannon recorded it in 1961 with the original title as “Swiss Fair Maiden.” With the New Zealand Listener chart, it peaks at fourth place and with the US Billboard Easy Listening chart at #1...

The single “Little Town Flirt” was released in 1964, which charted at #12 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song actually did its best with Australia’s Kent Report by peaking at the very top spot while it placed fourth with the UK Singles Chart and seventh with the New Zealand Listener chart.

In 1964, one of three hit singles to realize an American top ten rank is Del Shannon’s “Keep Searchin’ (We’ll Follow the Sun),” which came in the ninth spot with the US Billboard Hot 100. This was also the case in Australia with its Kent Music Report. Meanwhile, in the UK Singles Chart, it peaked in third place.

The second of three hit singles to break into the top ten of the US Billboard Top 100 music charts coming from Del Shannon is the song “Hats Off to Larry,” which was peaked in fifth place in 1961. With the Canadian CHUM Hit Parade, it charted to top spot, while in Australia and New Zealand it peaks as high as second in both nations. It once again e...