String of Hits

String of Hits
String of Hits
Studio album by The Shadows
Released	1 August 1979
Recorded	October 1978 and March, June and July 1979
Genre	Rock
Length	45:21
Label	EMI
Producer	The Shadows
The Shadows chronology

Released1 August 1979

RecordedOctober 1978 and March, June and July 1979

GenreRock

Length45:21

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Allmusic	^[1]

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

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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

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

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

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

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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
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