Guardian Angel (album)

Guardian Angel

Studio album by The Shadows

Released

November 1984

The Shadows chronology

XXV
(1983)

Guardian Angel
(1984)

Moonlight Shadows
(1986)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Guardian Angel is the sixteenth rock album by British instrumental (and sometimes vocal) group The Shadows, released in November, 1984 through Polydor Records.

Release

Guardian Angel was the group's first album to be released on LP and CD simultaneously and only the group's second CD release. It had the distinction of being the group's only 1980s album to contain mostly original material, except for one track. The album and its single, "On A Night Like This" were not promoted strongly by Polydor and the album failed in commercial terms, spending one week at number 98 in the UK album chart.^[2] Only two tracks from this album became part of The Shadows' live repertoire, during the January to March 1985 "down-under" tour in Australia and New Zealand; the two tracks being "How Do I Love Thee" and "Hammerhead".

The album was reissued on CD in December, 1998 on the now defunct See for Miles Records label and added eight tracks, two of which had never been issued on CD before.

Track listing

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Disc one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"How Do I Love Thee"	Eddie Philips
2.	"Hammerhead"	Dick Plant
3.	"The Saturday Western"	Tim Renwick
4.	"Look Back On Love"	Brian Bennett
5.	"Johnny Staccato"	Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Bennett
6.	"I Will Return"	Philip Cordell

Disc two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"(I'm Gonna Be Your) Guardian Angel (Lead Vocal by Hank Marvin)"	Kevin Fitzpatrick
2.	"Can't Play Your Game (Lead Vocal by Hank Marvin)"	Wilkinson, Anthony Wimshurst
3.	"On A Night Like This (Lead Vocal by Bruce Welch)"	[John Davis]
4.	"Turning Point"	Marvin, Welch, Bennett
5.	"Our Albert"	Marvin, Bennett

Personnel

Hank Marvin - Lead Guitar & Vocals
Bruce Welch - Rhythm Guitar & Vocals
Brian Bennett - Drums & Percussion
Cliff Hall - Keyboards
Alan Jones - Bass Guitar
Tony Rivers - Vocal Help

References

↑ Thompson, Dave. Guardian Angel at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
↑ Record Mirror magazine, Morgan-Grampian 1984.
↑ "Shadows, The - Guardian Angel (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-08-30.

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" "FBI" "Kon-Tiki" "The Savage" "Wonderful Land" "Dance On!" "Foot Tapper" "Atlantis" "Geronimo" "Theme for Young Lovers" "The Rise and Fall of Flingle Bunt" "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	20 Golden Greats

Extended plays	The Shadows The Shadows to the Fore Spotlight on The Shadows The Boys

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