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The Shadows recorded their version of "Man of Mystery" in October 1960 and it was released as a double A-sided single with "The Stranger" in November. [4] " Man of Mystery" was released in the US and Canada by Atlantic Records in February 1962, with the flip side " Kon Tiki ", which had been released as a single in the UK in September 1961.
"Guitar Tango" is a song originally recorded in French in 1961 as "Guitare-Tango". It was written by Georges Liferman, Norman Maine and Jacques Plaint and there were versions recorded by Dario Moreno, Tino Rossi and Maya Casabianca.
"F.B.I." was written by the Shadows' Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch and Jet Harris, but due to complicated publishing contracts it was credited to their manager Peter Gormley. [3] The actual composers' names never appeared on the credits. It was released as a single by EMI on the Columbia label, with the B-side "Midnight", written by Marvin and Welch ...
"Wonderful Land" is an instrumental piece written by Jerry Lordan and first recorded and released as a single by The Shadows in February 1962. It stayed at number one for eight weeks on the UK Singles Chart, a feat only Elvis Presley (in 1960), the Shadows and the Archies (in 1969) managed in the whole of the 1960s.
"Dance On!" was written by Valerie Murtagh, Elaine Murtagh and Ray Adams, better known for being the members of pop vocal group the Avons.It was released with the B-side "All Day", written by Bruce Welch and Hank Marvin. [5]
Instead, in 1963, the Shadows had a small role in the film Summer Holiday and its producer Peter Yates needed some music for the radio in the bus scene, so they offered up "Foot Tapper". [4] It was released in February as a re-recorded double A-sided single with the pop standard " The Breeze and I " a week earlier than planned.
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The B-side "This Hammer" is a traditional song, originally titled "Take This Hammer" and was arranged by the Shadows. [ 3 ] Reviewed in Record Mirror , "Theme for Young Lovers" was described as an "easy on the ear treatment of a number from the film "Wonderful Life".