The Shangri-Las / discography

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This discography is an overview of the musical works of the US girl group The Shangri-Las .

Albums

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US
1965 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack US109 (6 weeks)
US
Republished in 1983 on Charly
Shangri-Las '65 -
Republished in 1984 on Charly

Compilations (selection)

  • 1966: Golden Hits , Mercury Records (re-released 1973 on Philips )
  • 1978: Teen Anguish Vol. 2 , Charly Records
  • 1984: Leader of the Pack , Topline (UK) / Astan (US)
  • 1987: Greatest Hits , Topline (UK, CD)
  • 1987: Shangri-Las , The Collection (UK, CD)
  • 1988: Greatest Hits , Spectrum (UK, CD)
  • 1989: Leader of the Pack , Crusader (UK, CD)
  • 1990: Remember , Instant (UK, CD / LP)
  • 1995: Myrmidons of Melodrama , RPM (UK, CD)

Singles

Chart placements

year Title
music label 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US
1964 Remember (Walking in the Sand)
Red Bird 		UK14 (12 weeks)
UK 		US5 (11 weeks)
US
B-side: It's Easier to Cry
Leader of the Red Bird Pack
 UK11 (9 weeks)
UK 		US1 (12 weeks)
US
B-side: What Is Love?
Give Him a Great Big Kiss
Red Bird 		- US18 (9 weeks)
US
B-side: Twist and Shout
Maybe
Red Bird 		- US91 (2 weeks)
US
B-side: Shout
1965 Out in the Streets
Red Bird 		- US53 (6 weeks)
US
B-side: The Boy
Give Us Your Blessings
Red Bird 		- US29 (8 weeks)
US
B-side: Heaven Only Knows
Right Now and Not Later
Red Bird 		- US99 (2 weeks)
US
B-side: Train from Kansas City
I Can Never Go Home Anymore
Red Bird 		- US6 (11 weeks)
US
B-side: Bulldog
1966 Long Live Our Love
Red Bird 		- US33 (6 weeks)
US
B-side: Sophisticated Boom Boom
Hey Cried
Red Bird 		- US65 (6 weeks)
US
B-side: Dressed in Black
Past, Present and Future
Red Bird 		- US59 (6 weeks)
US
B-side: Paradise
1972 Leader of the Pack
Kama Sutra 		UK3 (14 weeks)
UK 		-
B-side: Remember (Walking in the Sand)
1976 Leader of the Pack
Charly 		UK7 (11 weeks)
UK 		-
B-side: Give Him a Great Big Kiss
chart entry on June 5, 1976 at number 48, in the following week improvement to number 43, from June 19, 1976 valued together with the Contempo single
Leader of the Pack
Contempo 		UK7 (11 weeks)
UK 		-
B-side: Remember (Walking in the Sand)
chart entry on June 12, 1976 at number 47, from June 19, 1976 on together with the Charly single

Further single and EP releases (selection)

  • 1965: The Shangri-Las (EP) (Red Bird)
  • 1967: The Sweet Sound of Summer / I'll Never Learn (Mercury)
  • 1967: Take Your Time / Footsteps on the Roof (Mercury)
  • 1973: Give Him a Great Big Kiss // New York Is a Lonely Town / The Boy from New York City (Buddah)
  • 1976: Remember (Walking in the Sand) / Leader of the Pack // Give Him a Great Big Kiss / Past, Present and Future (Charly)
  • 1976: Past, Present and Future // Give Him a Great Big Kiss / Remember (Walking in the Sand) (Philips)
  • 1978: Leader of the Pack / The Boy from New York City (Charly)
  • 1989: Leader of the Pack / Remember (Walking in the Sand) / Chapel of Love (Old Gold) (CD single)

literature

  • MC Strong: The Great Rock Discography . 3. Edition. Edinburgh / Ffm. 1996, ISBN 0-86241-604-3 , pp. 736 f.

swell

  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: UK US

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