The Shanes were a Swedish rock band active from 1963 to 1969.
The group played in a variety of British- and American-influenced styles, including British R&B, Merseybeat, and instrumental pop. They were successful in their home country, landing a string of top ten hit singles, including "Chris-Craft No. 9", which reached number 2 there in 1967.Richie Unterberger, [ The Shanes] at Allmusic They released one single in the UK on Columbia Records, "I Don't Want Your Love", but it did not chart there. Some of their songs such as "No-Nox" were sponsored by Gulf Oil Corporation (who sold No-Nox as their premium gas).
Members Lennart Grahn – vocals Tommy Wåhlberg – guitar, vocals Staffan Berggren – lead guitar, vocals Tor-Erik Rautio – drums Kit Sundqvist – keyboards, guitar, vocals Rolf Carvenius – saxophone Svante Elfgren – bass
Discography
LPs
Let Us Show You! (1964) The Shanegang (1965) Shanes Again! (1966) Ssss Shanes! (1967) VI (1967)
Swedish singles +YearSongB-sideChart positionAlbumKvällstoppenTio I Topp1963"Gunfight Saloon""The Ripper"1810A: Let Us Show You! B: non-album"Pistoleros""Oh, Wow!"——A: non-album B: non-album1964"Gun Rider""Banzai"——"Keep-A-Knockin'""Come on Sally"—8A: Let Us Show You! B: Let Us Show You!"Let Me Show You Who I Am""Say You Want Me"1011965"Georgia's Back In Town""My Lover Baby"——"I Don't Want Your Love""Sweet Little Rock'N'Roller"—4A: non-album B: non-album"Crazy Country Hop""My New Yorker"——"Skinny Minnie""It's Allright Babe"——1966"Blue Feeling""Break Down"66A: The Shanegang B: non-album"I Don't Care Babe""I Like To Know"—15A: non-album B: non-album"Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo""Dreamgirl"22A: Shanes Again! B: Shanes Again!"Can I Trust You""Like Before"172A: Ssss Shanes! B: non-album1967"Chris-Craft No. 9""Time"42"Drip-Drop""One Way To Love"122A: non-album B: non-album"Cara Mia""Without Your Love"55"Save The Last Dance For Me""Talkin' To Myself"94A: Ssss Shanes! B: non-album"Extra Kick!!!""No-Nox"——A: non-album B: non-album"Faces, Faces""It's No Use"——A: non-album B: VI1968"Friday Kind Of Monday""Bound For Nowhere"——A: non-album B: non-album
EPs
Shanes-Moonlighters live! (1965; Columbia SEGS-138) Let Me Tell Yah (1966; Columbia SEGS-147) Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo (1966; La Voz De Su Amo [Spain] EPL-14.302)
Compilations
The Best Of Shanes (1969) Shanes, 1963-68! (1983) Strictly Instrumental (1987) Hep Stars! Tages! Shanes! (1991) Bästa (1991) Hi Lili Hi Lo (1997) The Shanes (2000) The Shanes Original Album Series (2012) Let Them Show You: The Anthology 1964-1967 (2014)
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