String of Hits
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String of Hits is the twelfth rock album by British
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...

 instrumental (and sometimes vocal) group The Shadows
The Shadows
The Shadows are a British pop group with a total of 69 UK hit-charted singles: 35 as 'The Shadows' and 34 as 'Cliff Richard and the Shadows', from the 1950s to the 2000s. Cliff Richard in casual conversation with the British rock press frequently refers to the Shadows by their nickname: 'The Shads'...

, released in 1979 through Columbia (EMI).
The album was certified Platinum on the 25th of January, 1980.

Track listing

Personnel

  • Bass - Alan Jones
  • Drums, Percussion - Brian Bennett
    Brian Bennett
    Brian Laurence Bennett OBE, is an English drummer, pianist, composer, arranger and record producer of popular music. He is best known as the drummer of the UK rock and roll group, The Shadows....

  • Guitar, Vocals - Hank Marvin
    Hank Marvin
    Hank Brian Marvin is an English guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist for The Shadows. The group, which primarily performed instrumentals, was formed as a backing band for vocalist Cliff Richard...

    , Bruce Welch
    Bruce Welch
    Bruce Welch OBE, is an English guitarist, songwriter, producer and singer, best known as a member of The Shadows.-Biography:...

  • Piano - Alan Hawkshaw
    Alan Hawkshaw
    Alan Hawkshaw is a British composer and performer, particularly of themes for movies and television programmes...

  • Synthesizer - Dave Lawson

  • Engineer - Peter Vince
  • Assistant Engineer - Stefan Heller
  • Artwork and Design – Cream
  • Strings (arranged by) – Steve Gray
    Steve Gray (musician)
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  • Recorded at EMI, Abbey Road Studios
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     and The Music Centre, Wembley


Charts

Chart Year Peak
position
UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
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1979 1
Dutch Album Chart 1979 7
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