Specs Appeal

Specs Appeal
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Studio album by The Shadows
Released	24 March 1975 (1975-03-24)
Recorded	April/May/August 1974
Genre	Rock
Length	36:36
Label	Columbia (EMI)
The Shadows chronology
Rockin' with Curly Leads (1973)Rockin' with Curly Leads1973 Specs Appeal (1975) Tasty (1977)Tasty1977

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Specs Appeal is the tenth rock album by British instrumental (and sometimes vocal) group The Shadows, released in 1975 through Columbia (EMI).

Track listing

Disc one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"God Only Knows"	Tony Asher, Brian Wilson	02:37
2.	"Cool Clear Air (Lead Vocal by John Farrar)"	Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett	02:52
3.	"Rose, Rose"	Bruce Welch, John Rostill	03:15
4.	"This House Runs on Sunshine (Lead vocal by Hank Marvin)"	Brian Bennett, Mike Redway	02:23
5.	"Colorado Songbird"	Brian Bennett	03:27
6.	"No No Nina (Lead vocal by Hank Marvin)"	John Farrar, Peter Best	02:53
Total length:			17:27

Disc two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Honourable Puff-Puff"	Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Brian Bennett, John Farrar, Dave Richmond	04:11
2.	"Don't Throw It All Away (Lead Vocal by Bruce Welch)"	Gary Benson, Dave Mindel	03:02
3.	"Spider Juice"	Hank Marvin	02:30
4.	"Let Me Be the One (Lead Vocal by Bruce Welch)"	Paul Curtis	02:45
5.	"Like Strangers"	Bruce Welch, Brian Bennett	03:49
6.	"Stand Up Like a Man (Lead Vocal by John Farrar and Bruce Welch)"	Ben Findon, Michael Myers	02:52
Total length:			19:09

Personnel

• Lead vocals - Hank Marvin, John Farrar & Bruce Welch
• Background vocals - Hank Marvin, John Farrar & Bruce Welch
• Electric & acoustic guitars - Hank Marvin, John Farrar & Bruce Welch
• Drums, percussion & piano - Brian Bennett
• Bass guitar - Alan Tarney, Dave Richmond
• ARP Synthesizer on "Like Strangers" - Brian Bennett & John Farrar
• String arrangements - John Fiddy
• Keyboards on "God Only Knows" - Graham Todd

Charts

Chart	Year	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	1975	30