Little Town Flirt (album)

Little Town Flirt
Studio album by
Del Shannon
ReleasedJune 1963
GenreRock and roll
Length29:28
LabelBigtop Records
ProducerEmbee Productions
Del Shannon chronology
Hats Off to Del Shannon
(1963) 		Little Town Flirt
(1963) 		Handy Man
(1964)
Alternate cover
Little Town Flirt (UK)
Singles from Little Town Flirt
  1. "Little Town Flirt"
    Released: November 1962
  2. "Two Kinds of Teardrops"
    Released: March 1963

Little Town Flirt is the third studio album by American rock and roll singer-songwriter Del Shannon, released in June 1963 by Bigtop Records. His final album for the label, it features the singles "Two Kinds of Teardrops" and "Little Town Flirt". They peaked at numbers 50 and 12, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart,[1] number 55, and 12, on the Cashbox Single Charts in the United States,[2] and numbers 5 and 4, respectively, in the United Kingdom.[3]

Little Town Flirt included multiple cover songs, including "Dream Baby", "Go Away Little Girl", and "Runaround Sue". It also included Del Shannon's second U.S. top five hit, "Hats off to Larry".

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated June 22, 1963, and remained on the album chart for 26 weeks, peaking at No. 12, his highest position had achieved on that chart.[4] It reached No. 19 on the Cashbox albums chart, where it stayed for 22 weeks.[5] It entered the UK albums chart on November 2, 1963, reaching number 15 over the course of five weeks.[6]

The album was released on Compact Disc by Beat Goes On on August 25, 1998, paired with Shannon's 1964 album Handy Man.[7] Bear Family included also the album in the 2004 Home and Away box set.[8] Edsel Records included the album in the 2023 Stranger in Town: A Del Shannon Compendium box set.[9]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[12]
New Record Mirror[11]

Billboard in its Spotlight of the Week album reviews, "saying the title track is included with "a flock of his other winners".[13]

Cashbox described the album as a "teen-angled dancing and listening disk."[14]

New Record Mirror called it "excellent album" and stated that "A few other hits will be noticed if you scan the title list. Undoubtedly another winner as Del is in top form".[15]

Richie Unterberger of AllMusic noted that "Half of the songs on Shannon's second album [...] are on Greatest Hits. These are also the best and most popular songs on Little Town Flirt, which is filled out with competent but unremarkable covers of early '60s hits [...] That means that everyone except Shannon collectors should head to Greatest Hits instead."[10]

Track listing

US release

Side one

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Two Kinds of Teardrops"Del Shannon, Maron McKenzie2:29
2."Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)"Cindy Walker2:35
3."Happiness"Del Shannon, Jim Ellis2:20
4."Hey! Little Girl"Del Shannon2:28
5."She Thinks I Still Care"Dickey Lee, Steve Duffy2:40
6."Runaway"Max Crook, Shannon2:19

Side two

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Runaround Sue"Dion DiMucci, Ernie Maresca2:36
2."Hats Off to Larry"Del Shannon2:00
3."Kelly"Del Shannon, Marron McKenzie2:39
4."Hey! Baby"Margaret Cobb, Bruce Channel2:25
5."Go Away Little Girl"Carole King, Gerry Goffin2:17
6."Little Town Flirt"Del Shannon, Maron McKenzie2:40

UK release

Side one

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Two Kinds of Teardrops"Maron McKenzie2:29
2."Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)"Cindy Walker2:35
3."Happiness"Del Shannon, Jim Ellis2:20
4."Two Silhouettes"Maron McKenzie2:20
5."She Thinks I Still Care"Dickey Lee, Steve Duffy2:40
6."My Wild One"Maron McKenzie2:02

Side two

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Runaround Sue"Dion DiMucci, Ernie Maresca2:36
2."From Me to You"Lennon–McCartney1:57
3."Kelly"Marron McKenzie2:39
4."Hey! Baby"Margaret Cobb, Bruce Channel2:25
5."Go Away Little Girl"Carole King, Gerry Goffin2:17
6."Little Town Flirt"Maron McKenzie2:40

Charts

Album

Chart (1963) Peak
position
US Top LPs (Billboard)[4] 12
UK Albums Chart[6] 15
US Cashbox[5] 19

Singles

Year Title US Hot 100[1] UK Singles[3] US Cashbox[2]
1963 "Two Kinds of Teardrops" 50 5 55
"Little Town Flirt" 12 4 11

References

  1. ^ a b "Del Shannon chart history". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. p. 310. ISBN 1-56308-316-7.
  3. ^ a b "DEL SHANNON". Official Charts. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's top pop albums : 1955-1996 : compiled from Billboard magazine's pop album charts, 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 700. ISBN 978-0-8982-0117-8.
  5. ^ a b Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 332. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
  6. ^ a b "DEL SHANNON". Official Charts. November 2, 1963. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  7. ^ "Little Town Flirt / Handy Man". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  8. ^ "Home and Away: The Complete Recordings 1960-1970". AllMusic. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  9. ^ "Stranger in Town: A Del Shannon Compendium". AllMusic. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  10. ^ a b Unterberger, Richie. "Little Town Flirt Review". AllMusic. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  11. ^ Watson, Jimmy (October 12, 1963). "Del Shannon: Little Town Flirt" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 25. p. 10. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  12. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1250. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  13. ^ "Spotlight Pick: Little Town Flirt". Billboard. Vol. 75, no. 19. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 11, 1963. p. 31.
  14. ^ "Cashbox Album Popular Pick Reviews: Little Town Flirt". Cash Box. Vol. 24, no. 32. May 4, 1963. p. 24.
  15. ^ "BIG -NAME LP's : Lp Reviews by Jimmy Watson" (PDF). Record Mirror. October 12, 1963. p. 10.
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