''1,661 Seconds with Del Shannon'' is the sixth studio album by American rock and roll singer-songwriter

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, released in April 1965 by

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. His final album for the label, it features the singles "

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", "

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", and " Stranger in Town". It features a mix of originals and covers of songs by

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and

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. The album was released on compact disc by Taragon Records on January 14, 1997, as tracks 13 through 24 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 1 through 12 consisting of Shannon's 1961 debut studio album ''

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''. It was released as one of two albums on one CD by Beat Goes On on September 16, 1998, paired with Shannon's 1965 album, '' Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams''.

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included the album in the 2004 ''Home and Away'' box set.

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included the album in the 2023 ''Stranger in Town: A Del Shannon Compendium'' box set.

Critical reception

Bruce Eder of

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said, "Del Shannon's fifth LP, and his third for the Amy Records label, is an amazingly good effort that holds up very well. The music shows the influence of the British bands of the period without compromising Shannon's own sound -- his originals, mostly hook-laden, achingly beautiful, and bracing." ''

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'' called the album "all commercially powerful" and proves that "a good sized pop hit for Shannon - will guarantee interest in the LP". ''

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'' said "Del does a dozen delightful vesions of pop tunes that have had their moment recently or in the past of a few years back." ''

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Critical reception

Track listing

Side one

Side two

Charts

Singles

References