Del Shannon You Never Talked About Me

[Delfan1961]

"You Never Talked About Me" was released, in the USA, as the B-side of "The Swiss Maid" (circa late July or early August 1962). "It's Trad, Dad" was released, in the USA, under the title "Ring-A-Ding Rhythm". The song was written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman and also recorded by The Drifters in late 1961. However, I think that their version was not released in North America until the CD era (late 80s or early 90s).

[26highstreet]

excellent del shannon song, he did so many great songs

[DiegoFTcodyanderson]

best song by del by far.

[2708671]

I'm an American & never heard of Del Shannon until I met a friend on "you tube" & he told me about him, so I have been listening to him - he was great. I was into the Stones, & Eric Clapton & Joe Cocker, lots of good music then......

[SILVERPODDER]

can anybody put the whole lot on limewire

[baileybabe050362]

can anybody put this onto limewire please

[LaVerne37]

Have never heard this GEM!!! Thanks Thanks Thanks for posting!!! Hats off to delshannonnetwork!!!!

Tappin' Toes for Del in TEXAS!!!

[SirBasildeBrush]

Corker! Released on the '63 album "Hats Off to Del Shannon". On the film version of this he is credited with being backed by the "Dukes of Dixieland". Anyone know who or what they were?

[Delfan1961]

@SirBasildeBrush ..."the Dukes of Dixieland" were a New Orleans-based jazz band, active from the late 40's into the 70's. In Howard DeWitt's biography of Del Shannon, he erroneously claims that they backed him on this tune (they were also in the movie). In reality, this was one of Del's New York City recordings, which was required to get into the film (Hill & Range, which published the song also owned Big Top Records, to whom Del's masters were being leased at that time). Del is lip-synching.

[SirBasildeBrush]

@Delfan1961 Thanks for the informative reply!

[DoLLyChLoe]

this song makes me hot.

[BarnsleyTimelord]

Fabulous ! Did Del write this ? I've only ever heard it performed by Shain' Stevens.

[j43ms]

it was originally recorded by the drifters with slightly different lyrics and titled "she never talked to me that way". nothing against del, but theirs is a killer! i think pomus and shuman wrote it.

[BarnsleyTimelord]

Thanks for the information !

[j43ms]

my pleasure!

[SirBasildeBrush]

Shain Stevens = Shakin' Stevens?

[BarnsleyTimelord]

Yep ! Well spotted, very well done, top of the class !

[SirBasildeBrush]

Hi BT,I saw Shaky in 1980 at Leicester Uni ('Hot Dog' was in the charts). He and his band gave a whole performance, but there were only 8 of us in the audience in a large hall. He probably still remembers that one...

[BarnsleyTimelord]

Hi Sir B - I saw him a few times in the 80's - the one that stuck in my mind was the one at Sheffield City Hall, he was at the height of his prowess then, the place was a sell-out - he came (cart-wheeled) on and just ran one song into another for about an hour and a half. Both he and the band were just amazing and the sound was fantastic. That, believe it or not, would be one of my stand-out concerts of all time, and, I've also seen the likes of Springsteen ! Good to talk to you, take care !