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Del Shannon was one of the most distinctive voices of the early 1960s, blending raw emotional urgency with a striking falsetto and a gift for minor-key melodies that set him apart from his contemporaries. This CD collects 16 of his finest moments, opening with the era-defining ‘Runaway’ — with its unforgettable Musitron solo — and moving through a string of sharp, restless singles including ‘Hats Off To Larry’, ‘Little Town Flirt’, and the propulsive ‘Keep Searchin’ (We’ll Follow The Sun)’. With ‘The Swiss Maid’, ‘Two Kinds Of Teardrops’, and more represented here, Runaway Hits serves as a comprehensive and essential survey of Shannon’s commercial peak, capturing a songwriter and performer of genuine originality working at the height of his powers…