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Shannon (song)

Summary

"Shannon" is a 1976 song by Henry Gross. It became an international hit, reaching #6 and achieving gold record status in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the Cash Box Top 100. The song reached #1 in Canada and New Zealand.[2]

"Shannon"
Single by Henry Gross
from the album Release
B-side"Pokey"
ReleasedFebruary 1976
GenreSoft rock, Pop[1]
Length3:50
LabelLifesong
Songwriter(s)Henry Gross
Producer(s)Terry Cashman and Tommy West for Cashwest Productions, Inc.
Henry Gross singles chronology
"One More Tomorrow"
(1975) 		"Shannon"
(1976) 		"Springtime Mama"
(1976)

"Shannon" was written about the death of the dog owned by Beach Boys member Carl Wilson. It was a Samoyed dog.[3] While touring with the Beach Boys in 1975, Gross visited Wilson's home in Los Angeles and in conversation said he had an Irish Setter named Shannon. Wilson replied that he had also had a dog named Shannon that had recently been killed when hit by a car.[4][5][6]

In the lyrics, the dog is swimming in the ocean and does not return. The singer's mother is especially upset by the news. The singer hopes the dog has found an island to live on and knows how much the family misses her.[7]

The single went gold in the U.S.[8] and became a worldwide hit, reaching #6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the Cash Box Top 100 in 1976. In Canada it reached #1. "Shannon" also reached #1 in New Zealand, but peaked only at #32 in the UK.[8]

Musicians edit

  • Henry Gross: vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, background vocals
  • Allan Schwartzberg: drums
  • George Devens: percussion
  • Warren Nichols: bass
  • Philip Aaberg: piano, electric piano
  • Mike Corbett, Marty Nelson, Tommy West: background vocals

Chart performance edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Shannon / Pokey by Henry Gross - RYM/Sonemic, retrieved 2022-06-22
  2. ^ "Collectionscanada.gc.ca". Archived from the original on 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2016-09-11..
  3. ^ HENRY GROSS- "SHANNON" (VINYL + LYRICS), retrieved 2021-08-25
  4. ^ "Henry Gross's Website"..
  5. ^ Streeter, Leslie Gray. "How singer Henry Gross, playing now at CityPlace, wrote the hit dog love song "Shannon"". PalmBeachPost.com. Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  6. ^ Kotal, Kent (6 January 2009). "The Real Story Behind the Henry Gross Hit "Shannon"". Forgotten Hits. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
  7. ^ YouTube.com "Shannon" by Henry Gross, with lyrics.
  8. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 237. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  9. ^ David Kent's "Australian Chart Book 1970-1992"
  10. ^ "Collectionscanada.gc.ca". Archived from the original on 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  11. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1976-06-05. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  12. ^ "Henry Gross - Shannon (song)". charts.nz. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Top 100 1976". top-source.info. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  14. ^ [Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002]
  15. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 103.
  16. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 5/29/76". Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  17. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
  18. ^ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart".
  19. ^ Musicoutfitters.com
  20. ^ Cashbox Magazine[dead link]

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