| The Shanes | |
| Origin: | Tuollavaara,[1] Sweden |
| Years Active: | 1963–1969 |
The Shanes were a Swedish rock band active from 1963 to 1969.
The group played in a variety of British- and American-influenced styles, including British R&B, Merseybeat, and instrumental pop. They were successful in their home country, landing a string of top ten hit singles, including "Chris-Craft No. 9", which reached number 2 there in 1967.[2] They released one single in the UK on Columbia Records, "I Don't Want Your Love", but it did not chart there.
| Song | B-side | Chart position | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kvällstoppen | Tio I Topp | |||||
| 1963 | "Gunfight Saloon" | "The Ripper" | 18 | 10 | A: Let Us Show You!B: non-album | |
| "Pistoleros" | "Oh, Wow!" | — | — | A: non-albumB: non-album | ||
| 1964 | "Gun Rider" | "Banzai" | — | — | ||
| "Keep-A-Knockin'" | "Come on Sally" | — | 8 | A: Let Us Show You | B: Let Us Show You! | |
| "Let Me Show You Who I Am" | "Say You Want Me" | 10 | 1 | |||
| 1965 | "Georgia's Back In Town" | "My Lover Baby" | — | — | ||
| "I Don't Want Your Love" | "Sweet Little Rock'N'Roller" | — | 4 | A: non-albumB: non-album | ||
| "Crazy Country Hop" | "My New Yorker" | — | — | |||
| "Skinny Minnie" | "It's Allright Babe" | — | — | |||
| 1966 | "Blue Feeling" | "Break Down" | 6 | 6 | A: The ShanegangB: non-album | |
| "I Don't Care Babe" | "I Like To Know" | — | 15 | A: non-albumB: non-album | ||
| "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" | "Dreamgirl" | 2 | 2 | A: Shanes Again!B: Shanes Again | ||
| "Can I Trust You" | "Like Before" | 17 | 2 | A: Ssss Shanes | B: non-album | |
| 1967 | "Chris-Craft No. 9" | "Time" | 4 | 2 | ||
| "Drip-Drop" | "One Way To Love" | 12 | 2 | A: non-albumB: non-album | ||
| "Cara Mia" | "Without Your Love" | 5 | 5 | |||
| "Save The Last Dance For Me" | "Talkin' To Myself" | 9 | 4 | A: Ssss Shanes!B: non-album | ||
| "Extra Kick! | " | "No-Nox" | — | — | A: non-albumB: non-album | |
| "Faces, Faces" | "It's No Use" | — | — | A: non-albumB: VI | ||
| 1968 | "Friday Kind Of Monday" | "Bound For Nowhere" | — | — | A: non-albumB: non-album | |