Sha Na Na (album) explained

Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay!
Type:	studio
Artist:	Sha Na Na
Cover:	Sha Na Na - Sha Na Na.jpg
Alt:	A painting of coat draped over a chair and some boots on the floor in front of a table
Recorded:	March 1, 1971 (side one), May 1971 (side two)
Studio:	Electric Lady, New York City, New York, US (side two)
Venue:	Columbia University, New York City, New York (side one)
Language:	English
Label:	Kama Sutra
Producer:	Eddie Kramer
Prev Title:	Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay!
Prev Year:	1969
Next Title:	The Night Is Still Young
Next Year:	1972

Sha Na Na (also known as Shanana) is the second album by American doo-wop and rock & roll group Sha Na Na, issued in 1971.

Reception

Jim Allen of AllMusic Guide reviewed a compact disc compilation of this album and the debut, calling the music "reverential but energetic updates, making them seem fresh and vital for the new generation and keeping that crucial sense of fun intact".

Track listing

Side one

1. "Yakety Yak" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 1:43
2. "Jailhouse Rock (Leiber, Stoller)" – 2:08
3. "Duke of Earl" (Gene Chandler, Earl Edwards, Bernice Williams) – 1:50
4. "Tell Laura I Love Her" (Jeff Barry, Ben Raleigh) – 3:15
5. "Blue Moon" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 2:25
6. "I Wonder Why" (Melvin Anderson, Ricardo Weeks) – 2:17
7. "Great Balls of Fire" (Otis Blackwell, Jack Hammer) – 1:58
8. "Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay" (David White) – 1:50

Side two

1. "Only One Song" (Scott Simon) – 3:30
2. "Depression" (Simon) – 2:37
3. "Canadian Money" (Simon) – 2:21
4. "Top Forty" (Simon) – 2:35
5. "Ruin Me Blues" (Simon) – 3:15
6. "Just a Friend" (John "Jocko" Marcellino) – 1:58

Personnel

Sha Na Na

• Jon Bauman – piano, vocals
• Lennie Baker – bass guitar, vocals
• Bruce Clarke – bass guitar, vocals
• Elliot Cahn – rhythm guitar, vocals
• Johnny Contando – vocals
• Chris Donald – guitar, vocals
• Frederick "Denny" Greene – vocals
• Richard Joffe – vocals
• John "Jocko" Marcellino – drums, vocals
• Scott Powell – vocals
• Screamin' Scott Simon – bass guitar, piano, vocals
• Donald York – vocals

Technical personnel

• Eddie Kramer – engineering, production

Charts

The initial release of Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay! peaked at 122 on the Billboard 200.

See also

• List of 1971 albums