Dance With – THE SHADOWS****

Chattanooga Choo Choo/Blue Shadows/Fandango/Tonight/That’s The Way It Goes/Big B/In The Mood/Lonely Bull/Dakota/French Dressing/High & Mighty/Don’t It Make You Feel Good/Zambesi/Temptation

Dance With The Shadows was top British instrumental group The Shadows third album of new material. Two limp vocal tracks and the self indulgent Big B detract from the overall excellence. (UK:2)

"Dance With The Shadows offers a more spicy, twangy sound, upbeat music. A record that always makes me happy."

"Classic Shadows album from the John Rostill period. Strong melodies and magnificent performances make this one of the best LPs from their comparatively early days."

"Dance With The Shadows still gives me a lot of enjoyment with tracks that are timeless."

"Any album that gets to No. 2 in the charts and stays for 27 weeks cannot be that bad."

"Hank's impeccable lead, and Brian driving the drums, gives many numbers a new feel and, as always, the total package is well balanced."

"The wildest of The Shadows' early albums, Dance With may not possess the most inspiring track listing on earth (how many great albums can you think of which open with Chattanooga Choo Choo?), but overcome those qualms and Dance With draws you in from that opening number."

"Cut at a time - the early days of Beatlemania - when The Shadows were going to be requiring every last ounce of ingenuity to survive, Dance With The Shadows does more than simply acquit itself. It reminds the listener how the band had already spent so long at the top."