20 Golden Greats (The Shadows album)

20 Golden Greats is a compilation album by UK band The Shadows. It was released in 1977. The album was in UK charts for 43 weeks, where it gained number 1 position for 6 weeks[2]

20 Golden Greats
Compilation album by The Shadows
Released	3 August 1977
Genre	Rock
Length	49:02
Label	EMI
Producer	The Shadows
The Shadows chronology
Rarities (1976) 20 Golden Greats (1977) The Best of The Shadows (1977)
Alternative cover
Dutch edition of the album (1980)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The album was retitled 20 Greatest Hits for release in the Netherlands in 1980, where it reached number 2 on the album chart.[3][4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Apache"	2:52
2.	"Man of Mystery"	2:00
3.	"The Frightened City"	2:20
4.	"Guitar Tango"	2:59
5.	"Kon-Tiki"	1:54
6.	"Foot Tapper"	2:26
7.	"Genie with the Light Brown Lamp"	2:40
8.	"The War Lord"	2:15
9.	"A Place in the Sun"	2:12
10.	"Atlantis"	2:47
11.	"Wonderful Land"	2:08
12.	"F.B.I."	2:19
13.	"The Savage"	2:27
14.	"Geronimo"	2:20
15.	"Shindig"	2:18
16.	"Stingray"	2:33
17.	"Theme for Young Lovers"	2:38
18.	"The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt"	2:47
19.	"Maroc 7"	2:43
20.	"Dance On!"	2:24

Charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5]	52
UK Albums Chart[2]	1
Dutch Album Chart[3] (1980)	2
NZ Album Chart[6] (1985)	26

References

1. Thompson, Dave. "20 Golden Greats". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
2. "Official UK Albums". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
3. "Dutch Album Chart". Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
4. "Dutch Edition". discogs.com. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 269. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
6. "NZ Album Chart". Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 16 May 2013.