This Is My Bag

This Is My Bag
Studio album by Del Shannon
Released	July 1966
Recorded	March 31 - April 1, 1966
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	29:05
Label	Liberty
Producer	Snuff Garrett
Del Shannon chronology
1,661 Seconds with Del Shannon (1965) This Is My Bag (1966) Total Commitment (1966)
Singles from This Is My Bag
"The Big Hurt" Released: March 4, 1966 "For a Little While" Released: May 13, 1966

This Is My Bag is the seventh studio album by American rock and roll singer-songwriter Del Shannon, and his first for Liberty Records, Released in July 1966, it features the singles "The Big Hurt" and "For a Little While". "The Big Hurt" peaked at No. 94 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

Background

Liberty wanted to get an album out on him, Snuff Garrett would produce again. Snuff had a differnet idea in mind. This time, Snuff used Nick DeCaro as arranger versus Leon Russell, it just seems odd that Shannon's easy-going "Hey Little Star" was in stark contrast to his growly plug side, As Bourgoise explanined it, "Del was never really encouraged to write. Liberty's solution was to have Del go in and cover all of these songs that were, at the time, climbing the charts. He basically fell into whatever Liberty wanted him to do.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Bruce Eder of AllMusic said that "as a single, "The Big Hurt" (which utilized his all-but-trademarked melodion sound) even charted in the U.S. Top 100, and he even managed to work a trio of very satisfying originals in amid the covers of songs such as "Kicks," "Lightning Strikes," and "When You Walk in the Room."

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Big Hurt"	Wayne Shanklin	2:10
2.	"Kicks"	Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil	2:20
3.	"For a Little While"		2:26
4.	"Lightnin' Strikes"	Lou Christie, Twyla Herbert	2:05
5.	"When You Walk in the Room"	Jackie DeShannon	2:11
6.	"The Cheater"	John Krenski	2:35

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Oh, Pretty Woman"	Roy Orbison, Bill Dees	2:38
2.	"Everybody Loves a Clown"	Snuff Garrett, Gary Lewis, Leon Russell	2:21
3.	"Never Thought I Could"		2:23
4.	"It's Too Late"	Bobby Goldsboro	2:19
5.	"Hey! Little Star"		2:34
6.	"Action"	Tommy Boyce, Steve Venet	1:53

Charts

Singles

Year	Title	US Hot 100
1966	"The Big Hurt"	94

Recording dates

• March 31, 1966 – "Never Thought I Could", "For a Little While", "Hey Little Star", "When You Walk in the Room", "Oh, Pretty Woman", "Everybody Loves a Clown", "It's Too Late", and "Action"
• April 1, 1966 – "Lightnin' Strikes", "The Cheater", "Kicks"