The Shanes (Swedish band)

For another band with this name, see The Shanes (German polka band).

The Shanes
Background information
Origin	Tuolluvaara, Sweden
Genres	Rock and roll garage rock Merseybeat pop rock instrumental rock
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. They released one single in the UK on Columbia Records, "I Don't Want Your Love", but it did not chart there.

Members

• Lennart Grahn – vocals
• Tommy Wåhlberg – guitar, vocals
• Staffan Berggren – lead guitar, vocals
• Tor-Erik Rautio – drums
• Kit Sundqvist – keyboards, guitar, vocals
• Rolf Carvenius – saxophone
• Svante Elfgren – bass

Discography

LPs

• Let Us Show You! (1964)
• The Shanegang (1965)
• Shanes Again! (1966)
• Ssss Shanes! (1967)
• VI (1967)

Swedish singles

Year	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-album B: 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-album B: non-album
	"Crazy Country Hop"	"My New Yorker"	—	—
	"Skinny Minnie"	"It's Allright Babe"	—	—
1966	"Blue Feeling"	"Break Down"	6	6	A: The Shanegang B: non-album
	"I Don't Care Babe"	"I Like To Know"	—	15	A: non-album B: 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-album B: 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-album B: non-album
	"Faces, Faces"	"It's No Use"	—	—	A: non-album B: VI
1968	"Friday Kind Of Monday"	"Bound For Nowhere"	—	—	A: non-album B: non-album

EPs

• Shanes-Moonlighters live! (1965; Columbia SEGS-138)
• Let Me Tell Yah (1966; Columbia SEGS-147)
• Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo (1966; La Voz De Su Amo [Spain] EPL-14.302)

Compilations

• The Best Of Shanes (1969)
• Shanes, 1963-68! (1983)
• Strictly Instrumental (1987)
• Hep Stars! Tages! Shanes! (1991)
• Bästa (1991)
• Hi Lili Hi Lo (1997)
• The Shanes (2000)
• The Shanes Original Album Series (2012)
• Let Them Show You: The Anthology 1964-1967 (2014)