The Shanes (Swedish band)
# The Shanes (Swedish band)

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 | Chart position | Album |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Song | B-side | Kvällstoppen | Tio I Topp | Album |
| 1963 | "Gunfight Saloon" | "The Ripper" | 18 | 10 | A: Let Us Show You! B: non-album |
| 1963 | "Pistoleros" | "Oh, Wow!" | — | — | A: non-album B: non-album |
| 1964 | "Gun Rider" | "Banzai" | — | — | A: non-album B: non-album |
| 1964 | "Keep-A-Knockin'" | "Come on Sally" | — | 8 | A: Let Us Show You! B: Let Us Show You! |
| 1964 | "Let Me Show You Who I Am" | "Say You Want Me" | 10 | 1 | A: Let Us Show You! B: Let Us Show You! |
| 1965 | "Georgia's Back In Town" | "My Lover Baby" | — | — | A: Let Us Show You! B: Let Us Show You! |
| 1965 | "I Don't Want Your Love" | "Sweet Little Rock'N'Roller" | — | 4 | A: non-album B: non-album |
| 1965 | "Crazy Country Hop" | "My New Yorker" | — | — | A: non-album B: non-album |
| 1965 | "Skinny Minnie" | "It's Allright Babe" | — | — | A: non-album B: non-album |
| 1966 | "Blue Feeling" | "Break Down" | 6 | 6 | A: The Shanegang B: non-album |
| 1966 | "I Don't Care Babe" | "I Like To Know" | — | 15 | A: non-album B: non-album |
| 1966 | "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" | "Dreamgirl" | 2 | 2 | A: Shanes Again! B: Shanes Again! |
| 1966 | "Can I Trust You" | "Like Before" | 17 | 2 | A: Ssss Shanes! B: non-album |
| 1967 | "Chris-Craft No. 9" | "Time" | 4 | 2 | A: Ssss Shanes! B: non-album |
| 1967 | "Drip-Drop" | "One Way To Love" | 12 | 2 | A: non-album B: non-album |
| 1967 | "Cara Mia" | "Without Your Love" | 5 | 5 | A: non-album B: non-album |
| 1967 | "Save The Last Dance For Me" | "Talkin' To Myself" | 9 | 4 | A: Ssss Shanes! B: non-album |
| 1967 | "Extra Kick!!!" | "No-Nox" | — | — | A: non-album B: non-album |
| 1967 | "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)
