Shakedown! The Texas Tapes Revisited

Shakedown! The Texas Tapes Revisited is a Grammy nominated^[1] compilation of the work of Bobby Fuller and his recording band in El Paso, Texas before signing to Bob Keane's Del-Fi Records 1964. The two CDs compile Fuller's hit local singles, and a wealth of outtakes and other recordings over its 50 tracks.

1996 compilation album by Bobby Fuller

Compilation album by

Bobby Fuller

Released

October 1, 1996

Recorded

1961–1964

Genre

Rock, pop

Length

2:10:11

Label

Del-Fi

Bobby Fuller chronology

El Paso Rock Vol. 2: More Early Recordings
(1996)

Shakedown! The Texas Tapes Revisited
(1996)

Never To Be Forgotten: The Mustang Years
(1997)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bobby Fuller except where noted

Disc 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Say Sweetheart"		2:18
2.	"You’re In Love"	Bobby Fuller, Mary Stone	2:02
3.	"Guess We’ll Fall In Love"		2:21
4.	"Gently My Love"		1:57
5.	"My Heart Jumped"	Dick Liberatore	2:14
6.	"Nervous Breakdown"	Mario Roccuzzo	2:14
7.	"Not Fade Away"	Buddy Holly, Norman Petty	2:12
8.	"Rock House"		2:23
9.	"King Of The Beach"		2:08
10.	"Wine, Wine, Wine"		1:58
11.	"Keep On Dancing"	Bobby Fuller, Randy Fuller	1:56
12.	"Bodine"		2:54
13.	"I Fought The Law"	Sonny Curtis	2:16
14.	"She’s My Girl"		2:20
15.	"You Kiss Me"		2:38
16.	"Pamela"		2:05
17.	"Fool of Love"		2:42
18.	"Shakedown"		1:58
19.	"A New Shade of Blue"	Bobby Fuller, Mary Stone	2:55
20.	"Saturday Night"		1:44
21.	"Stringer"		2:25
22.	"You Made Me Cry"		2:02
23.	"Only For You"		2:33
24.	"Nancy Jean"		2:16
25.	"The Chase" "My True Love" (hidden track)	Bobby Fuller and Mary Stone	8:30

Disc 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Unreliable Irresistible Girl"		1:57
2.	"Nervous Breakdown"	Mario Roccuzzo	3:29
3.	"Summertime Blues"	Jerry Capehart, Eddie Cochran	2:02
4.	"I Fought The Law (Alternate)"	Sonny Curtis	2:21
5.	"Do You Wanna Dance?"	Bobby Freeman	2:26
6.	"Nancy Jean"		2:23
7.	"Wolfman"	Bobby Fuller, Randy Fuller	3:07
8.	"Thunder Reef"		2:41
9.	"Keep A Knockin'"	Little Richard	1:56
10.	"Linda Lu"		2:30
11.	"Saturday Night" (Alternate)		1:26
12.	"Guess We’ll Fall in Love" (Alternate)		2:17
13.	"To Make Love Last"		2:01
14.	"Pledge of Love"		2:22
15.	"Take My Word"		2:09
16.	"Skag"	Bobby Fuller, James Reese	2:18
17.	"I Want to Hold Your Hand"	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	2:34
18.	"[Unknown Instrumental]"		3:17
19.	"Greensleaves" (Traditional)		1:54
20.	"You Made Me Cry" (Alternate)		1:59
21.	"Pamela" (Alternate)		2:09
22.	"Donna"	Rolf Kühn, Ritchie Valens	2:16
23.	"Nancy Jean" (Alternate)		2:32
24.	"Only For You" (Alternate)		2:37
25.	"Faraway" "A New Shade of Blue" (Alternate - hidden track)	Bobby Fuller, Mary Stone	10:49

Personnel

Bobby Fuller - vocals, guitar
Randy Fuller - backing vocals, bass
Mike Ciccarelli - backing vocals, guitar
Tex Reed - backing vocals, guitar
Sonny Fletchter - backing vocals, guitar
Jerry Miller - backing vocals, guitar
Billy Webb - backing vocals, guitar
Jim Reese - backing vocals, guitar
Dalton Powell - drums
Freddy Paz - drums
Jimmy Wagnon - drums
DeWayne Quirico - drums on tracks 7, 8, 19, and 21 on Disc 2

References

^ "40th Annual Grammy Award Nominations Coverage (1998)". www.digitalhit.com. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
^ Shakedown! The Texas Tapes Revisited at AllMusic