Wikipedia article '"Stranger in Town"' is a 1965 song by Del Shannon. Written by Shannon, it is the opening track on 'One Thousand Six-Hundred Sixty-One Seconds of Del Shannon'.[ It was released as a single, a follow-up (both chronologically and thematically) to Shannon's top-ten hit "Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)",][ but was not as successful, reaching No. 30 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart in the USA][ and No. 40 on the UK's 'Record Retailer' chart.][[http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/9683/del%20shannon/ Del Shannon - Full Official Chart History], Official Charts Company. Accessed July 31, 2016.] "Stranger in Town" was Shannon's last top 40 hit of the 1960s.[
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Dave Marsh, in his 1989 book 'The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made', ranked "Stranger in Town"' as the 327th best rock or soul single to that date,[ ahead of Shannon's bigger hits "Keep Searching" (371st in Marsh's book) and "Runaway" (534th).
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Howard DeWitt's biography of Shannon is titled "Stranger in Town" after the song.[
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Category:Songs written by Del Shannon
Category:Del Shannon songs
Category:1965 songs
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