Released in time for Christmas 1984, Guardian Angel was surely little more than a contractual obligation, with 11 songs that exist for no better reason than to draw you one track closer to the end of side two.
In a way, the lackluster sheen that replaced the band's old brilliance had been growing ever since the band signed to Polydor in 1980; this was their third album for the label, and each one was a little (lot!) worse than its predecessor.
Be especially merciless and you could say the same thing for every LP they'd released since re-forming in 1975.
But Guardian Angel was the bottom of a barrel that didn't have a bottom any more, and when Bruce Welch wrote his biography five years later, he didn't even mention this album.
One can't blame him in the slightest.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hammerhead | The Shadows | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | The Saturday Western | The Shadows | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 3 | Look Back on Love | The Shadows | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 17 MB |
| 4 | Johnny StaccatoBrian Bennett, Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch | The Shadows | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 5 | I Will Return | The Shadows | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 6 | I'm Gonna Be Your Guardian Angel | The Shadows | Play | 05:52 | 13 MB | 29 MB |
| 7 | Can't Play Your Game | The Shadows | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 8 | On a Night Like This | The Shadows | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 9 | Turning PointBrian Bennett, Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch | The Shadows | Play | 04:48 | 11 MB | 25 MB |
| 10 | Our Albert | The Shadows | Play | 02:51 | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| 11 | How I Do Love Thee | The Shadows | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 15 MB |
| 43 mins | 100 MB | |||||
| 43 mins | 227 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Bennett | Composer |
| 2 | Hank Marvin | Composer, Guitar, Vocals |
| 3 | The Shadows | Primary Artist |
| 4 | Bruce Welch | Composer, Guitar, Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |