Rock On! (Del Shannon album)

Rock On! is an album by the American musician Del Shannon, released posthumously in 1991.

Production
The album was produced by Mike Campbell and Jeff Lynne. Shannon unexpectedly committed suicide in February 1990 with work on the album mostly complete. Tom Petty and some of the Heartbreakers played on Rock On! Richard Greene played fiddle on "Let's Dance". "What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am?" is a cover of the Tams song. George Harrison played guitar on "I Got You"; he also contributed backing vocals to "Hot Love", a B-side to "Callin' Out My Name".

Critical reception
The Calgary Herald lamented that "you'll hear a tired-sounding old rocker making one more half-hearted stab at a comeback." The Edmonton Journal noted that "Shannon was always a first-class writer of merry melodies and ringing country guitar licks that poured upbeat empathy on our saddest moments." The Indianapolis Star panned the production, writing that "the 10 songs are Electric Light Orchestra layered over '60s-style rock."

Personnel

 * Del Shannon – vocals, guitar
 * Jeff Lynne – guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, backing vocals
 * Mike Campbell – guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, backing vocals
 * Tom Petty – guitar, backing vocals
 * Benmont Tench – accordion, organ, piano
 * Howie Epstein – backing vocals
 * Phil Jones – drums, backing vocals
 * George Harrison - guitar, backing vocals
 * Richard Greene – fiddle
 * Phil Hatton – backing vocals
 * Randy Jones – backing vocals
 * Andrew Williams – backing vocals
 * David Williams – backing vocals
 * David Campbell – string arrangement

Production:
 * Jeff Lynne – producer
 * Mike Campbell – producer, engineer
 * William Bottrell – engineer
 * Richard Dodd – engineer, mixing
 * Mark Linett – engineer, mixing
 * Bill Bottrell – mixing