This is My Bag is the seventh studio album by American rock and roll singer-songwriter Del Shannon, and his first for Liberty Records. released in June 1966, it features the singles "The Big Hurt", and For A Little While". The Big Hurt Peaked at #94 respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the United States. Shannon's Verison of the song was his last Top 100 Hit for 15 years,
Liberty wanted to get an album out on him, Snuff Garrett would produce again.[2] Snuff had a differnet idea in mind. This time, Snuff used Dick DeCaro as arranger verus Leon Russell[3], it just seems odd that Shannon's easy-going "Hey Little Star" was in stark contrast to his growly plug side[4], As Bourgoise explanined it, "Del was never really encouraged to write. Liberty's Solution' was to have Del go in and cover all of these song that were, at the time, climbing the charts.[5] He basically fell into whatever Liberty wanted him to do. [6]
Reception
Bruce Eder of AllMusic said that "as a single, "The Big Hurt" (which utilized his all-but-trademarked melodion sound) even charted in the U.S. Top 100, and he even managed to work a trio of very satisfying originals in amid the covers of songs such as "Kicks," "Lightning Strikes," and "When You Walk in the Room."[7]