Rock On! (Del Shannon album)

The album was produced by Mike Campbell and Jeff Lynne.[4] Shannon unexpectedly committed suicide in February 1990 with work on the album mostly complete.[5][6] Tom Petty and some of the Heartbreakers played on Rock On![7] Richard Greene played fiddle on "Let's Dance".[8] "What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am?" is a cover of the Tams song.[9] George Harrison played guitar on "I Got You"; he also contributed backing vocals to "Hot Love", a B-side to "Callin' Out My Name".[10][11]

The Calgary Herald lamented that "you'll hear a tired-sounding old rocker making one more half-hearted stab at a comeback."[13] 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."[15] The Indianapolis Star panned the production, writing that "the 10 songs are Electric Light Orchestra layered over '60s-style rock."[16]

• 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
• 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