Shane "Straight, Straight, Straight" 1971

...With ‘Saint Paul’ doing well in Germany, Shane and his musical director Bruce "Phantom" Robinson decided to set sail to Europe on a cruise ship. While on route ‘Heya’ was released in the USA where Cashbox magazine gave it a “newcomer hit pick of the week” recommendation and commented that, “It should hypnotise the teen market.”...
...There was a brief stopover in New York and as Shane’s ship set sail an urgent message arrived from United Artists that ‘Heya’ was starting to gather momentum and that gigs had been arranged at the Gaslight Club in New York City. With the Statue of Liberty fading into the distance, Shane had to be restrained from swimming ashore.
When the ship docked at Southampton the United Artists offer was still on the table but Shane had to decline as he was committed to a two month tour of Germany with British chart toppers Christie and Canadian pop singer Andy Kim.
After a long and successful tour, Shane returned to London and signed with Red Bus Music as a songwriter (Red Bus also handled Ray Dorsett of Mungo Jerry fame).
Back home Shane’s fianceé, Jan Campbell, who worked at Radio Hauraki, died in a car crash. Devastated, Shane flew back home, only to miss her funeral. Unable to cope with the grieving process, Shane threw himself into recording a new album for HMV.
Shane’s third album Straight Straight Straight was the result of a 24 hour session and included most of the songs that Shane had written in London as well as two heartfelt dedications to Jan – 'I Didn’t Get To Loving You’ and the poignant ‘Sixteen Seasons’, a reference to their four years together...to be continued... - Grant Gillanders and AudioCulture
trax:
01 High On A Mountain 02 John Hope 03 Summer Solstice 04 I Didn't Get To Loving You 05 Snowflake 06 Burn, Burn, Burn 07-Shane - Sixteen Seasons 08 Three Hours 09 That's The Way 10 Wild Rose 11 Cowboys 12 Snowflake (Short Version)
…served by Gaius…