Rock On!

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 the 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."

Tim Sendra of AllMusic described the album as "passionate, dramatic, emotional, and full of great songs... Most of all it has that amazing voice, and yes, Shannon's majestic voice is as strong as ever here."

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 on "Let's Dance"

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