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Tommy James (born Thomas Gregory Jackson; April 29, 1947) is an American musician, [1] singer, songwriter, and record producer. James is the frontman of the rock band Tommy James and the Shondells , [ 2 ] which is known for hit singles such as " Mony Mony ", " Crimson and Clover " and " I Think We're Alone Now ".
In the mid-1980s, Tommy James began touring in oldies packages with other acts from the 1960s sometimes billed as Tommy James & the Shondells, although he is the group's only original member. A Greenwich Village nightclub appearance was filmed and released as Tommy James & the Shondells: Live! At The Bitter End. [17]
"Draggin' the Line" was the biggest hit and only US top 10 hit of Tommy James' solo career. Written and produced by himself and Bob King, the song reached the top 40 on the U.S.'s Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 26, 1971, [1] climbed to a peak of #4 for the week of August 7, 1971, [5] and remained in the top 40 rankings for 11 weeks total. [1]
"Hanky Panky" is a song written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich for their group, the Raindrops. A 1964 recording by the Shondells, later reissued in 1966 under the band's new, and more successful, incarnation of "Tommy James and the Shondells," is the best known version, reaching #1 in the United States in 1966.
Tommy James recorded the vocal on the Christmas Eve of 1966 so that the song could be released in the new year. [5] Like many early Tommy James and the Shondells releases, only band members Tommy James and Eddie Gray were featured on the record, with the rest of the band providing background vocals.
"Mony Mony" is a 1968 single by American pop rock band Tommy James and the Shondells, [5] which reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart [4] and No. 3 in the U.S. Written by Bobby Bloom, Ritchie Cordell, Bo Gentry, and Tommy James, the song has appeared in various film and television works such as the Oliver Stone drama Heaven & Earth. [6]
Hanky Panky is the debut album of Tommy James and the Shondells and was released in 1966. It reached #46 on the Billboard 200. [2] The album had two singles that charted. "Hanky Panky" reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 [3] and "Say I Am (What I Am)" reached #21.
The Best of Tommy James and The Shondells is the second compilation album by Tommy James and the Shondells and was released in 1969. It reached No. 21 on the Billboard Top LPs chart. [2] One single was released from the album, "Ball of Fire", which reached No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100. [3]