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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]
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".
"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.
"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]
"I'm Alive" is a song written by Tommy James and first recorded and released in 1968 by American singer Johnny Thunder. Thunder's recording of "I'm Alive" was a "raucous" rock single, featuring "Verbal Expressions of T.V." as its B-side. [1]
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.
"Say I Am (What I Am)" is a song written by Barbara and George Tomsco and was recorded by Tommy James and the Shondells for their 1966 album, Hanky Panky. [1] The song reached No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966. [2] The song also reached #12 in Canada. [citation needed]
Travelin' is the eighth and final studio album by the pop rock band Tommy James and the Shondells released in 1970. The album had two singles that charted. "She" went to #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1970. [3] "