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At this time, the band included Tommy James (vocals and guitar), Larry Coverdale (lead guitar), Larry Wright (bass), Craig Villeneuve (keyboards) and Jim Payne (drums). In February 1964 the band recorded the Jeff Barry–Ellie Greenwich song "Hanky Panky" (originally a B-side by the Raindrops [8]). As James could often be found playing at Niles ...
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"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.
The Shondells were one of the local bands he recorded at WNIL Studios. [4] One of the songs was the Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich ditty "Hanky Panky", which the pair had recorded under the name The Raindrops. [4] The song was a hit locally, but the label had no resources for national promotion, and it was soon forgotten. [3] [4] James in 1967
"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]
"She" is a song recorded by Tommy James and the Shondells and released as a single in November 1969; [1] it was also included on the band's 1970 album, Travelin'. The song reached No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 on January 24, 1970. [ 2 ]
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.