The Best of Tommy James and The Shondells
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Released | December 1969 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 32:22 | |||
Label | Roulette Records 42040 | |||
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Singles from The Best of Tommy James and The Shondells | ||||
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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]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer | Length |
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1. | "Ball of Fire" | Tommy James, Paul Naumann, Bruce Sudano, Mike Vale, Woody Wilson | 2:53 |
2. | "Crystal Blue Persuasion" | Eddie Gray, Mike Vale, Tommy James | 4:01 |
3. | "Mony, Mony" | Tommy James, Bo Gentry, Ritchie Cordell, Bobby Bloom | 2:52 |
4. | "(Baby, Baby) I Can't Take It No More" | Ritchie Cordell, Tommy James | 2:17 |
5. | "Hanky Panky" | Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry | 2:59 |
6. | "Crimson and Clover (long album version)" | Peter Lucia, Tommy James | 5:26 |
7. | "Sweet Cherry Wine" | Richie Grasso, Tommy James | 3:57 |
8. | "Sugar on Sunday" | Mike Vale, Tommy James | 3:19 |
9. | "Mirage" | Ritchie Cordell | 2:30 |
10. | "I Think We're Alone Now" | Ritchie Cordell | 2:08 |
Personnel
[edit]- Vocals: Tommy James
- Guitar: Eddie Gray
- Bass: Mike Vale
- Organ: Ronnie Rosman
- Drums: Peter Lucia[4]
Charts
[edit]Chart (1969) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Top LPs | 21 |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1969 | "Ball of Fire" | Billboard Hot 100 | 19 |
References
[edit]- ^ The Best of Tommy James and The Shondells at AllMusic
- ^ Tommy James and the Shondells, The Best of Tommy James and the Shondells Retrieved March 3, 2015
- ^ Tommy James and the Shondells, "Ball of Fire" Chart Position Retrieved March 3, 2015
- ^ Tommy James and the Shondells, The Best of Tommy James and the Shondells Credits Retrieved March 3, 2015