Mony Mony (album)

Mony Mony
Studio album by
Tommy James and the Shondells
ReleasedJuly 1968
Genre
Length27:34
LabelRoulette 42012
Tommy James and the Shondells chronology
Gettin' Together
(1967) 		Mony Mony
(1968) 		Crimson & Clover
(1968)
Singles from Mony Mony
  1. "Get Out Now"
    Released: 1968
  2. "Mony Mony"
    Released: 1968
  3. "Somebody Cares"
    Released: 1968
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Mony Mony is the fifth studio album by Tommy James and the Shondells. It was released in 1968. The record includes the band's hit single "Mony Mony" which reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart and #3 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3] It reached #193 on the Billboard 200.[4] While trying to come up with lyrics for the music they had already recorded, James spotted a sign for Mutual of New York, sing their acronym MONY.

Track listing

No.TitleWriterLength
1."Mony Mony"Bobby Bloom, Bo Gentry, Tommy James, Ritchie Cordell2:52
2."Do Unto Me"Gary Illingsworth, Morris Levy, Richie Grasso2:30
3."(I'm) Taken"Peter Andreoli, Tommy James2:28
4."Nighttime (I'm a Lover)"Myrna March, Gary Illingworth, Richard Grasso2:39
5."Run Away With Me"T.H. Kidd (Paul Anka), Bobby Gosh2:45
6."Somebody Cares"Bo Gentry, Ritchie Cordell, Harvey Weisenfeld2:41
7."Get Out Now"Bo Gentry, Ritchie Cordell2:08
8."I Can't Go Back to Denver"Gary Illingworth, Richard Grasso, Daniel Cohen, Morris Levy2:12
9."Some Kind of Love"Peter Lucia, Tommy James2:02
10."Gingerbread Man"Mike Vale, Tommy James2:56
11."One Two Three and I Fell"James Calvert, Ritchie Cordell, Bo Gentry2:21

Charts

Album

Year Chart Peak Position
1968 Billboard 200 193

Singles

Year Single Chart Peak Position
1968 "Get Out Now" Billboard Hot 100 48
"Mony Mony" 3
UK Singles Chart 1
"Somebody Cares" Billboard Hot 100 53

References

  1. ^ a b Mony Mony at AllMusic
  2. ^ Stanley, Bob (September 13, 2013). "Bubblegum is the Naked Truth: The Monkees". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
  3. ^ Tommy James and the Shondells, "Mony Mony" Chart Positions Retrieved March 2, 2015
  4. ^ Tommy James and the Shondells Chart Positions Retrieved February 7, 2015


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