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.[4]
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| Released | May 1966 | |||
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| Length | 30:40 | |||
| Label | Roulette | |||
| Producer | Bob Mack, Henry Glover | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Other than a brief impromptu performance together onstage in Pittsburgh several days earlier, after which James invited the band to serve as his new Shondells, the first time the entire band worked together was when they went into the studio to record this album.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer | Length |
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| 1. | "Hanky Panky" | Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich | 2:59 |
| 2. | "I'll Go Crazy" | James Brown | 2:18 |
| 3. | "I'm So Proud" | Curtis Mayfield | 3:31 |
| 4. | "The Lover" | George Magura, Mike Vale | 2:05 |
| 5. | "Love Makes the World Go Round" | Deon Jackson | 2:25 |
| 6. | "Good Lovin'" | Rudy Clark, Arthur Resnick | 2:20 |
| No. | Title | Writer | Length |
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| 7. | "Say I Am (What I Am)" | Barbara Tomsco, George Tomsco | 2:37 |
| 8. | "Cleo's Mood" | Junior Walker, William Kanter Woods | 2:20 |
| 9. | "Don't Throw Our Love Away" | Tommy James & the Shondells | 2:40 |
| 10. | "Shake a Tail Feather" | Otha Hayes, Verlie Rice, Andre Williams | 2:37 |
| 11. | "Soul Searchin' Baby" | Tommy James & the Shondells | 2:35 |
| 12. | "Lots of Pretty Girls" | Paul Leka, Paul Rush | 2:13 |
| Total length: | 30:40 | ||
Credits
edit- Tommy James – lead vocals
- Joseph Kessler – guitar; backing vocals
- George Magura – bass guitar, piano, tenor saxophone, vibraphone
- Vincent Pietropaoli – clarinet, drums, saxophone
- Ron Rosman – organ, piano; lead vocals on "The Lover"
- Mike Vale – bass guitar; backing vocals, lead vocals on "I'm So Proud" and "Love Makes The World Go Round"
Charts
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| Year | Chart | Peak Position |
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| 1966 | Billboard 200 | 46 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1966 | "Hanky Panky" | Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| R&B | 39 | ||
| UK Singles Chart | 38 | ||
| "Say I Am (What I Am)" | Billboard Hot 100 | 21 |
References
edit- ^ Hanky Panky at AllMusic
- ^ Tommy James and the Shondells Chart Positions Retrieved February 7, 2015
- ^ Tommy James and the Shondells, "Hanky Panky" Chart Position Retrieved February 28, 2015
- ^ Tommy James and the Shondells, "Say I Am (What I Am)" Chart Position Retrieved February 28, 2015
- ^ Tommy James and the Shondells at AllMusic
- ^ James, Tommy; Martin Fitzpatrick (2010). Me, the mob, and the music : one helluva ride with Tommy James and the Shondells. New York: Scribner. ISBN 978-1-4391-2865-7.
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