I Think We're Alone Now is the third of three studio albums by the pop rock band Tommy James and the Shondells, released in 1967.
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| Released | February 1967 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 29:19 | |||
| Label | Roulette | |||
| Producer | Bo Gentry, Ritchie Cordell | |||
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| Singles from I Think We're Alone Now | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
The album had three singles that charted. The title track went to #4 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] "Mirage" reached #10 on the chart.[3] "I Like the Way" reached #25 on the chart.[4] The album landed on the Billboard 200, reaching #74.[5]
Original copies feature a black album cover with two pairs of yellow bare footsteps walking side by side, then facing each other near the top of the cover. This was deemed too controversial for the time and was changed to a yellow cover with a photo of the group.
Track listing
editAll songs written and composed by Ritchie Cordell except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Think We're Alone Now" | 2:08 | |
| 2. | "Trust Each Other in Love" | 2:08 | |
| 3. | "What I'd Give to See Your Face Again" | 3:15 | |
| 4. | "Baby Let Me Down" | 1:43 | |
| 5. | "Let's Be Lovers" | Ritchie Cordell, Jimmy Wisner, R. Schwartz | 2:18 |
| 6. | "Run, Run, Baby, Run" | 2:18 | |
| 7. | "Mirage" | 2:30 | |
| 8. | "I Like the Way" | 2:42 | |
| 9. | "California Sun" | Henry Glover | 2:59 |
| 10. | "(Baby, Baby) I Can't Take it No More" | 2:17 | |
| 11. | "Gone, Gone, Gone" | Ritchie Cordell, Sal Trimachi | 2:13 |
| 12. | "Shout" | Rudolph Isley, Ronald Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Jr. | 1:50 |
Personnel
edit- Bass, piano: Mike Vale
- Drums: Peter Lucia
- Guitars: Ed Gray, Tommy James
- Bass, piano, tenor sax, vibraphone: George Magura
- Piano, organ, cordovox, accordion: Ronnie Rosman
- Producer: Bo Gentry, Ritchie Cordell
- Arranger: Jimmy Wisner
- Engineer: Bruce Staple
- Recorded at: Allegro Studios[6][better source needed]
Charts
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| Year | Chart | Peak Position |
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| 1967 | Billboard 200 | 74 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak Position |
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| 1967 | "I Think We're Alone Now" | Billboard Hot 100 | 4 |
| "Mirage" | 10 | ||
| "I Like the Way" | 25 |
References
edit- ^ I Think We're Alone Now at AllMusic
- ^ I Think We're Alone Now's Song Chart Position Retrieved August 17, 2012
- ^ Mirage's Chart Position Retrieved August 17, 2012.
- ^ I Like the Way's Chart Position Retrieved August 17, 2012.
- ^ I Think We're Alone Now's Album Chart Position Retrieved August 17, 2012.
- ^ Tommy James and the Shondells, I Think We're Alone Now Credits Retrieved February 28, 2015