Thomas David "Tommy" Roe (born May 9, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter who had several chart topping songs in multiple countries during the 1960s including Sheila and Sweet Pea.[1] He recorded 13 studio albums and 55 singles from 1960 to 1987.

Tommy Roe discography
Tommy Roe in 1970
Studio albums13
Compilation albums5
Singles55

Albums

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Studio albums

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Year Album Chart Positions
US CAN
1962 Sheila 110
1963 Something for Everybody
1964 Everybody Likes Tommy Roe
1965 Ballads and Beat
1966 Sweet Pea 94
1967 Phantasy
It's Now Winter's Day 159
1969 Dizzy 25 7[2]
1970 We Can Make Music 134
1971 Beginnings
1976 Energy
1977 Full Bloom
2012 Devil's Soul Pile
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

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Year Album Chart Positions
US CAN
1970 12 in a Roe: A Collection of Tommy Roe's Greatest Hits 21 21[3]
1972 16 Greatest Hits
1990 The Best Of Tommy Roe: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
1993 Tommy Roe's Greatest Hits
1998 20 Greatest Hits
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

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Year Single (A-side, B-side)
Both sides from same album except where indicated
UK[4] AU[5] CAN[6] U.S.[7] U.S. Country[8] GER RIAA Certification[9] Album
1960 "Caveman"
b/w "I Got a Girl"
Whirling with Tommy Roe and Al Tornello
"Sheila"
b/w "Pretty Girl" (Non-album track, and not the same recording as below)
"I Got a Girl"
b/w "Pretty Girl"
1962 "Sheila"
b/w "Save Your Kisses" (Non-album track)
3 1 1 1 9 Gold Sheila
"Susie Darlin'" / 37 13 21 35
"Piddle De Pat" 13 21
"Rainbow" / 82 Non-album tracks
"Town Crier" 82
1963 "Gonna Take a Chance"
b/w "Don't Cry Donna"
78
"Everybody"
b/w "Sorry I'm Late Lisa" (Non-album track)
9 18 3 3 Sweet Pea
"The Folk Singer"
b/w "Count on Me" (Non-album track)
4 20 34 84
"Kiss and Run"
b/w "What Makes the Blues Want to Pick on Me"
77 Non-album tracks
1964 "Carol"
b/w "Be a Good Little Girl" (Non-album track)
16 61 12 in a Roe: A Collection of Tommy Roe's Greatest Hits
"Come On"
b/w "There Will Be Better Years"
42 23 36 Non-album tracks
"A Wild Water Skiing Weekend"
b/w "Dance with Henry"
"Oh So Right"
b/w "I Think I Love You"
"Party Girl"
b/w "Oh How I Could Love You" (Non-album track)
7 85 Sweet Pea
1965 "Diane from Manchester Square" / 84 Non-album tracks
"Love Me, Love Me" 84
"Fourteen Pairs of Shoes"
b/w "Combo Music"
"I'm a Rambler, I'm a Gambler"
b/w "The Gunfighter"
"Wish You Didn't Have to Go"
b/w "I Keep Remembering (Things I Forgot)"
"Doesn't Anybody Know My Name (Two-Ten, Six-Eighteen)"
b/w "Everytime a Bluebird Cries"
1966 "Sweet Pea"
b/w "Much More Love" (Non-album track)
7 1 8 Gold Sweet Pea
"Hooray for Hazel"
b/w "Need Your Love" (Non-album track)
28 2 6
1967 "It's Now Winter's Day"
b/w "Kick Me Charlie" (from Sweet Pea)
12 23 It's Now Winter's Day
"Sweet Sounds"
b/w "Moon Talk"
"Sing Along with Me"
b/w "Nightime"
91
"Little Miss Sunshine"
b/w "The You I Need"
99 Phantasy
"Melancholy Mood"
b/w "Paisley Dreams"
95
1968 "Dottie I Like It"
b/w "Soft Words"
85 Non-album tracks
"Sugar Cane"
b/w "An Oldie But a Goodie"
1969 "Dizzy"
b/w "The You I Need" (from Phantasy)
1 2 1 1 4 Gold Dizzy
"Heather Honey"
b/w "Money Is My Pay"
24 9 12 29 23
"Jack and Jill"
b/w "Tip Toe Tina" (Non-album track)
27 38 53 12 in a Roe: A Collection of Tommy Roe's Greatest Hits
1970 "Jam Up and Jelly Tight"
b/w "Moontalk" (Non-album track)
5 5 8 Gold
"Pearl"
b/w "Dollars Worth of Pennies" (from Dizzy)
60 57 50 We Can Make Music
"Stir It Up and Serve It"
b/w "Firefly"
69 28 50
"We Can Make Music"
b/w "Gotta Keep Rolling Along" (from Dizzy)
87 26 49
"Brush a Little Sunshine"
b/w "King of Fools"
87
1971 "Little Miss Goodie Two Shoes"
b/w "Traffic Jam" (from We Can Make Music)
Non-album tracks
"Pistol Legged Mama"
b/w "King of Fools" (from We Can Make Music)
1971 "Stagger Lee"
b/w "Back Streets and Alleys"
92 13 25 Beginnings
1972 "Sarah My Love"
b/w "Chewing on Sugarcane"
Non-album tracks
"Mean Little Woman, Rosalie" / >b/w "Skyline" 92
1973 "Working Class Hero" 79 97 73
"Working Class Hero" (see above)
b/w "Sun in My Eyes"
1975 "Glitter and Gleam"
b/w "Bad News"
Energy
"Rita and Her Band"
b/w "Snowing Me Under"
Non-album tracks
1976 "Slow Dancing"
b/w "Burn on Love Light"
Energy
"Everybody"
b/w "Energy"
"Early in the Morning"
b/w "Bad News" (from Energy)
Non-album track
1977 "Your Love Will See Me Through"
b/w "Working Class Hero"
Full Bloom
1978 "Love the Way You Love Me Up"
b/w "Dreamin' Again" (first pressings)
"Just Look at Me" (later pressings)
Non-album tracks
1979 "Massachusetts"
b/w "Just Look at Me"
77
"You Better Move On"
b/w "Just Look at Me"
70
1980 "Charlie, I Love Your Wife"
b/w "There's No Sun on Sunset Blvd."
87
1985 "Some Such Foolishness"
b/w "Barbara Lou"
57
1986 "Radio Romance"
b/w "Barbara Lou"
51
1986 "Let's Be Fools Like That Again"
b/w "Barbara Lou"
38
1987 "Back When It Really Mattered"
67

References

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  1. ^ Miller, Zell (1996). They Heard Georgia Singing. Mercer University Press. ISBN 978-0-86554-504-5.
  2. ^ "RPM Top 50 Albums - June 2, 1969" (PDF).
  3. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - February 28, 1970" (PDF).
  4. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 467. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. ^ Steffen Hung. "Forum - Chart Positions Pre 1989 Part 4 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  6. ^ "30 Years of Oldies Canadian Chart Listings from 1957 to 1986". Archived from the original on 2006-03-15. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
  7. ^ "Tommy Roe | Awards". AllMusic. 1942-05-09. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  8. ^ "Tommy Roe Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  9. ^ "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - January 31, 2014". RIAA. Retrieved 2014-01-31.