Mony Mony (album)

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.[2] It reached #193 on the Billboard 200.[3] 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.

Mony Mony
Studio album by
Tommy James and the Shondells
ReleasedJuly 1968
GenrePop[1]
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]

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. Mony Mony at AllMusic
  2. Tommy James and the Shondells, "Mony Mony" Chart Positions Retrieved March 2, 2015
  3. Tommy James and the Shondells Chart Positions Retrieved February 7, 2015



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