Hanky Panky (Tommy James and the Shondells album)

Hanky Panky
Studio album by
Tommy James and the Shondells
ReleasedMay 1966 (1966-05)
Genre
Length30:40
LabelRoulette
ProducerBob Mack, Henry Glover
Tommy James and the Shondells chronology
Hanky Panky
(1966) 		It's Only Love
(1966)
Singles from Hanky Panky
  1. "Hanky Panky"
    Released: 1966
  2. "Say I Am (What I Am)"
    Released: 1966
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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]

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

Side A
No.TitleWriterLength
1."Hanky Panky"Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich2:59
2."I'll Go Crazy"James Brown2:18
3."I'm So Proud"Curtis Mayfield3:31
4."The Lover"George Magura, Mike Vale2:05
5."Love Makes the World Go Round"Deon Jackson2:25
6."Good Lovin'"Rudy Clark, Arthur Resnick2:20
Side B
No.TitleWriterLength
7."Say I Am (What I Am)"Barbara Tomsco, George Tomsco2:37
8."Cleo's Mood"Junior Walker, William Kanter Woods2:20
9."Don't Throw Our Love Away"Tommy James & the Shondells2:40
10."Shake a Tail Feather"Otha Hayes, Verlie Rice, Andre Williams2:37
11."Soul Searchin' Baby"Tommy James & the Shondells2:35
12."Lots of Pretty Girls"Paul Leka, Paul Rush2:13
Total length:30:40

Credits

  • 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"

Bob Mack is the producer.[5][6]

Charts

Album

Year Chart Peak Position
1966 Billboard 200 46

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
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

  1. ^ Hanky Panky at AllMusic
  2. ^ Tommy James and the Shondells Chart Positions Retrieved February 7, 2015
  3. ^ Tommy James and the Shondells, "Hanky Panky" Chart Position Retrieved February 28, 2015
  4. ^ Tommy James and the Shondells, "Say I Am (What I Am)" Chart Position Retrieved February 28, 2015
  5. ^ Tommy James and the Shondells at AllMusic
  6. ^ 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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