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Tommy James And The Shondells - Anthology (1989) (2007)
2007 Digitally Remastered Extensive Anthology of One of the Groups to Regularly Score Hit Singles at the Top of the Pop Charts in the 1960's. With Hits Like "Hanky Panky", "i Think We're Alone Now" (Covered in the '70's by Lene Lovich), "Mony Mony" (Covered in the '80's by Billy Idol), "Crimson and Clover" (Covered in the '80's by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts), "Crystal Blue Persuasion", "Sweet Cherry Wine", "Draggin' the Line" and Many More, the Shondells were Truly Trailblazers who Cut a Successful Mold for a Upstarts that Appeared in their Wake. Includes a Fantastic Lineup of 27 Great Songs!
Another great example of what Rhino does so well, Anthology brings together no less than 27 of Tommy James and the Shondells' nuggets on one disc. Along with good liner notes from Parke Puterbaugh, who interviewed James extensively (James himself contributes a slew of fun and informative anecdotes about many of the songs) and the usual skilled remastering job, it makes for one heck of a collection. James himself sums up his own appeal best of all: "We were really having fun, and you can hear it in the grooves." "Hanky Panky" understandably kicks things off, but the collection really doesn't take off until the just-plain-irresistible "I Think We're Alone Now," notably (and some would argue memorably) covered by Tiffany in the late '80s. The original is barely two minutes long, but packs in everything from a killer opening bassline and dramatic pauses to a totally killer chorus, James and company transforming Ritchie Cordell's song into a glistening gem. The fact that so many of his hits were beneficiaries of later remakes -- "Mony Mony" by Billy Idol, "Crimson and Clover" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, "Draggin' the Line" by R.E.M. -- is even better testimony to their appeal, and hearing the originals all in place confirms why they were smashes. If a number of selections are paler shadows of some of these greats, the arrangements are rarely less than anything but pure pop fun -- the almost delirious addition of swirling strings, flutes, and even harp to many songs gives them even more cheery flair. The fact that they were able to make woozy, psych-influenced delights like "Crimson and Clover" and still maintain their status as major hit artists on the charts is testament enough to their appeal...N.Raggett
Tommy James and the Shondells were a vastly underrated band when they hit the charts in 1966 and 1967, and Tommy was one of the best song writers of the that era. Many music critics dismissed their music as insignificant and inconsequential, but they were actually innovative recording artists with a sophisticated sound, who were years ahead of their time. Like most greatest hits compilations, this CD leaves out some important songs, but it is a more representative collection than most. Hanky Panky is a classic rock song, but much of the early Tommy James sound is a blend of rock and beautifulmore… melody such as my favorite track, the beautiful up-tempo Mirage, I Like The Way, Gettin' Together, and Out Of The Blue which are outstanding, underrated songs. The classic I Think We're Alone Now, It's Only Love, Run, Run Baby Run, and Love's Closin' In On Me are also excellent up-tempo songs that make you feel good.The Tommy James Sound was a perfect match for psychedelic arrangements, and Crimson And Clover was a brilliant early psychedelic song which had a profound effect on the evolution of rock music for many years. Sugar On Sunday and Sweet Cherry Wine are two other beautiful tracks. His maturation and versatility was exhibited in Crystal Blue Persuasion and Draggin' The Line, a more sophisticated hard rock song than the earlier infectious, up beat Mony Mony.This CD contains few weak tracks and is an outstanding collection of songs by one of the great rock bands of the 1960's and 1970's. The photos included with the CD are also excellent.
Codec: mp3
Bitrate: 320 kB/s
Size: 171 MB
Genre : Rock
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Tracklist:
01 Hanky Panky 2:59
02 Say I Am (What I Am) 2:37
03 It's Only Love 2:05
04 I Think We're Alone Now 2:08
05 Baby, Baby I Can't Take It No More 2:17
06 Mirage 2:30
07 I Like the Way 2:42
08 Run, Run, Baby, Run 2:18
09 Gettin' Together 2:18
10 Real Girl 2:18
11 Love's Closin' in on Me 2:17
12 Out of the Blue 2:22
13 Get out Now 2:08
14 (I'm) Taken 2:28
15 One Two Three and I Fell 2:21
16 Mony Mony 2:45
17 Somebody Cares 2:22
18 Do Something to Me 2:28
19 Crimson and Clover 3:23
20 Sugar on Sunday / Tommy James 3:19
21 Crystal Blue Persuasion 3:45
22 Sweet Cherry Wine 4:09
23 Loved One 4:02
24 Ball of Fire 2:53
25 She 2:03
26 Gotta Get Back to You 3:01
27 Draggin' the Line 2:45
