Mony Mony (album)

Mony Mony is a 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
Released	1968
Genre	Psychedelic rock
Length	27:34
Label	Roulette 42012
Tommy James and the Shondells chronology
Gettin' Together (1967) Mony Mony (1968) Crimson & Clover (1968)
Singles from Mony Mony
"Get Out Now" Released: 1968 "Mony Mony" Released: 1968 "Somebody Cares" Released: 1968

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer	Length
1.	"Mony Mony"	Bobby Bloom, Bo Gentry, Tommy James, Ritchie Cordell	2:52
2.	"Do Unto Me"	Gary Illingsworth, Morris Levy, Richie Grasso	2:30
3.	"(I'm) Taken"	Peter Andreoli, Tommy James	2:28
4.	"Night Time (I'm a Lover)"		2:39
5.	"Run Away With Me"		2:45
6.	"Somebody Cares"	Bo Gentry, Ritchie Cordell, Harvey Weisenfeld	2:41
7.	"Get Out Now"	Bo Gentry, Ritchie Cordell	2:08
8.	"I Can't Go Back to Denver"		2:12
9.	"Some Kind of Love"		2:02
10.	"Gingerbread Man"	Mike Vale, Tommy James	2:56
11.	"One Two Three and I Fell"	James Calvert, Ritchie Cordell, Bo Gentry	2:21

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