Tommy Tutone 2

Tommy Tutone 2 is the second album by rock band Tommy Tutone, released in 1981. It features its biggest hit, "867-5309/Jenny". The first two albums by the band were re-released by the Collectable label as a two-albums-on-one-CD release in 1997. John Cowsill of the Cowsills appears on backing vocals and plays percussion on the album.

Tommy Tutone 2
Studio album by
Tommy Tutone
ReleasedSeptember 23, 1981 (1981-09-23)
Recorded1981
Genre
Length38:29
LabelColumbia/CBS Records
Producer
Tommy Tutone chronology
Tommy Tutone
(1980)		 Tommy Tutone 2
(1981)		 National Emotion
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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In October 2006, VH1 listed "867-5309/Jenny" as the 36th-greatest song of the 1980s.

Track listing

Side one
  1. "867-5309/Jenny" (Alex Call, Jim Keller) – 3:46
  2. "Baby It's Alright" (Tommy Heath, Keller) – 3:23
  3. "Shadow on the Road Ahead" (Rita Abrams, Heath) – 3:36
  4. "Bernadiah" (Heath, Keller) – 5:29
  5. "Why Baby Why" (Darrell Edwards, Heath, George Jones, Keller, Leon Payne) – 2:58

Side two
  1. "Which Man Are You" (Heath, Keller) – 2:50
  2. "No Way to Cry" (Heath) – 3:07
  3. "Steal Away" (Keller) – 3:50
  4. "Tonight" (Leonard Bernstein, Brian Dalton, Heath) – 2:41
  5. "Only One" (Keller) – 3:24
  6. "Not Say Goodbye" (Keller) – 3:26

Personnel

Additional musicians
  • Steve LeGassick – keyboards (became an official member of the band by 1982[1])
  • Rick Cutler – drums (tracks B1-6)
  • Lonnie Turner – bass guitar (tracks B1-6)
  • John Cowsill – percussion, harmony vocals (tracks A1-2)
  • Sam Clayton – percussion (track A4)

Production
  • Produced by Chuck Plotkin and Geoff Workman
  • Engineers: Toby Scott, Geoff Workman
  • Assistant engineers: Catharina Masters, John Weaver

Charting History

Weekly Charts
Chart (1982) Peak
position
Canada Albums 44
'U.S.' Billboard 200 20

Year End Charts
Year End Chart (1982) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 88


Charting Singles
Single Chart Position
867-5309 (Jenny) Canada (RPM)
 2
Official New Zealand Music Chart
 32
U.S.Billboard Hot 100 4
U.S. BillboardMainstream Rock Chart 1
Which Man Are You? U.S.Billboard Hot 100 101
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References
  1. Tommy Tutone – Alive and Almost Dangerous EP @Discogs.com (lists LeGassick as a bandmember on the back cover) Retrieved 3-25-2018.
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