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1968 studio album by Tommy James and the Shondells
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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.
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1. | "Mony Mony" | Bobby Bloom, Bo Gentry, Tommy James, Ritchie Cordell | 2:52 |
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2. | "Do Unto Me" | Gary Illingsworth, Morris Levy, Richie Grasso | 2:30 |
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3. | "(I'm) Taken" | Peter Andreoli, Tommy James | 2:28 |
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4. | "Nighttime (I'm a Lover)" | Myrna March, Gary Illingworth, Richard Grasso | 2:39 |
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5. | "Run Away With Me" | T.H. Kidd (Paul Anka), Bobby Gosh | 2:45 |
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6. | "Somebody Cares" | Bo Gentry, Ritchie Cordell, Harvey Weisenfeld | 2:41 |
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7. | "Get Out Now" | Bo Gentry, Ritchie Cordell | 2:08 |
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8. | "I Can't Go Back to Denver" | Gary Illingworth, Richard Grasso, Daniel Cohen, Morris Levy | 2:12 |
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9. | "Some Kind of Love" | Peter Lucia, Tommy James | 2:02 |
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10. | "Gingerbread Man" | Mike Vale, Tommy James | 2:56 |
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11. | "One Two Three and I Fell" | James Calvert, Ritchie Cordell, Bo Gentry | 2:21 |
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Chart
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Peak Position
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1968
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Billboard 200
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193
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Singles
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Single
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Peak Position
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1968
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"Get Out Now"
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Billboard Hot 100
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48
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"Mony Mony"
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3
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UK Singles Chart
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1
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"Somebody Cares"
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Billboard Hot 100
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53
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