Tommy Tutone 2
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Tommy Tutone 2 is the second album of the rock
group, Tommy Tutone
. It featured the band's biggest hit, "867-5309/Jenny
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In October 2006, VH1 listed "867-5309/Jenny" as the 36th greatest song of the 1980s.http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2006/vh180s.htm
Side 2
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
group, Tommy Tutone
Tommy Tutone
Tommy Tutone is a New Wave band, best known for its 1982 hit "867-5309/Jenny", which peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Although it is usually referred to as a San Francisco band, it was actually based in Willits, California, at the time that "Jenny" was released...
. It featured the band's biggest hit, "867-5309/Jenny
867-5309/Jenny
"867-5309/Jenny" is a song written by Alex Call and Jim Keller and performed by Tommy Tutone that was released on the album Tommy Tutone 2, on the Columbia Records label. It peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number one on the Billboard Top Tracks chart in 1982...
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In October 2006, VH1 listed "867-5309/Jenny" as the 36th greatest song of the 1980s.http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2006/vh180s.htm
Track listing (1981 original issue - Columbia 37401)
Side 1- "867-5309/Jenny867-5309/Jenny"867-5309/Jenny" is a song written by Alex Call and Jim Keller and performed by Tommy Tutone that was released on the album Tommy Tutone 2, on the Columbia Records label. It peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number one on the Billboard Top Tracks chart in 1982...
" (Alex Call, Keller) - "Baby It's Alright" (Heath, Keller)
- "Shadow on the Road Ahead" (Rita AbramsRita AbramsRita Abrams is an American songwriter, performer and writer. Her song "Mill Valley", recorded with children at the school where she was teaching, was released under the name Miss Abrams and the Strawberry Point Third Grade Class in 1970, becoming a Billboard Hot 100 hit and being nominated for a...
, Heath) - "Bernadiah" (Heath, Keller)
- "Why Baby Why" (Darrell Edwards, Heath, George Jones, Keller, Leon Payne)
Side 2
- "Which Man Are You" (Heath, Keller)
- "No Way to Cry" (Heath)
- "Steal Away" (Keller)
- "Tonight" (Leonard BernsteinLeonard BernsteinLeonard Bernstein August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, author, music lecturer and pianist. He was among the first conductors born and educated in the United States of America to receive worldwide acclaim...
, Brian Dalton, Heath) - "Only One" (Keller)
- "Not Say Goodbye" (Keller)
Personnel
- Tommy HeathTommy HeathTommy Heath is the lead singer/rhythm guitarist/occasional keyboardist of Tommy Tutone, a 1980s rock band most famous for their top 5 hit, "867-5309/Jenny." A common misconception is that Tommy Tutone is the name of the lead singer; it is the name of the band. The name of the band developed from...
- lead vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, Rhythm GuitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
, PianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal... - Jim KellerJim Keller (musician)Jim Keller is one of the founders, the lead guitarist, and supporting vocalist for the American rock band Tommy Tutone, and was co-writer of that band's most famous single, 867-5309/Jenny. He has used Fender Guitars and as of October 2008, is still "Rocking out heavily and writing songs for...
- Lead GuitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Jon Lyons- BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(tracks A1 to A5) - Victor Carberry- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(tracks A1 to A5)
Additional Musicians
- Steve LeGassick- KeyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
(became an official member of the band in 1983) - Rick Cutler- Drums (tracks B1 to B6)
- Lonnie Turner- Bass (tracks B1 to B6)
- John CowsillJohn CowsillJohn Cowsill is an American musician, best known for his work as a singer and drummer with his siblings' band, The Cowsills. He is currently a drummer and vocalist for the current The Beach Boys touring band, which features original Beach Boys Mike Love and Bruce Johnston...
- percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, Harmony Vocals (tracks A1, A2) - Sam ClaytonSam ClaytonSam Clayton has been a singer and percussionist, primarily focusing on drums; conga and djembe, throughout his musical career. He is best known for his membership as percussionist and supporting vocalist with the American rock band Little Feat since 1972....
- Percussion (track A4)
Production
- Produced By Chuck Plotkin & Geoff Workman
- Engineers: Toby Scott, Geoff Workman
- Assistant Engineers: Catharina Masters, John Weaver