Hanky Panky (Tommy James and the Shondells album)

Hanky Panky is the debut album of Tommy James and the Shondells and was released in 1966. It reached #46 on the Billboard 200.^[2] The album had two singles that charted. "Hanky Panky" reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100^[3] and "Say I Am (What I Am)" reached #21.^[4]

Hanky Panky
Studio album by Tommy James and the Shondells
Released	May 1966 (1966-05)
Genre	Pop rock garage rock
Length	30:40
Label	Roulette
Producer	Bob Mack, Henry Glover
Tommy James and the Shondells chronology
Hanky Panky (1966) It's Only Love (1966)
Singles from Hanky Panky
"Hanky Panky" Released: 1966 "Say I Am (What I Am)" Released: 1966

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Other than a brief impromptu performance together onstage in Pittsburgh several days earlier, after which James invited the band to serve as his new Shondells, the first time the entire band worked together was when they went into the studio to record this album.

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Writer	Length
1.	"Hanky Panky"	Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich	2:59
2.	"I'll Go Crazy"	James Brown	2:18
3.	"I'm So Proud"	Curtis Mayfield	3:31
4.	"The Lover"	George Magura, Mike Vale	2:05
5.	"Love Makes the World Go Round"	Deon Jackson	2:25
6.	"Good Lovin'"	Rudy Clark, Arthur Resnick	2:20

Side B

No.	Title	Writer	Length
7.	"Say I Am (What I Am)"	Barbara Tomsco, George Tomsco	2:37
8.	"Cleo's Mood"	Junior Walker, William Kanter Woods	2:20
9.	"Don't Throw Our Love Away"	Tommy James & the Shondells	2:40
10.	"Shake a Tail Feather"	Otha Hayes, Verlie Rice, Andre Williams	2:37
11.	"Soul Searchin' Baby"	Tommy James & the Shondells	2:35
12.	"Lots of Pretty Girls"	Paul Leka, Paul Rush	2:13
Total length:			30:40

Credits

• Tommy James – lead vocals
• Joseph Kessler – guitar; backing vocals
• George Magura – bass guitar, piano, tenor saxophone, vibraphone
• Vincent Pietropaoli – clarinet, drums, saxophone
• Ron Rosman – organ, piano; lead vocals on "The Lover"
• Mike Vale – bass guitar; backing vocals, lead vocals on "I'm So Proud" and "Love Makes The World Go Round"

Bob Mack is the producer.^[5][6]

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Peak Position
1966	Billboard 200	46

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1966	"Hanky Panky"	Billboard Hot 100	1
		R&B	39
		UK Singles Chart	38
	"Say I Am (What I Am)"	Billboard Hot 100	21

References

1. Hanky Panky at AllMusic
2. Tommy James and the Shondells Chart Positions Retrieved February 7, 2015
3. Tommy James and the Shondells, "Hanky Panky" Chart Position Retrieved February 28, 2015
4. Tommy James and the Shondells, "Say I Am (What I Am)" Chart Position Retrieved February 28, 2015
5. Tommy James and the Shondells at AllMusic
6. James, Tommy; Martin Fitzpatrick (2010). Me, the mob, and the music : one helluva ride with Tommy James and the Shondells. New York: Scribner. ISBN 978-1-4391-2865-7.