Songs written by Tommy James&nbsp;&nbsp;

04/1968

① Mony Mony by Tommy James & the Shondells

from Mony Mony

349

3
US

✫1
UK

[songwriter #1 hit]
written by Tommy James

, Bo Gentry, Ritchie Cordell (as Richie Cordell) & Bobby Bloom

12/1968

② Crimson and Clover by Tommy James & the Shondells

from Crimson and Clover

208

✫1
US

[songwriter #2 hit]
written by Tommy James

& Peter Lucia (as Peter Lucia Jr.)

03/1969

Sweet Cherry Wine by Tommy James & the Shondells

from Cellophane Symphony

108

7
US

written by Tommy James

& Richard Grasso (as Richie Grasso)

Johnny Thunder

04/1969

I'm Alive by Johnny Thunder

122
US

[Calla 161]
written by Peter Lucia (as Pete Lucia) & Tommy James

06/1969

④ Crystal Blue Persuasion by Tommy James & the Shondells

from Crimson and Clover

185

2
US

27
AC

[songwriter #4 hit]
[Roulette 7050]
written by Eddie Gray, Tommy James

& Mike Vale

The Clique

08/1969

Sugar on Sunday by The Clique

from The Clique

22
US

[White Whale 323]
written by Tommy James

& Mike Vale

Joe Bataan

09/1969

Crystal Blue Persuasion by Joe Bataan

41
R&B

[Uptite 0014]
written by Eddie Gray, Tommy James

& Mike Vale

10/1969

Ball of Fire by Tommy James & the Shondells

from The Best of Crimson and Clover

19
US

written by Tommy James

, Paul Naumann, Bruce Sudano, Mike Vale & Woody Wilson

12/1969

She by Tommy James & the Shondells

from Travelin'

23
US

written by Tommy James

, Mike Vale & Bob King (as Robert King)

Exile

10.

01/1970

Church St. Soul Revival by Exile

104
US

as The Exiles
[Columbia 44972]
written by Tommy James

& Ritchie Cordell (as Richie Cordell)

11.

02/1970

Gotta Get Back to You by Tommy James & the Shondells

from Travelin'

45
US

written by Tommy James

The Clique

12.

02/1970

Sparkle and Shine by The Clique

100
US

[White Whale 338]
written by Tommy James

, Ritchie Cordell & Bob King

13.

05/1970

Come to Me by Tommy James & the Shondells

47
US

written by Tommy James

Alive n Kickin'

14.

06/1970

Tighter, Tighter by Alive n Kickin'

from Alive n Kickin'

105

7
US

written by Bob King & Tommy James

15.

08/1970

Ball and Chain by Tommy James

from Tommy James

57
US

written by Tommy James

16.

12/1970

Church St. Soul Revival by Tommy James

from Christian of the World

62
US

written by Tommy James

& Ritchie Cordell (as Richie Cordell)

17.

03/1971

Adrienne by Tommy James

from Christian of the World

93
US

written by Tommy James

18.

06/1971

⑤ Draggin' the Line by Tommy James

from Christian of the World

164

4
US

6
AC

[songwriter #5 hit]
[Roulette 7103]
written by Tommy James

19.

09/1971

I'm Comin' Home by Tommy James

from Christian of the World

40
US

written by Tommy James

20.

11/1971

Nothing to Hide by Tommy James

from My Head, My Bed & My Red Guitar

41
US

written by Richard Marx & Tommy James

21.

02/1972

Tell 'em Willie Boy's A'comin' by Tommy James

from My Head, My Bed & My Red Guitar

89
US

written by Tommy James

22.

06/1972

Cat's Eye in the Window by Tommy James

90
US

written by Tommy James

23.

08/1972

Love Song by Tommy James

67
US

40
AC

[Roulette 7130]
written by Tommy James

24.

11/1972

Celebration by Tommy James

95
US

written by Tommy James

25.

02/1973

Boo Boo Don't 'cha Be Blue by Tommy James

70
US

written by Tommy James

Blue Swede

26.

02/1975

Hush/I'm Alive by Blue Swede

61
US

written by Joe South, Tommy James

& Peter Lucia

Simon Said

27.

06/1975

Love Song by Simon Said

61
R&B

[Roulette 7167]
written by Bob King & Tommy James

28.

01/1980

Three Times in Love by Tommy James

from Three Times in Love

19
US

✫1
AC

93
country

[Millennium 11785]
written by Ronnie Serota & Tommy James

Vinyl Virgins

29.

04/1980

Mony Mony by Vinyl Virgins

30
dance

written by Bo Gentry, Bobby Bloom, Ritchie Cordell & Tommy James

Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers

30.

05/1980

You Got Me by Tommy James

from Three Times in Love

101
US

[Millennium 11788]
written by Ronnie Serota & Tommy James

31.

05/1981

You're So Easy to Love by Tommy James

58
US

written by John Grecco & Tommy James

Billy Idol

32.

09/1981

Mony Mony by Billy Idol

from Don't Stop

107
US

7
dance

charted as Mony Mony / Baby Talk in US dance charts
[Chrysalis 2543]
written by Tommy James

, Bo Gentry, Ritchie Cordell (as Richie Cordell) & Bobby Bloom

Joan Jett

33.

02/1982

Crimson and Clover by Joan Jett

from I Love Rock n' Roll

133

7
US

6
rock

60
UK

as Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
[Boardwalk 7-11-144]
written by Tommy James

& Peter Lucia

Billy Idol

34.

09/1987

③ Mony Mony by Billy Idol

from Vital Idol

189

✫1
US

27
rock

91
UK

[songwriter #3 hit]
[live]
[Chrysalis 43161]
written by Tommy James

, Bo Gentry, Ritchie Cordell (as Richie Cordell) & Bobby Bloom

35.

10/1987

Mony Mony by Billy Idol

from Vital Idol

7
UK

written by Tommy James

, Bo Gentry, Ritchie Cordell (as Richie Cordell) & Bobby Bloom

Amazulu

36.

10/1987

Mony Mony by Amazulu

38
UK

written by Tommy James

, Ritchie Cordell (as Richie Cordell), Bo Gentry & Bobby Bloom

37.

03/1991

Over to You John (Here We Go Again) by Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers

28
UK

written by Bo Gentry, Bobby Bloom, Ritchie Cordell, Tommy James

, Sam the Sham, Ivor Raymonde, Mike Hawker, Howard Greenfield, Neil Sedaka, Gary Klein, Henry Hoffman, Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Giuseppe Cassia, Lally Stott, Bill Martin & Phil Coulter

Spanish Fly [Fredrick Nassar & Bobby Bejines]

38.

06/1995

Crimson and Clover by Spanish Fly [Fredrick Nassar & Bobby Bejines]

from SF: Spanish Fly

89
US

[Upstairs 17867]
written by Tommy James

& Peter Lucia

Michael Barrymore

39.

12/1995

Too Much for One Heart by Michael Barrymore

25
UK

written by Don Black & Tommy James

Sing-Sing

40.

10/1998

Feels Like Summer by Sing-Sing

181
UK

written by Bo Gentry, Bobby Bloom, Emma Anderson, Ritchie Cordell & Tommy James

Status Quo

41.

05/2000

Mony Mony by Status Quo

from Heavy Traffic [UK edition]

48
UK

written by Tommy James

, Bo Gentry, Ritchie Cordell & Bobby Bloom

Sing-Sing

42.

09/2000

Feels Like Summer by Sing-Sing

from The Joy of Sing-Sing

136
UK

[R]
written by Bo Gentry, Bobby Bloom, Emma Anderson, Ritchie Cordell & Tommy James