CD Details
- Released: August 27, 1991
- Label: Rhino
Tracks:
- 1.Crimson and Clover - (album version)
- 2.Kathleen McArthur
- 3.I Am a Tangerine
- 4.Do Something to Me
- 5.Crystal Blue Persuasion
- 6.Sugar on Sunday
- 7.Breakaway
- 8.Smokey Roads
- 9.I'm Alive
- 10.Crimson and Clover (Reprise)
- 11.Cellophane Symphony
- 12.Makin' Good Time
- 13.Evergreen
- 14.Sweet Cherry Wine
- 15.Papa Rolled His Own
- 16.Changes
- 17.Loved One
- 18.I Know Who I Am
- 19.The Love of a Woman
- 20.On Behalf of the Entire Staff and Management
Product Description:
Tommy James & The Shondells: Tommy James (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Eddie Gray (guitar, background vocals); Ronnie Rosman (keyboards, background vocals); Mike Vale (bass, background vocals); Pete Lucia (drums, percussion, background vocals).
CRIMSON & CLOVER originally released on Roulette (42023). CELLOPHANE SYMPHONY originally released on Roulette (42030). Includes liner notes by Michael Thom.
One of the most flexible units in late-'60s rock, Tommy James & the Shondells could go from teen-oriented power pop to way-out psychedelic experimentation without sounding derivative of anyone or allowing their own identity to become obscured. Generously combining two of their classic albums, Cellophane Symphony and Crimson & Clover, on a single CD, this reissue reminds us just how unpredictable the rockers could be. This was a band that managed to appeal to Beach Boys aficionados as well as the hippies who fancied Jefferson Airplane, the Doors, and Cream. Whether digging into psychedelic rock on "Crimson & Clover" (a major hit), "Cellophane Symphony" and the goofy "I Am a Tangerine," sugary power pop on "Do Something to Me," or smooth blue-eyed soul on "Crystal Blue Persuasion," the group consistently comes across as honest and true to itself. ~ Alex Henderson
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