Tommy Tutone 2

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Tommy Tutone 2
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Studio album by
Tommy Tutone
ReleasedSeptember 23, 1981 (1981-09-23)
Recorded1981
Genre
Length38:29
LabelColumbia/CBS Records
Producer
Tommy Tutone chronology
Tommy Tutone
(1980) 		Tommy Tutone 2
(1981) 		National Emotion
(1983)
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Tommy Tutone 2 is the second album by rock band Tommy Tutone, released in 1981. It features its biggest hit, "867-5309/Jenny". The first two albums by the band were re-released by the Collectable label as a two-albums-on-one-CD release in 1997. John Cowsill of the Cowsills appears on backing vocals and plays percussion on the album.

In October 2006, VH1 listed "867-5309/Jenny" as the 36th-greatest song of the 1980s.[1]

Track listing[]

Side one[]

  1. "867-5309/Jenny" (Alex Call, Jim Keller) – 3:46
  2. "Baby It's Alright" (Tommy Heath, Keller) – 3:23
  3. "Shadow on the Road Ahead" (Rita Abrams, Heath) – 3:36
  4. "Bernadiah" (Heath, Keller) – 5:29
  5. "Why Baby Why" (Heath, Keller) – 2:58

Side two[]

  1. "Which Man Are You" (Heath, Keller) – 2:50
  2. "No Way to Cry" (Heath) – 3:07
  3. "Steal Away" (David Gilman, Keller) – 3:50
  4. "Tonight" (Brian Dalton, Heath) – 2:41
  5. "Only One" (Keller) – 3:24
  6. "Not Say Goodbye" (Keller) – 3:26

Personnel[]

Additional musicians[]

  • Steve LeGassick – keyboards (became an official member of the band by 1982[2])
  • Rick Cutler – drums (tracks B1-6)
  • Lonnie Turner – bass guitar (tracks B1-6)
  • John Cowsill – percussion, harmony vocals (tracks A1-2)
  • Sam Clayton – percussion (track A4)

Production[]

  • Produced by Chuck Plotkin and Geoff Workman
  • Engineers: Toby Scott, Geoff Workman
  • Assistant engineers: Catharina Masters, John Weaver

Charting History[]

Weekly Charts[]

Chart (1982) Peak
position
Canada Albums 44
'U.S.' Billboard 200 20

Year End Charts[]

Year End Chart (1982) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 88

Charting Singles[]

Single Chart Position
867-5309 (Jenny) Canada (RPM)
 2
Official New Zealand Music Chart
 32
U.S.Billboard Hot 100 4
U.S. BillboardMainstream Rock Chart 1
Which Man Are You? U.S. Billboard Hot 100 101[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's: 1-50". Rock On The Net. VH1. 2006. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Tommy Tutone - Alive And Almost Dangerous (1982, Terre Haute Pressing, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved July 9, 2021. lists LeGassick as a bandmember on the back cover.
  3. ^ "Which Man Are You" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 1 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.

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