Crimson & Clover (album)

Crimson & Clover
Studio album by Tommy James and the Shondells
Released	January 1969
Recorded	1968
Genre	Psychedelic pop, psychedelic rock, pop rock
Length	28:24
Label	Roulette 42023
Producer	Tommy James and the Shondells
Tommy James and the Shondells chronology
Mony Mony (1968)Mony Mony1968 Crimson & Clover (1968) Cellophane Symphony (1969)Cellophane Symphony1969
Singles from Crimson & Clover
"Do Something to Me" Released: 1968 "Crimson and Clover" Released: 1968 "Crystal Blue Persuasion" Released: 1969

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Crimson & Clover is a 1969 album by Tommy James and the Shondells. It features the #1 hit "Crimson and Clover" (in an extended, five-and-a-half minute long version) as well as the #2 hit "Crystal Blue Persuasion". The album itself was also a success, reaching #8 on the pop albums chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer	Length
1.	"Crimson and Clover"	Tommy James, Peter Lucia	5:32
2.	"Kathleen McArthur"	Tommy James, Mike Vale	2:42
3.	"I'm a Tangerine"	Tommy James, Peter Lucia	3:36
4.	"Do Something to Me"	Jimmy Calvert, Norman Marzano, Paul Naumann	2:31
5.	"Crystal Blue Persuasion"	Eddie Gray, Tommy James, Mike Vale	4:02
6.	"Sugar on Sunday"	Tommy James, Mike Vale	3:23
7.	"Breakaway"	Tommy James, Mike Vale	2:45
8.	"Smokey Roads"	Tommy James	2:51
9.	"I'm Alive"	Tommy James, Peter Lucia	3:15
10.	"Crimson and Clover (reprise)"	Tommy James, Peter Lucia	1:03

Credits

• Producer and Arranger: Tommy James and the Shondells

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Peak Position
1969	Billboard 200	8

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Peak Position
1968	"Do Something to Me"	Billboard Hot 100	38
	"Crimson and Clover"		1
1969	"Crystal Blue Persuasion"		2
		Adult Contemporary Chart	27

External links

• The Official Site of Tommy James and the Shondells