''Tommy Tutone 2'' is the second album by

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band

Tommy Tutone Tommy Tutone is an American power pop band, known for its 1981 hit "867-5309/Jenny", which peaked at #4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Though some people consider the band to be a one-hit wonder, it did reach the Top 40 the year before with "An ...

, released in 1981. It features its biggest hit, "

867-5309/Jenny "867-5309/Jenny" is a 1981 song written by Alex Call and Jim Keller and performed by Tommy Tutone that was released on the album '' Tommy Tutone 2'', on the Columbia Records label. It peaked at No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in May ...

". 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.

Track listing

Side one

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, Jim Keller) – 3:46 #"Baby It's Alright" ( Tommy Heath, Keller) – 3:23 #"Shadow on the Road Ahead" (

Rita Abrams Rita Abrams (born August 30, 1943) is an American songwriter, performer and writer. Her song "Mill Valley", recorded with children at the school where she was teaching, was released under the name Miss Abrams and the Strawberry Point Fourth Grade ...

, Heath) – 3:36 #"Bernadiah" (Heath, Keller) – 5:29 #"Why Baby Why" (Heath, Keller) – 2:58

Side two

#"Which Man Are You" (Heath, Keller) – 2:50 #"No Way to Cry" (Heath) – 3:07 #"

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" (David Gilman, Keller) – 3:50 #"Tonight" (Brian Dalton, Heath) – 2:41 #"Only One" (Keller) – 3:24 #"Not Say Goodbye" (Keller) – 3:26

Personnel

* Tommy Heath – lead vocals, rhythm guitar,

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* Jim Keller –

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

*Jon Lyons –

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(tracks A1-5) *Victor Carberry – drums (tracks A1-5)

Additional musicians

*Steve LeGassick –

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(became an official member of the band by 1982) *Rick Cutler – drums (tracks B1-6) *Lonnie Turner – bass guitar (tracks B1-6) *

John Cowsill John Cowsill (born March 2, 1956) is an American musician, best known for his work as a singer and drummer with his siblings' band The Cowsills. He has been a drummer and vocalist for The Beach Boys touring band, which featured original Beach Boy ...

–

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Ex ...

harmony vocals Vocal harmony is a style of vocal music in which a consonant note or notes are simultaneously sung as a main melody in a predominantly homophonic texture. Vocal harmonies are used in many subgenres of European art music, including Classical c ...

(tracks A1-2) *

Sam Clayton Sam Clayton (born March 30, 1952) is an American singer and percussionist, primarily focusing on drums, conga and djembe, throughout his musical career. He is best known as a supporting vocalist and percussionist with the American rock band Lit ...

– percussion (track A4)

Production

* Produced by Chuck Plotkin and Geoff Workman *

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: Toby Scott, Geoff Workman *Assistant engineers: Catharina Masters, John Weaver

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1981 albums Tommy Tutone albums Columbia Records albums CBS Records albums