Performer: | Tommy James And The Shondells |
Title: | I Think We're Alone Now |
Country: | US |
Released: | 1967 |
Style: | Garage Rock |
Category: | Rock |
Rating: | 4.6 ✦ |
Other format: | AUD MPC WMA VOC AU AA DMF |
I Think We're Alone Now" is a song written and composed by Ritchie Cordell that was the title selection from a same-named album released by the American recording artists Tommy James and the Shondells. I Think We're Alone Now" was a 1967 US hit for James and the Shondells, reaching number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song has since been covered several times by other artists.
I Think We're Alone Now". Children, behave" That's what they say when we're together "And watch how you play" They don't understand. And so we're running just as fast as we can Holding on to one another's hand Trying to get away into the night And then you put your arms around me As we tumble to the ground and then you say. I think we're alone now There doesn't seem to be anyone around I think we're alone now The beating of our hearts is the only sound
I Think We're Alone Now. 2. Trust Each Other in Love. 3. What I'd Give to See Your Face Again. 6. Run, Run, Baby, Run. 7. Mirage. Other productions from Tommy James And The Shondells. Do Unto Me. Travelin'. Crimson & Clover.
I Think We're Alone Now" was the first Top Five hit for Tommy James since his 1966 chart-topper "Hanky Panky," and a redemption of sorts for/from the album that came in between, the sugary It's Only Love
I Think We're Alone Now". This song is Tommy James and the Shondells at their best! Immediately, the verse melody and Tommy's vocals jump up in a huge vibrant way. A song like this gets your attention and demands you turn up that volume button! LOVE the way Tommy sings "Running just as fast as we can, holding onto one another's hand, TRYING to get away into the night and then you put your arms around me and we tumble to the ground". Tommy James and The Shondells kicked around their Michigan stomping grounds for several years before finding regional success in 1963 with a cover of Barry & Greenwich's "Hanky Panky. By the time the single was rediscovered two years later by a Pittsburgh radio station, the original Shondells had gone their separate ways.
Tommy James & The Shondells. I Think We're Alone Now (LP, Album, Ori).
I Think We're Alone Now. This song is by Tommy James and the Shondells and appear. Children, behave"That's what they say when we're together"And watch how you play"They don't understand. And so we're running just as fast as we canHolding on to one another's handTrying to get away into the nightAnd then you put your arms around me As we tumble to the ground and then you say. I think we're alone nowThere doesn't seem to be anyone aroundI think we're alone nowThe beating of our hearts is the only sound.
I Think We're Alone Now is the third studio album by the pop rock band Tommy James and the Shondells released in 1967. The album had three singles that charted. The title track went to on the Billboard Hot 100. "Mirage" reached on the chart. I Like the Way" reached on the chart. The album landed on the Billboard 200, reaching Original copies feature a black album cover with two pairs of yellow bare footsteps walking side-by-side, then facing each other near the top of the cover. All songs written and composed by Ritchie Cordell except where noted.
I Think We're Alone Now Lyrics. 4. Baby Let Me Down Lyrics. Gone, Gone, Gone Lyrics. Tommy James & The Shondells Lyrics provided by SongLyrics.
A | I Think We're Alone NowWritten-By – R. Cordell* |
2:08 |
B | Gone, Gone, GoneWritten-By – R. Cordell*, S. Trimachi* |
2:13 |
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
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R-4720 | Tommy James And The Shondells* | I Think We're Alone Now (7", Single, Hol) | Roulette | R-4720 | US | 1967 |
R 4720 DJF | Tommy James And The Shondells* | I Think We're Alone Now (7", Single) | Philips | R 4720 DJF | UK | Unknown |
R-4720 | Tommy James And The Shondells* | I Think We're Alone Now (7", Single) | Roulette | R-4720 | Italy | 1967 |
HT 300078 | Tommy James And The Shondells* | I Think We're Alone Now (7", Single) | Roulette, Hit-Ton Schallplatten | HT 300078 | Germany | 1967 |
R 4720 | Tommy James And The Shondells* | I Think We're Alone Now (7", Single) | Roulette | R 4720 | Canada | 1967 |