Performance · Production
Tommy James
American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer
Dayton, United States • b. 1947-04-29
Tommy James is credited on 1,955 releases across 488 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1966–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

1,955
Pressings credited
488
Albums
7
Decades active
432
In collections
Biography
Tommy James (born Thomas Gregory Jackson; April 29, 1947) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. James is the frontman of the rock band Tommy James and the Shondells, which is known for hit singles such as "Mony Mony", "Crimson and Clover" and "Crystal Blue Persuasion".
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
1,955 releases · 488 albums · active 1966–2026
- Performance · 2,930
- Production · 469
- Other credits · 70
- Mastering · 1
Studios: Musicland West Studios · Air Studios · Westlake Studios · Allegro Sound Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Bleed American
2001

I Love Rock 'N Roll
1981

Billy Idol
1982

Vital Idol
1985

Wildflower
2016

Even Worse
1988

The Best Of Tommy James & The Shondells
1969

20 Years Of Rock N' Roll
1973

Idol Songs - 11 Of The Best
1988

Mony Mony
1981

Austin Powers - The Spy Who Shagged Me (Music From The Motion Picture)
1999

I Love Rock'n Roll
1982

Crimson & Clover
1969

Case Study 01
2019

Greatest Hits
2001

Greatest Hits
2010

Mony Mony (Live)
1987

Greatest Hits
2019

The Jarvis Cocker Record
2006

Pool It!
1987

Crimson And Clover
1968

Death Of A Cheerleader
2021

Squeeze Box: The Complete Works Of "Weird Al" Yankovic
2017

Idolize Yourself (The Very Best Of Billy Idol)
2008
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Tommy James & The Shondells
- Tommy James And The Shondells
- Billy Idol
- Status Quo
- The Stranglers
- Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
- The Clique (6)
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