Tommy Tutone 2

1981 studio album by Tommy Tutone

Tommy Tutone 2

Studio album by

Tommy Tutone

Released| September 23, 1981 (1981-09-23)
Recorded| 1981
Genre|

* Power pop
* pop rock

Length| 38:29
Label| Columbia/CBS Records
Producer|

* Chuck Plotkin
* Jim Keller
* Geoff Workman

Tommy Tutone chronology
| Tommy Tutone
(1980)  | Tommy Tutone 2
(1981)  | National Emotion
(1983)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]

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.[2]

## Track listing

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### Side one

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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

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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

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* Tommy Heath – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
* Jim Keller – lead guitar, vocals
* Jon Lyons – bass guitar (tracks A1-5)
* Victor Carberry – drums (tracks A1-5)

### Additional musicians

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* Steve LeGassick – keyboards (became an official member of the band by 1982)
* 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

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

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (1982)  | Peak
position

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Canada Albums  | 44
U.S. Billboard Top LPs & Tape  | 20

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (1982)  | Peak
position

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U.S. Billboard Top Pop Albums  | 88

### Singles

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Single  | Chart  | Position

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"867-5309 (Jenny)"  | Canada (RPM)  | 2
Official New Zealand Music Chart  | 32
U.S.Billboard Hot 100  | 4
U.S. Billboard Rock Tracks  | 1
"Which Man Are You?"  | U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100[3] | 1

## References

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1. ^ "Tommy Tutone 2 Review by Mark Deming". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
2. ^ "VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's: 1-50". Rock On The Net. VH1. 2006. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
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.

## External links

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* Tommy Tutone 2 at Discogs

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Tommy Tutone

* Tommy Heath

* John Cowsill
* Jim Keller

Studio albums|

* Tommy Tutone 2
* National Emotion

Singles|

* "867-5309/Jenny"

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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