“Crimson and Clover” by Tommy James and the Shondells

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“Crimson and Clover” by Tommy James and the Shondells is a 1968 psychedelic rock song renowned for its dreamy sound, innovative use of studio effects, and enduring popularity as one of the band’s signature hits.

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instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Crimson & Clover ⓘ
linked to: Crimson and Clover
artist Tommy James and the Shondells ⓘ
chartPeakDateUSBillboardHot100 1969-02 ⓘ
chartPositionCanadaRPM 1 ⓘ
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 1 ⓘ
chartPositionUSCashBox 1 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
decade 1960s ⓘ
format 7-inch single ⓘ
genre psychedelic rock ⓘ
rock ⓘ
hasBside Some Kind of Love ⓘ
hasCharacteristic dreamy sound ⓘ
prominent tremolo effect ⓘ
psychedelic atmosphere ⓘ
slow tempo ⓘ
hasNotableCoverVersionBy Joan Jett and the Blackhearts ⓘ
Prince ⓘ
Sinead O'Connor ⓘ
linked to: Sinead O’Connor
hasRecognition classic rock radio staple ⓘ
one of Tommy James and the Shondells' biggest hits ⓘ
includedInAlbum Crimson & Clover ⓘ
linked to: Crimson and Clover
isFollowedBySingle Sweet Cherry Wine ⓘ
isPrecededBySingle Do Something to Me ⓘ
isSignatureSongOf Tommy James and the Shondells ⓘ
labelCatalogNumber Roulette 7010 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 3:23 ⓘ
performer Tommy James and the Shondells ⓘ
producer Bo Gentry ⓘ
Ritchie Cordell ⓘ
Tommy James ⓘ
reachedNumberOneIn Canada RPM 100 ⓘ
US Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ
US Cash Box Top 100 ⓘ
recordedIn 1968 ⓘ
recordLabel Roulette Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1968-11 ⓘ
usesMusicalStyle vibrato guitar ⓘ
usesStudioEffect echo ⓘ
overdubbed vocals ⓘ
tremolo ⓘ
vocalist Tommy James ⓘ
writer Peter Lucia Jr. ⓘ
Tommy James ⓘ
yearOfRelease 1968 ⓘ

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