"Crimson and Clover" is a 1968 song by American rock band Tommy James and the Shondells. Written by the duo of Tommy James and drummer Peter Lucia Jr., it was intended as a change in direction of the group's sound and composition.
"Crimson and Clover" was released in late 1968 as a rough mix after a radio station leaked it. It spent 16 weeks on the U.S. charts, reaching number one in the United States (in February 1969) and four other countries. The single has sold 5 million copies, making it Tommy James and the Shondells' best-selling song. (The RIAA did not award a gold record, so the 5 million sales number is not officially acknowledged.)[6] It has been covered by many artists including Joan Jett, Cher (as a duet with her son) and Prince.
In 2006, Pitchfork Media named it the 57th best song of the 1960s.[7]
^Kim Cooper; David Smay (2001). Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth. Feral House. ISBN 978-0-922915-69-9.
^Scapelliti, Christopher (1998). "Tommy James & the Shondells". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 590–591.
^Viglione, Joe. "Crimson and Clover – Tommy James & the Shondells". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
^ abBillboard Staff (October 19, 2023). "The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2024. Bubblegum pop and psychedelic rock crashing together at the end of the '60s, resulting in the decade's most sweetly narcotic No. 1
^Breihan, Tom (November 16, 2018). "The Number Ones: Tommy James & The Shondells' "Crimson And Clover"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 15, 2023. James did all that, and he did it by writing the greatest bubblegum song of all time.
^Creswell, Toby (2007). 1001 Songs, page 842. Hardie Grant Publishing. ISBN 978-1742731483. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
^"The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s: Part Four: #60–21", Pitchfork Media, August 17, 2006
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