Tommy James & The Shondells — Cellophane Symphony 1969 (USA, Psychedelic Rock)

Tommy James & The Shondells — Cellophane Symphony 1969 (USA, Psychedelic Rock)

The band's seventh album (#141 on the Billboard 200). The hit "Sweet Cherry Wine" reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100.Cellophane Symphony Review by Joe Viglione
Cellophane Symphony, credited to Tommy James & the Shondells, came only seven catalog numbers after the Crimson & Clover album, but oddly got a Top Ten hit in between the four hits that the earlier disc spawned. "Sweet Cherry Wine" is as good a pop song as one will ever hear, hitting the Top Ten in April of 1969, five months after "Do Something to Me" and five months before "Sugar on Sunday," both from Crimson & Clover (though it was the Clique who clicked with their version of "Sugar on Sunday"). This beautiful song, "Sweet Cherry Wine," is the epitome of peace, love, and '60s understanding, with a sound that is very much like TJ's own version of "Sugar on Sunday." The radio attention to a single on the highly experimental Cellophane Symphony is equally extraordinary because the album is very much like Tommy James doing his own Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.01. Cellophane Symphony — 0:00

02. Makin’ Good Time — 9:37

03. Evergreen — 12:14

04. Sweet Cherry Wine — 14:21

05. Papa Rolled His Own — 18:41

06. Changes — 20:28

07. Loved One — 26:04

08. I Know Who I Am — 29:46

09. The Love Of A Woman — 33:39

10. On Behalf Of The Entire Staff & Management — 38:06


Personnel:

Tommy James — lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
Ed Gray — guitar, vocals
Mike Vale — bass, vocals
Ron Rosman — keyboards, vocals
Pete Lucia — drums, percussion, vocals




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