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| Tommy Roe discography | |
|---|---|
 Tommy Roe in 1970 | |
| Studio albums | 13 |
| Compilation albums | 5 |
| Singles | 55 |
Thomas David "Tommy" Roe (born May 9, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter who had several chart topping songs in multiple countries during the 1960s including Sheila and Sweet Pea. [1] He recorded 13 studio albums and 55 singles from 1960 to 1987.
| Year | Album | Chart Positions |
|---|---|---|
| US | ||
| 1962 | Sheila | 110 |
| 1963 | Something for Everybody | — |
| 1964 | Everybody Likes Tommy Roe | — |
| 1965 | Ballads and Beat | — |
| 1966 | Sweet Pea | 94 |
| 1967 | Phantasy | — |
| It's Now Winter's Day | 159 | |
| 1969 | Dizzy | 25 |
| 1970 | We Can Make Music | 134 |
| 1971 | Beginnings | — |
| 1976 | Energy | — |
| 1977 | Full Bloom | — |
| 2012 | Devil's Soul Pile | — |
| Year | Album | Chart Positions |
|---|---|---|
| US | ||
| 1970 | 12 in a Roe: A Collection of Tommy Roe's Greatest Hits | 21 |
| 1972 | 16 Greatest Hits | — |
| 1990 | The Best Of Tommy Roe: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow | — |
| 1993 | Tommy Roe's Greatest Hits | — |
| 1998 | 20 Greatest Hits | — |
| Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated | UK [2] | AU [3] | CAN [4] | U.S. [5] | U.S. Country [6] | GER | RIAA Certification [7] | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | "Caveman" b/w "I Got a Girl" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Whirling with Tommy Roe and Al Tornello |
| "Sheila" b/w "Pretty Girl" (Non-album track, and not the same recording as below) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "I Got a Girl" b/w "Pretty Girl" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1962 | "Sheila" b/w "Save Your Kisses" (Non-album track) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 9 | Gold | Sheila |
| "Susie Darlin'" / | 37 | 13 | 21 | 35 | – | – | – | ||
| "Piddle De Pat" | – | 13 | 21 | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Rainbow" / | – | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | Non-album tracks | |
| "Town Crier" | – | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1963 | "Gonna Take a Chance" b/w "Don't Cry Donna" | – | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "Everybody" b/w "Sorry I'm Late Lisa" (Non-album track) | 9 | 18 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | Sweet Pea | |
| "The Folk Singer" b/w "Count on Me" (Non-album track) | 4 | 20 | 34 | 84 | – | – | – | ||
| "Kiss and Run" b/w "What Makes the Blues Want to Pick on Me" | – | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | Non-album tracks | |
| 1964 | "Carol" b/w "Be a Good Little Girl" (Non-album track) | – | 16 | – | 61 | – | – | – | 12 in a Roe: A Collection of Tommy Roe's Greatest Hits |
| "Come On" b/w "There Will Be Better Years" | – | 42 | 23 | 36 | – | – | – | Non-album tracks | |
| "A Wild Water Skiing Weekend" b/w "Dance with Henry" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Oh So Right" b/w "I Think I Love You" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Party Girl" b/w "Oh How I Could Love You" (Non-album track) | – | 7 | – | 85 | – | – | – | Sweet Pea | |
| 1965 | "Diane from Manchester Square" / | – | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | Non-album tracks |
| "Love Me, Love Me" | – | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Fourteen Pairs of Shoes" b/w "Combo Music" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "I'm a Rambler, I'm a Gambler" b/w "The Gunfighter" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Wish You Didn't Have to Go" b/w "I Keep Remembering (Things I Forgot)" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Doesn't Anybody Know My Name (Two-Ten, Six-Eighteen)" b/w "Everytime a Bluebird Cries" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1966 | "Sweet Pea" b/w "Much More Love" (Non-album track) | – | 7 | 1 | 8 | – | – | Gold | Sweet Pea |
| "Hooray for Hazel" b/w "Need Your Love" (Non-album track) | – | 28 | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | ||
| 1967 | "It's Now Winter's Day" b/w "Kick Me Charlie" (from Sweet Pea) | – | – | 12 | 23 | – | – | – | It's Now Winter's Day |
| "Sweet Sounds" b/w "Moon Talk" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Sing Along with Me" b/w "Nightime" | – | – | – | 91 | – | – | – | ||
| "Little Miss Sunshine" b/w "The You I Need" | – | – | – | 99 | – | – | – | Phantasy | |
| "Melancholy Mood" b/w "Paisley Dreams" | – | – | 95 | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1968 | "Dottie I Like It" b/w "Soft Words" | – | – | 85 | – | – | – | – | Non-album tracks |
| "Sugar Cane" b/w "An Oldie But a Goodie" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1969 | "Dizzy" b/w "The You I Need" (from Phantasy) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | Gold | Dizzy |
| "Heather Honey" b/w "Money Is My Pay" | 24 | 9 | 12 | 29 | – | 23 | – | ||
| "Jack and Jill" b/w "Tip Toe Tina" (Non-album track) | – | 27 | 38 | 53 | – | – | – | 12 in a Roe: A Collection of Tommy Roe's Greatest Hits | |
| 1970 | "Jam Up and Jelly Tight" b/w "Moontalk" (Non-album track) | – | 5 | 5 | 8 | – | – | Gold | |
| "Pearl" b/w "Dollars Worth of Pennies" (from Dizzy) | – | 60 | 57 | 50 | – | – | – | We Can Make Music | |
| "Stir It Up and Serve It" b/w "Firefly" | – | 69 | 28 | 50 | – | – | – | ||
| "We Can Make Music" b/w "Gotta Keep Rolling Along" (from Dizzy) | – | 87 | 26 | 49 | – | – | – | ||
| "Brush a Little Sunshine" b/w "King of Fools" | – | – | 87 | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1971 | "Little Miss Goodie Two Shoes" b/w "Traffic Jam" (from We Can Make Music) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Non-album tracks |
| "Pistol Legged Mama" b/w "King of Fools" (from We Can Make Music) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1971 | "Stagger Lee" b/w "Back Streets and Alleys" | – | 92 | 13 | 25 | – | – | – | Beginnings |
| 1972 | "Sarah My Love" b/w "Chewing on Sugarcane" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Non-album tracks |
| "Mean Little Woman, Rosalie" / >b/w "Skyline" | – | – | – | 92 | – | – | – | ||
| 1973 | "Working Class Hero" | – | – | 79 | 97 | 73 | – | – | |
| "Working Class Hero" (see above) b/w "Sun in My Eyes" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1975 | "Glitter and Gleam" b/w "Bad News" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Energy |
| "Rita and Her Band" b/w "Snowing Me Under" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Non-album tracks | |
| 1976 | "Slow Dancing" b/w "Burn on Love Light" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Energy |
| "Everybody" b/w "Energy" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Early in the Morning" b/w "Bad News" (from Energy) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Non-album track | |
| 1977 | "Your Love Will See Me Through" b/w "Working Class Hero" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Full Bloom |
| 1978 | "Love the Way You Love Me Up" b/w "Dreamin' Again" (first pressings) "Just Look at Me" (later pressings) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Non-album tracks |
| 1979 | "Massachusetts" b/w "Just Look at Me" | – | – | – | – | 77 | – | – | |
| "You Better Move On" b/w "Just Look at Me" | – | – | – | – | 70 | – | – | ||
| 1980 | "Charlie, I Love Your Wife" b/w "There's No Sun on Sunset Blvd." | – | – | – | – | 87 | – | – | |
| 1985 | "Some Such Foolishness" b/w "Barbara Lou" | – | – | – | – | 57 | – | – | |
| 1986 | "Radio Romance" b/w "Barbara Lou" | – | – | – | – | 51 | – | – | |
| 1986 | "Let's Be Fools Like That Again" b/w "Barbara Lou" | – | – | – | – | 38 | – | – | |
| 1987 | "Back When It Really Mattered" | – | – | – | – | 67 | – | – |
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