{"product_id":"james-tommy-alive-cd-76663751512","title":"Tommy James - Alive [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eFIRST RELEASE IN 10 YEARS!!\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eHere are Tommy's comments...\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAlive started out as an acoustic album, but...little by little...I realized that there was no way I could interpret the songs acoustically so I gave into electricity!\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIt was a very long time in the making. Some songs go back 30 or 40 years and some are brand new, and there are lots of different kinds of songs. If there's one big theme it's that there's absolutely no theme.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eI wasn't listening to the radio or what was going on around me musically; I just recorded songs that I had wanted to do for a long time or now.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFor instance, there's a ballad version of ''I Think We're Alone Now'' that's very different than the original one. I'd also been thinking about a remake of ''Draggin' The Line'' for a long time and felt that a street or rap version might be perfect.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSo I got a hold of T.O.N.E.-z, who is a great friend and an amazing talent, to lay down a rap on ''Draggin' The Line.'' Then, I called in another great friend Stevie Van Zandt to record a guitar solo.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe Rolling Stone's ''The Last Time'' had been rattling around in my head for awhile so I did a very different version of it. T.O.N.E.-z contributed to that one, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFor the remake of ''I'm Alive,'' a song I originally recorded for my Crimson and Clover album, I asked my good buddy from the Rascals, Gene Cornish, to do some guitar parts for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eJonathn Ashe, who played bass on ''Mony Mony'' and has been a Shondell for years, was a constant presence as a co-writer and player. He really played a key part in the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAnd my good buddy Jimmy ''The Wiz'' Wisner was my co-producer until he passed away.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAlive has really been a labor of love: a personal statement of where I am today.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eTommy James\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSo Beautiful\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDistant Thunder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDraggin' The Line\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRising Water\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'm Alive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Different Way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Think We're Alone Now (Acoustic)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Doo Wop Shuffle (Part 1)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoo Wop Shuffle (Part 2)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho Speaks For Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Last Time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom The Neck Up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNever Too Late\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne Hell Of A Ride\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"541","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50791162544424,"sku":"76663751512","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0933\/3833\/7576\/files\/3665921-2474072.jpg?v=1763990510","url":"https:\/\/waterloorecords.com\/products\/james-tommy-alive-cd-76663751512","provider":"Waterloo Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}