Editing Tommy James and the Shondells (section)

===Covers by other artists===
During the 1980s, the group's songbook produced major hits for three other artists: [[Joan Jett & The Blackhearts]]' version of "Crimson and Clover" (No. 7 in 1982), [[Tiffany Darwish|Tiffany's]] "I Think We're Alone Now" and [[Billy Idol]]'s "Mony Mony" (back-to-back No. 1 singles in November 1987).<ref name="Grdn">{{cite news |last1=Simpson |first1=Dave |title=How we made I Think We're Alone Now: Tommy James and Tiffany on their shared hit |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jul/30/tommy-james-shondells-tiffany-how-we-made-i-think-were-alone-now |access-date=20 September 2023 |publisher=The Guardian |date=30 July 2019}}</ref> Other Shondells covers have been performed by acts as disparate as psychobilly ravers [[the Cramps]], [[New wave music|new wave]] singer [[Lene Lovich]], country music veteran [[Dolly Parton]], and the [[Boston Pops]] orchestra.