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. He recorded 13 studio albums and 55 singles from 1960 to 1987.

Albums

Studio albums Year Album Chart PositionsUSCAN 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 7 1970 We Can Make Music 134 — 1971 Beginnings — — 1976 Energy — — 1977 Full Bloom — — 2012 Devil's Soul Pile — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums Year Album Chart PositionsUSCAN 1970 12 in a Roe: A Collection of Tommy Roe's Greatest Hits 21 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 — — 2002 Greatest Hits — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles YearSingle (A-side, B-side)Both sides from same album except where indicatedUKAUCANU.S.U.S. CountryGERRIAA CertificationAlbum1960"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 GoldSheila"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 tracks1964"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 Pea1965"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 – – GoldSweet 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 GoldDizzy"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 Hits1970"Jam Up and Jelly Tight"b/w "Moontalk" (Non-album track) – 5 5 8 – – Gold"Pearl"b/w "A Dollar's 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) – – – – – – –"Stagger Lee"b/w "Back Streets and Alleys" – 92 13 25 – – –Beginnings1972"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 tracks1976"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 track1977"Your Love Will See Me Through"b/w "Working Class Hero" – – – – – – –Full Bloom1978"Love the Way You Love Me Up"b/w "Dreamin' Again" (first pressings)"Just Look at Me" (later pressings) – – – – – – –Non-album tracks1979"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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