caption years_active birth_name birth_place image_size background birth_date instrument genre image article_title name occupation
shondell in 1962 1957 -- present gary shelton fort wayne , indiana , united states 220px solo_singer 14 may 1940 vocals rock and roll , swamp rock troy shondell 1962.jpg troy shondell
 troy shondell singer , songwriter
troy shondell

troy shondell -lrb- born gary shelton , may 14 , 1940 , fort wayne , indiana -rrb- is an american vocalist , who achieved a modicum of fame and recognition in the early 1960s .
he became a transatlantic one-hit wonder , by releasing a single that made the record charts in both the us and the uk .
the song , `` this time '' -lrb- or sometimes billed as `` this time -lrb- we 're really breaking up -rrb- '' sold over one million records , earning gold disc status .
in a single year , sales were over three million copies .
