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"of the session musicians. Album Singles Album Singles 1, 2, 3, Red Light 1, 2, 3, Red Light, the second album by American bubblegum pop group the 1910 Fruitgum Company, was released six months after their debut album, ""Simon Says"". The title song written by Sal Trimachi and Bobbi Trimachi, was the albums' only hit single for the band, peaking at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100, with both the album and the single just barely missing the success of their first release. As with their previous album there has been questions about who played what. Original drummer Floyd Marcus"
"Simon Says (album) Simon Says is the first album by the American bubblegum pop group the 1910 Fruitgum Company on the Buddah Records label. Released in 1968, it included two songs that appeared on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100—the most from any of the group's albums—although it was not their highest-charting album. It's been debated whether or not the members of the band actually played on the album since the Ohio Express, another band put together by Super K Productions (headed by Jerry Kasenetz and Jeff Katz), actually consisted of two groups: one that produced the records and another that toured"
"team of Kasenetz and Katz, who had scored their first hits in 1967 with the Music Explosion's ""Little Bit O' Soul"" (No. 2, May) and The Ohio Express's ""Beg, Borrow and Steal"" (No. 29, October). In early 1968, the pair signed New Jersey band Jekyll and the Hydes, changed the band's name to 1910 Fruitgum Company, and released two singles that made the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 – ""Simon Says"" (No. 4, February 1968) and ""May I Take a Giant Step (Into Your Heart)"" (No. 63). In May 1968, The Ohio Express (who had also undergone an enforced name change under"
"well, ""Zig Zag,"" the B-side to ""Yummy Yummy Yummy"", was the instrumental track of 1910 Fruitgum Company's ""(Poor Old) Mr. Jensen"" cut to play backwards. After five straight singles co-written and sung by Joey Levine (four of which made the US and Canadian Top 40), Levine grew dissatisfied with the amount of money he was receiving from his production deal, and left Super K Productions in early 1969. The company then turned to other hands to write, produce and perform Ohio Express singles. The Ohio touring quintet was not among them. After Levine left, The Ohio Express never again made"
"and support from Neil Bogart of Buddah Records fame. While at Action Talents, Alan represented a number of the biggest pop acts of the period, including The Lemon Pipers (""Green Tambourine""), The Ohio Express (""Yummy Yummy Yummy (I've Got Love In My Tummy)""), The 1910 Fruitgum Company (""Simon Says"", ""1, 2, 3, Red Light""), Joey Dee and the Starliters (""Peppermint Twist"", ""Hot Pastrami with Mashed Potatoes""), The Music Explosion (""Little Bit O'Soul""), The Five Stairsteps and Cubie, (""O-o-h Child""), Johnny Maestro and The Crests (""16 Candles"", ""The Angels Listened In"", ""Trouble in Paradise"", ""Step By Step""), The Del Satins (a"
"Bogart was an innovator and cleverly sought for artists with singles released on Buddah to be booked into areas where their records were breaking. Action Talents was helmed by Betty Sperber and White during this period, and under their leadership, Bogart achieved his goal. While at Action Talents, Alan represented a number of the biggest pop acts of the period, including The Lemon Pipers (""Green Tambourine""), The Ohio Express (""Yummy Yummy Yummy (I've Got Love In My Tummy)""), The 1910 Fruitgum Company (""Simon Says"", ""1, 2, 3, Red Light""), Joey Dee and the Starliters (""Peppermint Twist"", ""Hot Pastrami with Mashed"
"one-hit wonders. Among the best-known acts of bubblegum's golden era are 1910 Fruitgum Company, the Lemon Pipers, the Ohio Express and the Archies, an animated group which had the most successful bubblegum song with ""Sugar, Sugar"", ""Billboard Magazine""'s No. 1 single for 1969. Singer Tommy Roe, arguably, had the most bubblegum hits of any artist during this period, notably 1969's ""Dizzy"". The chief characteristics of the genre are that it is pop music contrived and marketed to appeal to pre-teens and teenagers, is produced in an assembly-line process, is driven by producers, often uses unknown singers, and has an upbeat"
"and promoted the name. This is countered by original drummer Floyd Marcus, who has stated that all five men listed really were behind the instruments. The album cover featured film strips from a photo shoot of the band members, a design that presumably inspired the cover of Swedish pop group Secret Service's 1979 single ""Oh Susie""/""Give Me Your Love."" Singles 7-inch Singles Simon Says (album) Simon Says is the first album by the American bubblegum pop group the 1910 Fruitgum Company on the Buddah Records label. Released in 1968, it included two songs that appeared on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100—the"
"Redgum Redgum were an Australian folk and political music group formed in Adelaide in 1975 by singer-songwriter John Schumann, Michael Atkinson on guitars/vocals, Verity Truman on flute/vocals; they were later joined by Hugh McDonald on fiddle and Chris Timms on violin. All four had been students at Flinders University and together developed a strong political voice. They are best known for their protest song exploring the impact of war in the 1980s ""I Was Only 19"", which peaked at #1 on the National singles charts. The song is in the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) list of Top 30 of"
"band released their only album, ""Hot Cargo"", which received only mild success due to a complete lack of national promotion and a failure by Shelby Singleton in 1969–70 to recognize the upsurge of FM radio. ""Wendegahl the Warlock"" was the follow-up single to ""You, I"", but was not as successful, charting at #122 on the Cash Box charts and #84 on Record World. ""Hot Cargo"" would later be released on CD along with an album by a group named Lazarus on the same disc, called ""The Rugbys meet Lazarus"". More recently, in 2007, Gear Fab Records released an anthology album"
"I Was Only 19 ""Only 19"", ""I Was Only 19"" or ""A Walk in the Light Green"" is the most widely recognised song by Australian folk group Redgum. The song was released in March 1983 as a single, which hit number one on the national Kent Music Report Singles Chart for two weeks. It was also recorded for Redgum's live album ""Caught in the Act"" (Epic Records) released in June, which stayed in the top 40 of the Kent Music Report Albums Chart for four months. Royalties for the song go to the Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia. It is"
"Caught in the Act (Redgum album) Caught in the Act is the fourth album by Australian folk group Redgum, released in 1983 on Epic Records. It was the only full-length live album they released. The title is taken from the sixth track, which was also featured on ""Brown Rice and Kerosine"". It features ""I Was Only Nineteen"", which was a number one hit in Australia. As of 2015, ""Caught in the Act"" is the only Redgum album that is still in print on CD, aside from the greatest hits albums ""Against the Grain"" and ""The Essential Redgum"". On the original"
"(reaching No. 5 on the US Modern Rock Chart), the band did not undertake an American tour. Cornwell, feeling the band had come to a halt in their artistic evolution, decided to leave the band following the last gig on the supporting tour. Singles released in the UK for this album were ""96 Tears"" (peaked at No. 17 in the UK Singles Chart) and ""Sweet Smell Of Success"" (which peaked at No. 65 in the same chart). All tracks composed by The Stranglers; except where indicated 10 (The Stranglers album) 10 is the tenth studio album by English rock band"
"""Billboard"" R&B chart and #34 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in the spring of 1967. In Southern California, ""The Oogum Boogum Song"" hit the top 10 on KGB-FM and #1 on KHJ. Wood's biggest hit came a few months later, as ""Gimme Little Sign"" hit #9 on the pop chart, #19 on the R&B charts, #2 on KHJ, and #8 in the UK Singles Chart; sold over one million copies; and was awarded a gold disc. The title is not actually sung in the song; the chorus instead repeats ""Give Me Some Kind of Sign"". Wood's ""Baby You Got It"""
"Nothin' But the Cavi Hit ""Nothin' But the Cavi Hit"" is a single by Mack 10 and Tha Dogg Pound from the ""Rhyme & Reason"" soundtrack. It was produced by a Dogg Pound member, Dat Nigga Daz and Master P's ""Is There a Heaven 4 a Gangsta?"" served as the single's B-Side. The song was a top-40 hit, reaching No. 38 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, becoming Tha Dogg Pound's only single to crack the top-40 and the first of two for Mack 10. In addition to the ""Rhyme & Reason"" soundtrack, ""Nothin' But the Cavi Hit"" has also appeared"
"Nothing but Heartaches ""Nothing but Heartaches"" is a 1965 song recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown songwriting and producing team Holland–Dozier–Holland, it was notable for breaking the first string of five consecutive number-one pop singles in the United States, peaking at number 11 from August 29, 1965 through September 4, 1965 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 pop chart. By the spring of 1965, The Supremes had elevated from regional R&B favorites to an internationally successful pop group thanks to a series of five singles which consecutively topped the United States ""Billboard"" pop charts:"
"records even when a new drummer, Rusty Oppenheimer, was brought in. This does not seem to be the case for this album, as Oppenheimer receives a writing credit on the album but also does not perform on it as Marcus has explained that a number of session musicians were brought in to record new backing tracks for Mark Gutkowski to sing over while the band was out touring. This is supported by former Super K Productions staff writer and producer, Steve Dworkin, who, in an email to Unofficial 1910 Fruitgum Company Home Page creator Jonathan Gatarz, has listed the names"
"the intention of building on their ""cult"" status in America. Following the success of their cover of The Kinks' ""All Day and All of the Night"", a UK No. 7 hit in 1988, The Stranglers released another '60s cover, ""96 Tears"" as their first single from ""10""; it reached No. 17 in the UK. Despite this success, the follow-up single ""Sweet Smell of Success"" only reached No.65. ""Man of the Earth"", which the band had high hopes for, was due to be the third single from the album, however Epic Records decided against it. In August 1990, Hugh Cornwell abruptly"
"drum kits / keyboards plus vocal harmonies. It is also playable in Rock Band Blitz. The Only Exception ""The Only Exception"" is a song by American rock band Paramore. It was released by Fueled by Ramen in February 2010 as the third single from the band's third studio album, ""Brand New Eyes"" (2009). The song was written by band members Hayley Williams and Josh Farro; Paramore is also credited as being co-producers to the song. The song was generally well received by music critics; praise of the song was mainly about Williams' vocal performance. Music critics reviewing the song noted"
"part also Dylan's lyrics (but substituting 'Birmingham' for 'Colorado'). The arrangement differed significantly, with violin, electric guitar, and saxophones, although it stayed mainly in the major scales of A, D and E. It was the band's only chart single. A notable cover, titled ""I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow"", was produced by the fictional folk/bluegrass group The Soggy Bottom Boys from the film ""O Brother, Where Art Thou?"". The producer T Bone Burnett had previously suggested the Stanley Brothers' recording as a song for The Dude in the Coen brothers' film ""The Big Lebowski"", but it did not make"
"and their only song to reach #1 on the Hot 100, ""Summer in the City"" (August 13–27, 1966). Later that year, the #10 hit ""Rain on the Roof"" and the #8 hit ""Nashville Cats"" (which went on to become a staple in the concerts of bluegrass legend Del McCoury) completed the group's first seven consecutive Hot 100 hits to reach that chart's top 10. The only other 1960s act to achieve that feat is Gary Lewis & the Playboys. Some years later, Bobby Weinstein and The Lovin' Cohens turned ""Nashville Cats"" into ""Noshville Katz"", a frequent Dr. Demento staple. The"
"10 hit ""Rock the Casbah"", helping the album to achieve a 2× Platinum certification there. Their final album, ""Cut the Crap"", was released in 1985. The Clash's politicized lyrics, musical experimentation, and rebellious attitude had a far-reaching influence on rock, and alternative rock in particular. They became widely referred to as ""The Only Band That Matters"", originally a promotional slogan introduced by the group's record label, CBS. In January 2003, shortly after the death of Joe Strummer, the band—including original drummer Terry Chimes—were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2004, ""Rolling Stone"" ranked the Clash number"
"In 1973, West's popular jingle used by ""The Coca-Cola Company"" entitled ""Country Sunshine"" was given clearance for a single release. It became West's biggest hit to date, reaching #2 on the Hot Country Singles chart and #49 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. It also nominated her for an eleventh Grammy award. After another top ten country hit with ""Last Time I Saw Him"" (1974), West's chart hits declined and she was dropped from RCA in 1976. After moving to United Artists Records in 1976, West's first label release, ""When It's Just You and Me"", became a top twenty country hit."
"Only You (And You Alone) ""Only You (And You Alone)"" (often shortened to ""Only You"") is a pop song composed by Buck Ram. It was originally recorded by The Platters with lead vocals by Tony Williams in 1955. The Platters first recorded the song for Federal Records on May 20, 1954, but the recording was not released. In 1955, after moving to Mercury Records, the band re-recorded the song (on April 26) and it scored a major hit when it was released in May. In November that year, Federal Records released the original recording as a single (B-side - ""You"
"lead vocals and guitar by Colin, but it was not released and also in 1968, Petersen played drums on The Marbles' debut single ""Only One Woman"". As Petersen learned about the music industry, he raised questions about Stigwood's conflict of interest as the Bee Gees' manager, since Stigwood owned their recordings and publishing and was in effect their employer. According to Petersen this led to him being fired in August 1969, while the group were making a television film of ""Cucumber Castle"". Petersen had already recorded the songs used in the film, which make up part of the album, but"
"""'We can make another record, we can make this happen. If we're going to do anything with this, we've got to make something that sounds commercial and get on the radio."" For the second album, ""Evergreen, Volume 2"", the songs were in more of a rock vein; and Linda was moved firmly into the lead vocalist position, with only occasional harmony vocals. The album includes the band's only hit song, ""Different Drum"". The original recording by The Stone Poneys of ""Different Drum"" was quite similar to the recorded version by The Greenbriar Boys from their 1966 album ""Better Late than"
"The Easybeats. The production by Kasenetz, Katz, and Elliot Chiprut paved the way for bubblegum pop bands like Ohio Express and 1910 Fruitgum Company. ""Little Bit O' Soul"" has been subsequently covered by several bands including The Ramones; Dodging Susan; and 2 Live Crew, who sampled the melody. On its own, the flip ""I See The Light"" (featuring a surf guitar bridge) was covered by The Fourth Amendment and had a resurgence on some stations in the Midwest four years later. Lead singer Jamie Lyons, appearing somewhat intimidating on some record sleeves and album covers, also recorded several solo singles"
"the band's primary hit, the group also captured various chart positions with ""Keep the Ball Rollin'"" (#14) and ""Strawberry Shortcake"". ""Keep the Ball Rollin'"" also notched up sales in excess of a million copies, to secure a second gold disc for this group. However, its position on the 1960s pop charts declined after ""Baby Make Your Own Sweet Music"" was released. They made their final effort with the R&B hit, ""Number Onderful"", but after that, the group disbanded. ""Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie"" and ""Baby Make Your Own Sweet Music"" (the latter a cover of a single first released in 1967"
"Wasteland (10 Years song) ""Wasteland"" is a single released by alternative metal band 10 Years in 2005. It is their debut single from their first major release, ""The Autumn Effect"". The song reached number one on the ""Billboard"" Alternative Songs chart in February 2006 during its twenty-seventh week on the chart, making it one of the slowest-rising number-one singles in the chart's history. It also spent an unprecedented ten weeks at the number two position on the ""Billboard"" Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. In December 2017, the RIAA gave ""Wasteland"" a gold certification for selling 500,000 copies. The song was originally"
"The Only Exception ""The Only Exception"" is a song by American rock band Paramore. It was released by Fueled by Ramen in February 2010 as the third single from the band's third studio album, ""Brand New Eyes"" (2009). The song was written by band members Hayley Williams and Josh Farro; Paramore is also credited as being co-producers to the song. The song was generally well received by music critics; praise of the song was mainly about Williams' vocal performance. Music critics reviewing the song noted that ""The Only Exception"" was a different musical theme for the band. ""The Only Exception"""
"and songwriter Buck Ram to coach the group in hope of getting a hit record. Ram made some changes to the lineup, most notably the addition of female vocalist Zola Taylor; later, at Reed's urging, Hodge was replaced by Paul Robi. Under Ram's guidance, the Platters recorded eight songs for Federal in the R&B/gospel style, scoring a few minor regional hits on the West Coast, and backed Williams' sister, Linda Hayes. One song recorded during their Federal tenure, ""Only You (And You Alone)"", originally written by Ram for the Ink Spots, was deemed unreleasable by the label, though copies of"
"Just Let Me Know ""Just Let Me Know"" is a song recorded in late 1963 by The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label, written, and produced by Motown president Berry Gordy, and is the B-side to the 1964 hit single ""The Way You Do the Things You Do"". Both songs competed with each other and with the H-D-H production, ""A Tear From A Woman's Eyes"", for the A-side; the latter song would be shelved for several years after losing the spot. It was recorded just mere days before the firing of original member Elbridge ""Al"" Bryant. In the song, the"
"at Stockport near Manchester with Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman (often mistakenly referred to as being ""Bubblegum Music"", perhaps because they were contracted by Kasenetz & Katz, who produced bubblegum sub-teen pop in the US on the Buddah label). Their first chart success was as members of the short-lived Hotlegs, which evolved into 10cc in 1972. 10cc enjoyed chart success, most notably with their 1975 single ""I'm Not in Love"", a hit on both sides of the Atlantic. After the recording of 10cc's fourth LP, ""How Dare You!"" (1976), Godley and Creme left the band to perfect a device they"