1910 Fruitgum Company
| 1910 Fruitgum Company | |
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 1910 Fruitgum Company in a live performance on November 17, 2007 |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Pop , bubblegum |
| founding | 1966 |
| resolution | 1970 |
| Website | www.1910fruitgumcompany.com |
| Founding members | |
| Pat Karwan | |
| Mark Gutowski | |
Guitar, vocals |
Frank Jeckell |
| Steve Mortkowitz | |
| Floyd Marcus | |
| Last occupation | |
| Chuck Travis | |
| Lawrence Ripley | |
| Bruce Shay | |
| Rusty Oppenheimer | |
1910 Fruitgum Company was an American pop band . It was founded in 1966 by the music producers Jerry Kasenetz and Jeff Katz for their bubblegum sound.
Career
Kasenetz and Katz decided in the mid-1960s to produce music that was specifically aimed at teenagers as buyers. The result was a simple beat rhythm that was enriched with nursery rhymes as refrains. They put together a few studio musicians to record the song Simon Says .
The name of this "retort tape" came from the wrapping paper of an old chewing gum that they found by accident. So the name for this new style of music was found: Bubblegum Music . Other representatives of this were, for example, the Partridge Family , The Music Explosion , The Archies or Ohio Express .
When Simon Says became a million seller , a band had to be put together for touring. By the end of 1970 several successful records with changing musicians were released, then this band broke up again.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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 US
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| 1968 | Simon Says |
US162 (8 weeks) US |
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| 1, 2, 3, red light |
US163 (12 weeks) US |
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| 1969 | Indian Giver |
US147 (8 weeks) US |
More albums
- 1968: Goody Goody Gumdrops
- 1969: Hard Ride
- 1970: Juiciest Fruitgum
- 1993: Juiciest hits
- 2001: The Best of the 1910 Fruitgum Company: Simon Says
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DE
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 UK
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US
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| 1968 | Simon Says Simon Says |
DE6 (18 weeks) DE |
UK2 (16 weeks) UK |
US4 (14 weeks) US |
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| May I Take a Giant Step (Into Your Heart) Simon Says |
- | - |
US63 (8 weeks) US |
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| 1, 2, 3, Red Light 1, 2, 3, Red Light |
- | - |
US5 (13 weeks) US |
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| Goody Goody Gumdrops Goody Goody Gumdrops |
- | - |
US37 (9 weeks) US |
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| 1969 | Indian Giver Indian Giver |
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US5 (13 weeks) US |
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| Special Delivery Indian Giver |
- | - |
US38 (9 weeks) US |
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| The Train Hard Ride |
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US57 (10 weeks) US |
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More singles
- 1969: When We Get Married
- 1970: Go Away