Pipkins

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Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Gimme dat thing
  US 132 05/23/1970 (4 weeks)
Singles
Gimme dat thing
  DE 24 06/06/1970 (8 weeks)
  UK 6th March 28, 1970 (10 weeks)
  US 9 06/06/1970 (12 weeks)

The Pipkins were a British pop duo consisting of Tony Burrows and Roger Greenaway .

Career

Tony Burrows was the singer of many groups, such as B. White Plains , Brotherhood of Man, and Edison Lighthouse . With the latter he landed on No. 1 of many hit lists with the song "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)".

Roger Greenaway was part of the very successful composer duo Cook / Greenaway in the 1960s and 1970s. With David Dundas , Greenaway wrote the number one hit "Jeans On" in 1976.

The Pipkins appeared in oversized, discarded trousers with wide braces and brightly striped shirts.

The Pipkins' best-known song was Gimme Dat Ding , composed by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood , a fun song that came from the English children's TV program Oliver & The Overlord .

The Pipkins released 2 LPs: "Gimme dat ding" (1970) and "We want to sing" (1971)

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  1. Chart sources: DE UK US