The Pipkins
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The Pipkins | |
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| Origin | London, England, U.K. |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 1970 |
| Past members | Roger Greenaway Tony Burrows |
The Pipkins were a short-lived English novelty duo, best known for their hit single "Gimme Dat Ding" (written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood), which reached No. 6 on the UK Singles Charts, No. 7 in Canada (RPM Top Singles), and No. 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1970.[1]
History
[edit]They were Roger Greenaway, best known as a member of several songwriting teams, and Tony Burrows, a singer who had performed in various groups (often simultaneously), including Edison Lighthouse, the Flower Pot Men, White Plains, the First Class and Brotherhood of Man.[2]
The Pipkins also released two follow-ups as singles, "Yakety Yak" and "Are You Cooking, Goose?", but without success. "My Baby Loves Lovin'" had been a hit for White Plains, whilst "Sunny Honey Girl" was a top 20 hit for Cliff Richard in 1971 on the UK Singles Chart.
In the US, the Pipkins released their own album in 1970.[2] Called Gimme Dat Ding, it was on Capitol ST-483 and peaked at No. 132 on the Billboard 200. It was a concept album in that the first song on it introduced the Pipkins, and the last song on it has them falling through the "little hole" on the album.
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Notes | |
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| US | CAN [3] | |||
| 1970 | Gimme Dat Ding | 132 | 27 | A split album Side 1: The Sweet Side 2: The Pipkins except in North America, all songs by The Pipkins |
Songs
[edit]- "Gimme Dat Ding" – US #9, UK #6, CAN #7, AUS #61[4])
- "Yakety Yak"
- "Are You Cooking, Goose?"
- "My Baby Loves Lovin'"
- "Sunny Honey Girl"
- "Hole in the Middle"
In addition, the Pipkins recorded two non album songs, "To Love You" and "Sugar and Spice", both of which were B-sides to singles.
In all, the Pipkins recorded a total of 12 songs.
References
[edit]- ^ Roberts, David, ed. (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 427. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1964. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - September 6, 1970" (PDF).
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 233. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
External links
[edit]- The Pipkins discography at Discogs
- The Pipkins at IMDb
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