| "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Crazy Elephant | ||||
| from the album Crazy Elephant | ||||
| B-side | "Dark Part of My Mind" | |||
| Released | January 1969 (Original US release) February 1969 (Second US release) April 1969 (UK) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:00 | |||
| Label | Bell | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Joey Levine, Ritchie Cordell | |||
| Producer(s) | Joey Levine, Artie Resnick | |||
| Crazy Elephant singles chronology | ||||
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"Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'" is a song written by Joey Levine and Ritchie Cordell and performed by Crazy Elephant. It reached #12 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart in 1969,[3] and was featured on their 1969 album, Crazy Elephant.[4]
The single was first released in January 1969, with "Hips and Lips" as the B-side, but it did not become a hit until re-released in February 1969.[5]
It was produced by Joey Levine and Artie Resnick and arranged by Levine.[6]
The single ranked #89 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1969.[7]
Chart history
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Other versions
- In 1969 (the same year as Crazy Elephant's release) Don Fardon released a version as a single in Australia.[18]
- Also in 1969 Dusty Springfield performed a version live on her BBC TV show "Decidedly Dusty."[19]
- Also in 1969 Sonny Stitt released a version as a single that was featured on his album Come Hither.[20]
- In 1970 Giorgio Moroder released a version on his album That's Bubblegum - That's Giorgio also known as Giorgio.[21]
- In 1975 Brian Cadd released a version in the United Kingdom.[22]
- In 1976 Danish band Morning After Rich released a version in their country.[23]
- In 1979 Adrenalin released a version on Musical Signature Records[24]
- In 1980 Leif Garrett released a version on his album Can't Explain.[25]
- In 1984 Helix released a version as a single in Canada[26] off their album Walkin' the Razor's Edge.
- In 1987 I Nuovi Angeli released an Italian version on their album Color Cioccolata, titled "Balla, Balla Con Noi".[27]
- In 2000 Sonny Geraci released a live version off his album "On The Verge."[28]
See also
References
- ↑ Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "Bubblegum is the Naked Truth: The Monkees". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
- ↑ Breihan, Tom (March 24, 2021). "The Number Ones: Tiffany's "I Think We're Alone Now". Stereogum. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
Ritchie Cordell joined Super K Productions, the big bubblegum production house of the late '60s and early '70s. Cordell co-wrote hits like Crazy Elephant's "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'" and 1910 Fruitgum Company's "Indian Giver"...
- ↑ Crazy Elephant, "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'" chart positions Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ↑ Crazy Elephant, Crazy Elephant Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ↑ Crazy Elephant, "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'" original single release Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ↑ Crazy Elephant, "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'" second single release Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1969". Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ↑ Go-Set National Top 40, 14 June 1969
- ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1969-05-05. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ↑ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ↑ Crazy Elephant, "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'" chart positions Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ↑ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, May 3, 1969
- ↑ "RPM Top Singles of 1969". Library and Archives Canada. RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ↑ Musicoutfitters.com
- ↑ Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 27, 1969
- ↑ Don Fardon, "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'" single release Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ↑ LOST Dusty Springfield recording - gimme gimme good lovin - BBC tv decidedly dusty 23rd sept 1969. Dusty Springfield. July 30, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2021 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Sonny Stitt, "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'" single release Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ↑ Giorgio, That's Bubblegum - That's Giorgio Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ↑ Brian Cadd, "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'" single release Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ↑ Morning After Rich - Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'. seuk8. October 15, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2021 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Adrenalin - Gimme Good Lovin' (1979). Adrenalin Archives. January 26, 2016. Archived from the original on March 26, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Leif Garrett, Can't Explain Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ↑ Helix, "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'" single release Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ↑ I Nuovi Angeli, Color Cioccolata Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ↑ Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' (Levine - Cordell). Sonny Geraci. February 21, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2021 – via YouTube.
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