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1910 Fruitgum Company | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 9, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Repertoire
• ASIN: B000FQWG7Y
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #263,943 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Simon Says

2. May I Take A Giant Step (Into Your Heart)

3. 1-2-3 Red Light

4. Goody Goody Gumdrops

5. Indian Giver

6. Special Delivery

7. Train

8. When We Get Married

9. Go Away

10. Lawdy Lawdy

11. Reflections From The Looking Glass

12. (Poor Old) Mr Jensen

13. Sticky Sticky

14. Candy Kisses

15. Liza

16. No Good Annie

17. Eternal Light

18. Baby Bret

19. Track

20. Clock

See all 28 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

One of the so-called "bubblegum" sound pioneers, the 1910 Fruitgum Company began their career with three million-selling singles, "Simon Says", "1,2,3 Red Light" and "Indian Giver". This trio of songs, plus a bumper 25 additional titles (including some rare Italian language versions) are assembled here for an act whose good-time records still fill dance floors the world over. The term "bubblegum" may have originally been coined in 1967 by the new "serious rock" brigade as a put-down of music aimed at a pre-teen audience, but much of it was written and performed by many top American and British session players. Many "bubblegum" discs are now viewed with a fresh appreciation.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Collection, April 11, 2007

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GretschViking "gretschviking" (Northeastern, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

With this compilation, I was able to finally fill some voids in my 1910 Fruitgum Company collection. Included are the Italian versions of "Reflections From The Looking Glass" ('C'e Qualcosa Che Non Ricordo Piu') and more importantly "Simon Says" ('Semplicissimo') and "1,2,3 Red Light" ('Hip Hip Hip Urah!'). I have been searching for the latter two for many years and now, here they are.....finally! Though they are dubbed from records, the only one that suffers is "Simon Says". The "Dubber" did not align the 45 correctly with their turntable spindle so it plays with a bit of "nausea" (warped). This seems to happen quite often and I really wish the powers that be would put more effort into the fact that not all records line up perfectly without a little help. Another downfall is the tune "The Song Song". I have many memories of that "song song" which was track two on side ONE of the 1968 LP "1,2,3 Red Light". This CD states that "The Song Song" is a part of the compilation but it actually plays "Sister John" which was track two on side TWO of the 1968 LP "1,2,3 Red Light". What gives? Anyway, in 2006 I went to see the 1910 Fruitgum Company in New Jersey. After the show, I met the guys in the band and had mentioned how I have been digging around for those Italian versions. I had also mentioned how much I liked the song "The Book". Suddenly, here they all are, on one CD! Well that just makes my day! Groovy baby..............

4.0 out of 5 stars THE One to Get..., April 19, 2010

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Lee Cushing "AV Man" (Gypsy Caravan) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

This is perhaps the finest collection available of the Fruitgum Co. for true Bubblegum fans (you know who you are.)Outside of tracking down each individual Fruitgum album (a worthwhile enough undertaking) this is the one single disc to buy. You get not only their actual "Greatest Hits" and smash singles, but some real obscurities. Later singles, b-sides that do not appear on the LPs (and, to my knowledge, some of which have never seen any re-release before this.) The only non-LP b-side not appearing on this disc is "Pow Wow" which is a backwards song about Howdy Doody. You can live without it.

Really tasty little collection though overall, by one of 'gum's biggest acts.