Bubblegum, Lemonade &... Something for Mama is the second solo album released by Cass Elliot under the billing "Mama Cass". It was recorded in 1969 and arranged and produced by Steve Barri. The album was originally released in June 1969 with 11 tracks, but was re-released in November 1969 with 12 tracks ("Make Your Own Kind of Music" had just become a hit and was added to the album), a modified track order, a different album cover, and the new title of Make Your Own Kind of Music/It’s Getting Better.[citation needed] Though primarily a "bubblegum" pop album, several other types of music are also represented, including country, tin pan alley, and jazz.
The album came after of Elliot’s disastrous Caesars Palace show in October 1968, which was planned as a three-week engagement, but closed after a single performance, during which Elliot was ill. Plagued with bills, the studio executives at Dunhill took creative control and felt that the fastest and easiest solution would be to have Elliot record an album full of music similar to what she had done with The Mamas & the Papas.[citation needed] Steve Barri was appointed by Dunhill to arrange the album and choose the material.
The songs from the album remain among the most popular of Elliot’s solo career. Many of the songs were featured in the play and 1996 film Beautiful Thing. In the film, the album can be seen hanging on the wall of the character Leah.
"It’s Getting Better" and "Make Your Own Kind of Music" were both featured on the hit American television series Lost.
Bubblegum was re-released on CD in 2002 by MCA Japan with the original album cover and "Make Your Own Kind of Music" added on as a bonus track. The album was also released in 2005 as part of the compilation CD The Complete Cass Elliot Collection: 1968-71.
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