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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]
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.
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Notes |
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| US | |||
| 1970 | Gimme Dat Ding | 132 | A split album Side 1: The Sweet Side 2: The Pipkins |
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.
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