Crazy Elephant
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| name | Crazy Elephant |
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| origin | United States |
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| genre | Bubblegum pop |
| years_active | 1967–1970 |
| label | Bell Records |
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Crazy Elephant was an American bubblegum pop band noted for their 1969 hit single, "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'".
History
Crazy Elephant was a studio concoction, the Marzano-Calvert Studio Band, created by Jerry Kasenetz and Jeffry Katz of Super K Productions, promoted in Cash Box magazine as allegedly being a group of Welsh coal miners:
Former Cadillacs member Robert Spencer was widely utilized on lead vocals, though future 10cc member Kevin Godley took lead vocals on "There Ain't No Umbopo", recorded at Strawberry Studios in Stockport, England, and released on the Bell label in May 1970. A touring group was formed later for promotional purposes. The bassist on "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'" was Norman Marzano, part of the Marzano-Calvert studio group. The song was covered by Detroit band Adrenalin featuring vocalist David Larson in 1979 and later by Helix.
Crazy Elephant's "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'" (b/w "The Dark Part of My Mind") was a transatlantic one-hit wonder, making number 12 on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and the UK Singles Chart.{{cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | page= 125 | isbn= 1-904994-10-5}} Several follow-up singles, including "Gimme Some More" (b/w "My Baby (Honey Pie)") and "Sunshine Red Wine" (b/w "Pam"), failed to chart.
Members
- Robert Spencer (vocals)
- Kenny Cohen (flute, saxophone, vocals), who later performed with The Eagles, Santana, Rod Stewart and B. B. King
- Bob Avery (drums), who also played with The Music Explosion
- Larry Laufer (keyboards, vocals)
- Hal King (vocals)
- Ronnie Bretone (bass)
Discography
Singles
::data[format=table] | Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Record Label | B-side | Album | US | UK | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1967 | "The Right Girl" (as The Livin' End) | — | — | Spontaneous Records | "Your Cheatin' Heart" | | | | 1969 | "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'" | — | — | Bell Records | "Hips and Lips" | Crazy Elephant | | | "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'" | 12 | 12 | "Dark Part of My Mind" | | | | | | "Sunshine, Red Wine" | 104 | — | "Pam" | | | | | | "Gimme Some More" | 116 | — | "My Baby (Honey Pie)" | | | | | | "There's a Better Day a Comin' (Na, Na, Na, Na)" | — | — | "Space Buggy" | | | | | | 1970 | "There Ain't No Umbopo" | — | — | "Landrover" | | | | ::
Albums
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| Year | Album | Record label |
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| 1969 | Crazy Elephant | Bell Records |
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References
References
- Carl Cafarelli. (2016-07-30). "An Informal History of Bubblegum Music [Complete]".
- Wayne Jancik. (1997). "The 'Golden Hits Of The 60s': Crazy Elephant's 'Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' '".
- (1969-04-26). "Kasenetz/Katz Special Section".
- Liner notes to ''[[Strawberry Bubblegum]]'' CD, June 2003
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