| 1910 Fruitgum Company | |
| Origin: | Linden, New Jersey, United States |
| Years Active: | 1965 - 1970, 1999–present |
| Label: | Buddah |
The 1910 Fruitgum Company is an American bubblegum pop band of the 1960s. The group's Billboard Hot 100 hits were "Simon Says", "May I Take a Giant Step", "1, 2, 3, Red Light", "Goody Goody Gumdrops", "Indian Giver", "Special Delivery", and "The Train".[1]
The band began as Jeckell and The Hydes in New Jersey in 1966. The original members were Frank Jeckell, Mark Gutkowski, Floyd Marcus, Pat Karwan and Steve Mortkowitz – all from Linden, New Jersey.[2]
During 1967, they were signed to Buddah Records, where they released five LPs under their own name and a variety of singles, as well as appearing on the LP The Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus. Their first hit single, "Simon Says", reached #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and peaked at #2 on the UK Singles Chart.[3] The band started touring, opening for major acts such as The Beach Boys.[4] They also released these other chart hits: "May I Take a Giant Step" (U.S. #63), "1, 2, 3, Red Light" (U.S. #5), "Special Delivery" (U.S. #38), "Goody, Goody Gumdrops" (U.S. #37), "Indian Giver" (U.S. #5) and "The Train" (U.S. #57).[5]
The original group disbanded in 1970.[6]
In 1999, original member Frank Jeckell and Mick Mansueto put the act back together. As of 2019, Fruitgum currently performs its own hits, in addition to other songs from the 1960s.[7]
"Simon Says" sold three and a half million. "1, 2, 3, Red Light" and "Indian Giver" each sold over one million copies. All three were awarded gold discs.[8]
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Record Label | B-side | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=centre | US | align=centre | UK | align=centre | AUS | align=centre | CAN | ||
| 1967 | "Simon Says" | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Buddah Records | "Reflections from the Looking Glass" | Simon Says | |
| 1968 | "May I Take a Giant Step (Into Your Heart)" | 63 | – | 42 | 21 | "(Poor Old) Mr. Jensen" | |||
| "1, 2, 3, Red Light" | 5 | – | 8 | 1 | "Sticky, Sticky" | 1, 2, 3, Red Light | |||
| "Goody Goody Gumdrops" | 37 | – | 29 | 26 | "Candy Kisses" | Goody Goody Gumdrops | |||
| 1969 | "Indian Giver" | 5 | – | 5 | 1 | "Pow Wow" | Indian Giver | ||
| "Special Delivery" | 38 | – | 47 | 17 | "No Good Annie" | ||||
| "The Train" | 57 | – | 68 | 34 | "Eternal Light" | Hard Ride | |||
| "When We Get Married" | 118 | – | 76 | – | "Baby Bret" | Juiciest Fruitgum | |||
| 1970 | "Go Away" | – | – | 77 | – | Super K Records | "The Track" | Non-LP tracks | |
| Year | Album | Billboard 200 | Record Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Simon Says | 162 | Buddah Records | |
| 1, 2, 3, Red Light | 163 | |||
| Goody Goody Gumdrops | – | |||
| 1969 | Indian Giver | 147 | ||
| Hard Ride | – | |||
| 1970 | Juiciest Fruitgum | – | ||
| 1993 | Juiciest Hits | – | ||
| 1994 | Bubblegum Goodies | – | ||
| A Golden Classics Edition | – | |||
| 2001 | The Best of the 1910 Fruitgum Company: Simon Says | – | Buddah Records | |
| 2007 | Bubblegum Christmas | – |