Gimme Dat Ding | |
Type: | compilation |
Artist: | The Sweet/The Pipkins |
Cover: | Lp pipkins uk a.jpg |
Released: | December 1970 |
Recorded: | 1968–1970 |
Genre: | |
Label: | EMI |
Producer: | John Burgess |
Next Title: | Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be |
Next Year: | 1971 |
Gimme Dat Ding is a split album by The Sweet (side one) and The Pipkins (side two), released on EMI's budget record label, MFP (Music For Pleasure) in 1970. It is named after the 1970 song "Gimme Dat Ding" by the Pipkins. In North America, The Pipkins released a full album of the same name, consisting of the six songs here and an additional four. It charted at No. 27 in Canada and No.132 in the US.[1] [2]
This unusual alliance between two groups so radically opposed is attributed to that, in that time, both shared the same record producer (John Burgess) and the same team of composers.
After the poor commercial results with Burgess, in 1971 The Sweet decided to follow their own way, signing with the successful duet of songwriters Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman and with a new producer, Phil Wainman. On the other hand, The Pipkins disappeared that same year due to the brief success that their comedy act had in their native Britain.
According to the booklet of the CD version for this album, Gimme Dat Ding is considered "the first rap album", basically because of the material contributed by The Pipkins.
Among them stands out the humorous song "Gimme Dat Ding", a success in several English-speaking countries around the world, composed by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood. The song was the debut and only hit of importance for the duo, when reaching the No. 6 in the UK singles chart and the No. 9 in Billboard Hot 100 in 1970.
Another minor success was a parody of "Yakety Yak" by The Coasters, a very popular theme at the end of the 50s.