Perhaps the best of the bubblegum groups was the 1910 fruitgum co, who's biggest hit was Simon says - it was #4 in America and #2 in Britain. I remember being a little boy in the fifties playing the game Simon says, and I remember being a teenager hearing the song Simon says played at teenage parties and everybody dancing to it.

There were several other hits in America, but not in Britain where they remain a one-hit wonder. All their American hits are here, the two biggest apart from Simon says being 1 2 3 red light and Indian giver, both of which peaked at #5. Two others (Goody goody gumdrops and Special delivery) just made the top forty, and they had two other minor hits, these being May I take a giant step into your heart and The train. The rest of this collection is made up of the best album tracks and B-sides.

Music like this is not meant to be taken seriously, but it's very catchy and great fun.

Buddah Delivers
In 1968 and 1969 the New Jersey-based producers of "bubble-gum" music, Jerry Kasenetz and Jeff Katz, had this group going head to head on the Buddah label with The Ohio Express in delivering music the critics at Rolling Stone love to hate, but which the fans clearly loved judging by the combined 14 hits they racked up between them in two short years.

This great package gives you all seven of the Fruitgum Co.'s hits - Simon Says, May I Take A Giant Step [Into Your Heart], 1,2,3 Red Light [with backing by The Trade Winds], Goody Goody Gumdrops. Indian Giver, Special Delivery, and The Train, along with some album tracks and B-sides that are sure to delight those who remember those happy tunes. In addition there are informative liner notes provided by Kim Cooper, Co-editor, Bubblegum Music.

Simon says "get it right now."

Essential bubblegum classics
Admit it - you dug the 1910 Fruitgum Company in the fifth grade and you want to hear those great, naughty-but-silly double-entendre bubblegum hits again. Delight, then, in this beautifully-produced anthology. Excellent remastering, excellent liner notes, all the tracks you remember and then some. I'm not saying this is "Abbey Road" or something, but it's certainly essential in its own way, and if your friends and family make derogatory comments, tell them how the Talking Heads used to faithfully cover "1-2-3 Red Light" in concert! Recommended also is the Ohio Express collection and, to a lesser extent, the Lemon Pipers.

Great Bubblegum lasts forever!
Yes,yes,yes!The 1910 F.C. had some of the catchiest,fun pop music EVER!Sure,it's debatable who played/sang on what,but who cares?The great songs are what matters and this is a top-notch collection of "their" best stuff!Rock on,Bob PS:INDIAN GIVER is one of the best songs of all time!

Best 1910 Fruitgum Co. reissue
Another in the series of bubblegum music compilations recently done by the resurrected Buddah label (now Buddha). The 1910 FGCo was another in the collection of 60s bubblegum music machines created by Kasenetz and Katz. 1910 FGCo had the greatest string of hits and a lot of the catchiest and most memorable tunes of the genre. This collection contains all their top-100 hits plus selected material from their albums. If you're a fan of 1910 FGCo's style of bubblegum, this is the best album of the bunch. All the tracks are in true stereo with the exception of "Reflections From The Looking Glass" and the sound quality is the cleanest of any compilation on the market. This is the one to get - and the price is another plus.