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What a Hoot!

UnderTaker Fanatic | Adirondack Mountains | 04/20/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I was glad to see this cd of Ohio Express.It brought back many fond memories.They have that very distinct bubble gum sound all us fans love.The cd is very well made and the sound quality is terrific.The cd is also inexpensive.Ohio Express was popular back in the 60's to early 70's and had many hits.There are 14 of their popular songs on this cd and they are as follows.....1)Yummy,Yummy,Yummy 2)Sweeter than Sugar 3)She's not coming home 4)Gimme,Gimme 5)Chewy,Chewy 6)1,2,3,Red Light 7)Down at Lulu's 8)Sausalito 9)Pinch Me 10)Mercy 11)Lucky 12)Firebird 13)Nothing Sweeter than my Baby 14)Nighttime. My Favorite was Yummy,Yummy,Yummy.My 25 year old daugther was brought up listening too the Ohio Express and now she loves them too.They were and still are great in my eyes.A very upbeat type of music with that good old fashioned Bubble Gum twist.Listening to them will make anyone smile.How could you not?.....:).I recommend this cd very highly."

Another Gem From Buddah

AnotherMusicExpert | 09/11/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I couldn't agree more with reviewer RRiis. This is happy-time music from an era that had more than its share of trouble, reflected in morose tunes like Eve Of Destruction and In The Year 2525. Consequently, the supercilious types at Rolling Stone go overboard in their condemnation of "bubble-gum music" - even in the face of their huge - if short-term - popularity.



Along with the informative liner notes by Kim Cooper, Co-editor of Bubblegum Music, you get all seven of the group's hits with the Buddah label, these being: Yummy Yummy Yummy (# 4 Billboard Pop Hot 100 in June 1968 b/w Zig Zag); Down At Lulu's (# 33 H100 in August/September 1958 b/w She's Not Coming Home(; Chewy Chewy (# 15 H100 in November 1968 b/w Firebird); Sweeter Than Sugar (# 96 H100 in March 1969 b/w Bitter Lemon); Mercy (# 30 H100 April/May 1969 b/w Roll It Up); Pinch Me [Baby, Convince Me] (# 99 H100 June 1969 b/w Peanuts); and Sausalito [Is The Place To Go] (# 86 H100 September 1969 b/w Make Love Not War.



Joey Levine, who also sang lead with The Third Rail on Epic and later with Reunion, takes the lead on the first five hits above, while Bobby Bengert does the honors on Pinch Me, and on Sausalito it's Graham Gouldman, who also sang with 10cc.





My only disappointment is that the producers did not [could not?] include their only other two charters: Beg, Borrow And Steal, # 29 H100 in 1967 [actually recorded earlier for the Attack label as by The Rare Breed), and 1968's # 83 H100 Try It - both for the Cameo label - and that just two of the Buddah B-sides are included.



However, what's here is enjoyable and if you get this and the companion CD The Best Of The 1910 Fruitgum Co. you'll have some of the most danceable and enjoyable tunes from the late 1960s."