"Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'" is a song written by

Joey Levine Joey Levine (born May 29, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer of pop music, who has been active since 1966. Career Levine sang lead vocals on several Top 40 singles including "Run Run Run" by The Third Rail (1966), "Y ...

and

Ritchie Cordell Ritchie Cordell (born Richard Joel Rosenblatt; March 10, 1943 – April 13, 2004) was an American songwriter, singer and record producer. He wrote and produced several hits for Tommy James and The Shondells, including "I Think We're Alone No ...

and performed by

Crazy Elephant Crazy Elephant was an American bubblegum pop band noted for their 1969 hit single, " Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'". Crazy Elephant was a studio concoction, the Marzano-Calvert Studio Band, created by Jerry Kasenetz and Jeffry Katz of Super K Produ ...

. It reached #12 on both the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and the

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in 1969, and was featured on their 1969 album, ''Crazy Elephant''. The single was first released in January 1969, with "Hips and Lips" as the

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, but it did not become a hit until re-released in March 1969. It was produced by

and

Artie Resnick Arthur Resnick (born 1937) is an American songwriter, record producer and musician. His most successful songs as a writer include " Under the Boardwalk" (co-written with Kenny Young), "Good Lovin'" (co-written with Rudy Clark), and "Yummy Yummy ...

and arranged by Levine. The single ranked #89 on the ''Billboard'' Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1969.

Chart history

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Other versions

*In 1969 (the same year as Crazy Elephant's release)

Don Fardon Don Fardon (born Donald Arthur Fardon, 19 August 1940, Coventry, Warwickshire, England) is an English pop singer. Fardon is best known for his cover of the song "Indian Reservation" (1968), a UK number 3 hit and global million selling disc. ...

released a version as a single in

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. *Also in 1969

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performed a version live on her BBC TV show " Decidedly Dusty." *Also in 1969

Sonny Stitt Edward Hammond Boatner Jr. (February 2, 1924 – July 22, 1982), known professionally as Sonny Stitt, was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. Known for his warm tone, he was one of the best-documented saxophonists of his ...

released a version as a single that was featured on his album ''

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released a version on his album '' That's Bubblegum - That's Giorgio'' also known as '' Giorgio''. *In 1975

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released a version in the United Kingdom. *In 1976 Danish band Morning After Rich released a version in their country. *In 1979 Adrenalin released a version on Musical Signature Records *In 1980

Leif Garrett Leif Garrett (born Leif Per Nervik; November 8, 1961) is an American singer, actor, and television personality. He worked as a child actor, then in the 1970s became famous as a teen idol in music. He later received much publicity for his dru ...

released a version on his album ''Can't Explain''. *In 1984

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released a version as a single in

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off their album ''

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''. *In 1987

I Nuovi Angeli I Nuovi Angeli ("The New Angels") are an Italian pop band formed in 1966 in Milan. The name refers to the eponymous drama film directed by Ugo Gregoretti in 1962. Biography I Nuovi Angeli formed in 1966 from the merging of two bands – Paki & ...

released an Italian version on their album ''Color Cioccolata,'' titled "Balla, Balla Con Noi". *In 2000

Sonny Geraci Emmett Peter "Sonny" Geraci ("Jer-ah-see"); November 22, 1946 – February 5, 2017) was an American singer, best known as lead singer of musical groups The Outsiders and Climax. Biography Geraci first became known as the original lead vocal ...

released a live version off his album "On The Verge."

References

1969 songs 1969 singles 1975 singles 1984 singles Songs written by Ritchie Cordell Crazy Elephant songs Giorgio Moroder songs Leif Garrett songs Helix (band) songs Bell Records singles Solid State Records singles Capitol Records singles Songs written by Joey Levine {{1960s-single-stub

Chart history

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Other versions

See also

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